shietface Posted March 12, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have been looking for this problem in other posts and have had no luck. When I connect my M8 to a Remote Flash using a Starflash strobe, the bottom portion of the image is black or a lot darker than the rest of the image. This is the equiptment I have: StarFlash 650 Mercury 5' OctoDome Kit with Bag When I put the remote in the flash hot spot of the camera the photos appear this way, and it looks as if I intentionally created the light that way, but when i take off the unit out of flash hot spot the pictures seem to come out normal. Thanks for everyone's help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RonM Posted March 12, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2010 I am not sure what you mean by the flash "hot spot", but the photos look to be shot at a shutter speed where the flash will not sync. What shutter speed are you using? It looks like you are shooting faster than the m8's sync speed of 1/250. Be sure you have the shutter speed set 1/250 or slower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_panko Posted March 12, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 12, 2010 I don't know anything about your flash unit but strange dark edges can happen when shutter speeds are too high or a wide angle lens is used with a flash that doesn't have the same coverage. I try to avoid flash photography or I keep it very simple (manual mode). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 12, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 12, 2010 I can't quite understand the conditions when the problem occurs. As far as I can understand, you are using a "remote flash" when the problem occcurs. The EXIF data shows that you took the pictures at 1/250 which is the shortest exposure time at which flash will work. My speculation is that the remote flash is triggered by the light emitted by the flash ignited by the camera, and that there is a time delay involved. If so, selecting an exposure time which is about 20 percent longer might do the trick, i.e. 1/200th instead of 1/250th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shietface Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted March 12, 2010 Thanks everyone, it worked out, I dropped the shutter speed to about 15 and it worked great. By the way, What do you guys think of the model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 12, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 12, 2010 Someone should give him a candid advice about hats.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shietface Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted March 12, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) What do you mean by giving him candid advice about hats? Once it is clear I will give him advice. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 12, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2010 The style of the current one is ummm... not universal? You did ask about the model... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted March 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2010 The style of the current one is ummm... not universal? You did ask about the model... Jaap--it's a universally funky hat--I think that's maybe the point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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