Originally posted by UncleVanya
It is entirely possible what the Canon friend meant was to use (the already mentioned in this thread) HSS mode flash where you shoot above the sync speed in a special mode designed for that use. The output of the flash is drastically reduced as it fires multiple low power impulses during the exposure to avoid the banding otherwise present above sync speed. I've heard this called fill flash by some newer photographers, even though that's not wit the right term.
As mentioned earlier in the thread the default mode you were using is fill flash, and as you found out the f1.4 setting limits the usability in daylight when you are close.
He mentioned use of Onboard flash but asked him if the shutter speed is limited to certain number when using onboard. Next time when we meet will probably try his camera to see how it outputs to similar situation.
Any possibility onboard flash might have HSS feature on Canon?
Edit: Confirmed with him that he uses external flash for these kind of situations, Onboard limitation is same as Pentax. I misunderstood him, power of quick WhatsApp chatting lol.
Last edited by suraswami; 07-31-2020 at 10:12 AM.