FL-900R sequential shooting speed

[Mark B UK]

I have an OM-1 mk2 and have been thinking about buying the FL-900R flash. While I might occasionally use it as the main source of light, I'd probably use it mostly as fill-in lighting when shooting people outside. On that basis, being able to shoot sequentially - ie at x frames per second, rather than shooting once then waiting for several seconds for it to recycle - is important to me.

There are descriptions of the flash being able to operate at up to 10fps, but it's unclear what setting it would use or what the range would be. The online instructions go into very little detail, unfortunately.

I'm assuming it would be in the Super FP mode, in order to benefit from a high shutter speed. What other settings would have to be made, and how many FPS would it deliver, at what distance?

 

[glassoholic]

I use one. I would say 10fps would be at a manual power setting like 1/16 at best. But it is a great flash and it is quite rare to ever wait for a few seconds. You never feel like the 900R slows you down, whereas with my 700WR flashes, that is the case.

At weddings, I set my camera to max out at 5fps to avoid an even more unpleasant editing job, and I usually lift off after 2 or 3 shots, and the 900R keeps up very well, probably 90% + of the time.

 

[Mark B UK]

I use one. I would say 10fps would be at a manual power setting like 1/16 at best. But it is a great flash and it is quite rare to ever wait for a few seconds. You never feel like the 900R slows you down, whereas with my 700WR flashes, that is the case.

At weddings, I set my camera to max out at 5fps to avoid an even more unpleasant editing job, and I usually lift off after 2 or 3 shots, and the 900R keeps up very well, probably 90% + of the time.

Thanks. At weddings, are you shooting in TTL mode or FP TTL? I've found the camera/flash can slow down in the latter mode.

 

[glassoholic]

I use one. I would say 10fps would be at a manual power setting like 1/16 at best. But it is a great flash and it is quite rare to ever wait for a few seconds. You never feel like the 900R slows you down, whereas with my 700WR flashes, that is the case.

At weddings, I set my camera to max out at 5fps to avoid an even more unpleasant editing job, and I usually lift off after 2 or 3 shots, and the 900R keeps up very well, probably 90% + of the time.

Thanks. At weddings, are you shooting in TTL mode or FP TTL? I've found the camera/flash can slow down in the latter mode.

Outdoors in FP TTL and indoors in TTL.

I also use Panasonic Eneloop Pro batteries (the black ones, not the ordinary white ones), and the recycle times and capacity are excellent, noticably better than anything else I have tried.

With the OM1, there is also a flash setting called Balanced Flash Metering and set it on for nicer flash/ Ambient balance if using Auto ISO.

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[Mark B UK]

Thanks - I can see the logic behind switching to FP outdoors/in good light.

 

[Guy Parsons]

I also use Panasonic Eneloop Pro batteries (the black ones, not the ordinary white ones), and the recycle times and capacity are excellent, noticably better than anything else I have tried.

I started with Eneloops but then found that IKEA LADDA batteries are the exact same product but cheaper. The 2450mAh ones seem to test at around 2500mAh from various sources so they are OK.

In Oz AU$12 for 4 tax paid, cheaper than the usual around AU$30 for the Eneloops.

https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ in Oz

Or in UK https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ where they are £8 for 4.

 

[glassoholic]

I also use Panasonic Eneloop Pro batteries (the black ones, not the ordinary white ones), and the recycle times and capacity are excellent, noticably better than anything else I have tried.

I started with Eneloops but then found that IKEA LADDA batteries are the exact same product but cheaper. The 2450mAh ones seem to test at around 2500mAh from various sources so they are OK.

In Oz AU$12 for 4 tax paid, cheaper than the usual around AU$30 for the Eneloops.

https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ in Oz

Or in UK https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ where they are £8 for 4.

Interesting, how do you know they are repackaged Eneloops?

 

[Guy Parsons]

I also use Panasonic Eneloop Pro batteries (the black ones, not the ordinary white ones), and the recycle times and capacity are excellent, noticably better than anything else I have tried.

I started with Eneloops but then found that IKEA LADDA batteries are the exact same product but cheaper. The 2450mAh ones seem to test at around 2500mAh from various sources so they are OK.

In Oz AU$12 for 4 tax paid, cheaper than the usual around AU$30 for the Eneloops.

https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ in Oz

Or in UK https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ladda-rechargeable-battery-hr06-aa-1-2v-50504692/ where they are £8 for 4.

Interesting, how do you know they are repackaged Eneloops?

If anything maybe Eneloops are repackaged IKEA LADDA batteries.

They come from the place that makes Eneloops, the Fujitsu/FDK factory in Japan.

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Many brands coming from the same factory https://eneloop101.com/batteries/rewrapped-batteries/ and of course many generations of that battery type.