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Re: HSS banding issue with EOS M5 + Godox TT600?
Miguel-C wrote:
R2D2 wrote:
Miguel-C wrote:
cmcm789 wrote:
Hi, did ever find a fix for this?
I have just encountered the same issue.
Thanks
No, canon doesn't add the option to disable efcs on their cameras. Which makes these cameras useless for high speed sync shooting. I also found this out the hard way....
+1 The M6ii gets panned a lot for not having EFCS, but I've found this fact to be an advantage in exactly this scenario.
I still shoot a lot of macro using flash (but not so much portraiture any more), so I do still find HSS very useful.
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That's awesome to know, I've been eying a second hand m6 mkii.
The difference in usability between the M5 (which I shot with for 2 years) and the M6ii is like night and day. The M6ii can simply shoot anything you want, in darn near any conditions (IME in light so low you can’t even make out details). Being able to shoot stuff now that you would have had to turn down with an M5 is a very liberating experience.
And that’s with just the standard shooting modes with regular old Servo AF with a Spot focusing frame! I kid you not when I say that this little camera out-shoots every DSLR that I’ve ever used. And by a large margin.
On top of that, now go and enable Eye AF when shooting people, Tracking mode when shooting critters, the crazy-fast RAW Burst mode, the incredibly useful Focus Bracketing mode, or the completely silent E-Shutter (at 20 FPS no less) and you now have more capabilities than you know what to do with!!!
And how about shooting flash at 14 FPS with the mechanical shutter?! I simply tape the communication pins on the camera’s hotshoe (leaving just the larger x-sync terminal exposed). Set the flash to a lower power than full (I shoot flash with full manual settings anyways), and bam 14 FPS flash. Works fantastic for macros, or any subject that’s in motion (or not moving, of course). Plus doing this eliminates that pesky initial flash delay.
The compact Nissin i-series flashes are excellent for this (as is the inexpensive Godox/Flashpoint Zoom Mini), as they all have a nice external wheel adjustment for flash power. No need to dive into any menus to make flash adjustments. Plus they’re just the right size for the M Series!
Hope this sheds some light on the subject for you Miguel’!
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