I would like to have MJH comments on strobe recycle time as this issue seems to be nagging quite a few people?
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For perspective I am accustomed to having an electrical sync cords and the only limitation being how fast your strobe, not camera can recycle. So shooting with optical sync is slower (with some cameras). I put the Sony RX100 in Fill Flash and it fired consistently but there is a delay. Yes you miss some shots you would get with a DSLR or other system. Yes, I would trade the convenience of optical sync cords for the speed of electrical syncs (if there is no way to speed up the camera flash recycle).
BUT...with the Sony RX100 and the Panasonic GX1 I just had to "plan" my shots a little more. I just had to slow down and be more deliberate in waiting for the right moment. Of course if you are shooting a bait ball or super fast moving subjects, you are not going to be able to rattle off as many shots as someone with a Nikon D800 but they paid 5-6x what you did to get that extra speed.
BUT...with the Sony RX100 and the Panasonic GX1 I just had to "plan" my shots a little more. I just had to slow down and be more deliberate in waiting for the right moment. Of course if you are shooting a bait ball or super fast moving subjects, you are not going to be able to rattle off as many shots as someone with a Nikon D800 but they paid 5-6x what you did to get that extra speed.
If you don't have previous experience in compact you may beige forgiving
The comments about slow cycle time are from former users of canon and similar
With my s95 I fire 1 shot every 1/1-1/2 seconds the limit being the save time on the memory card not the strobe cycle time
I will take configure my rx100 as still camera and check it out in due course
The comments about slow cycle time are from former users of canon and similar
With my s95 I fire 1 shot every 1/1-1/2 seconds the limit being the save time on the memory card not the strobe cycle time
I will take configure my rx100 as still camera and check it out in due course
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