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Minimum shutter speed with a speedlite (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by frenshprince@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hi there,

I have a what I thought would be a simple question, but can find a simple answer on Google.

Some friends will have a party for Halloween, half indoor, half outdoor. Ans they asked me to take some pictures, since I’m the photographer. The thing is, it’s not really the kind of photos I make. And I have a little knowledge about using flash.

So here’s my gear :

Canon R6ii
35mm 1.8
24mm 1.8
Godox V860

I’m a little familiar with the concept of ambient light using a flash, but here’s my question : If I don’t want to crank up my Iso for ambient light, how slow I can go with my shutter speed ? People will probably dance and drink, so without flash, with good light conditions, I would probably go between 1/250 and 1/500. But with a flash, considering that it’s supposed to freeze the subject, how slow can I set the shutter speed ?

Thanks for your help

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[–] SillyOppertunity@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It depends on how strong is the flash compared to the environment. If there’s no ambient light at all you can do 30 seconds. The stronger the ambient light, the more you will see the blurred version of the photo imaged without the flash, on top of the frozen image from the flash.

[–] frenshprince@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, your explanation makes sense.
So I'll have to try to find the sweet spot.

Thank you :)