Skate + BMX photographer's flash specs

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Updated 16 July 08 - Added Nikon SB-600, SB-800

Make

Model

Weight(gr w/o battery)

No of AA's

Mount

GN(m) @ 100iso (full power)

Flash Durations

Notes

Refs

Shoe

Handle

14mm

17mm

18mm

20mm

24mm

28mm

35mm

50mm

70mm

80mm

85mm

105mm

Full

1/2

1/4

1/8

1/16

1/32

1/64

1/128

Canon

420ez

350

4

x

25

27

30

35

40

42

Makes a rubbish slave - turns itself off after 5 mins (and no override)

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

420ex

300

4

x

23

25

31

34

37

42

Makes a rubbish slave - turns itself off after 90 sec (and no override)

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

430ez

365

4

x

25

27

30

35

40

43

Makes a rubbish slave - turns itself off after 90 sec (and no override)

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

430ex

330

4

x

11

25

27

31

34

37

40

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

540ez

405

4

x

16

28

30

36

42

46

50

54

1/833

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

550ex

405

4

x

15

28

30

36

42

46

50

1/833

http://www.kjsl.com/%7Edave/speedlites.html

Canon

580ex

375

4

x

15

28

30

36

42

46

50

1/833

~1/15000

~1/19000

~1/31000

http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/flashdurations.html

Canon

480eg

1065

-

x

24

48

1/850

Metz

45-CL1

680

6

x

45

Metz

45-CL4

680

6

x

45

1/300

1/1000

1/2500

Metz

60 CT-4

650

-

x

60

1/200

1/300

1/800

1/1500

1/2500

1/4000

1/5500

Requires external battery pack

Nikon

SB-25

x

36

1/1000

Nikon

SB-26

380

4

x

20

30

32

36

42

48

50

1/1000

1/1100

1/2500

1/5000

1/8700

1/12000

1/23000

Info from David Weston

Nikon

SB-600

300

4

x

14

26

28

30

36

38

40

1/900

1/1600

1/3400

1/6600

1/11100

1/20000

1/25000

Info from Jonas Magnusson

Nikon

SB-800

350

4

x

17

30

32

38

44

50

53

56

1/1050

1/1100

1/2700

1/5900

1/10900

1/17800

1/32300

1/41600

Info from David Weston

Quantum

Qflash T2

880

-

x

x

50

1/300

1/700

1/1300

1/2400

1/4000

1/6500

1/9500

Requires Quantum Turbo battery to power

http://www.vdhphoto.com/quantum/pages/qflash2.htm

Quantum

Qflash X/X2 200W/S

880

-

x

x

50

1/400

1/1000

1/200

1/3600

1/5800

1/9900

Requires Quantum Q-Paq battery to power

http://www.vdhphoto.com/quantum/pages/qflash2.htm

Quantum

Qflash X/X2 400W/S

880

-

x

x

70

1/250

1/500

1/1000

1/2300

1/3600

1/5800

1/9900

Requires Quantum Q-Paq battery to power

http://www.vdhphoto.com/quantum/pages/qflash2.htm

Sunpak

Auto 444D

x

36

Sunpak

383

312

4

x

37

Sunpak

555

680

6

x

46

1/450

1/1000

1/2000

1/4000

1/8000

1/12000

1/17000

Sunpak

544

6

x

46

1/450

1/1000

1/2000

1/4000

1/8000

1/12000

1/17000

Sunpak

622 Super Pro

x

60

1/400

1/180000

Sunpak

622 Auto

x

49

Sunpak

120J Auto

539

4

x

37

46

Vivitar

283

4

x

34

Vivitar

285 / 285HV

422

4

x

21

30

36

42

1/1000

1/2000

1/4000

-

1/16000

-

-

The non-HV version has high voltage (6v+) circuits - this will blow many modern cameras

- To get these in feet, multiply by 3.3

= probably too slow for action photography (should be >1/500)

- Multiply these by 1.4 for each extra stop iso you go up (eg GN40 @ 100iso = GN56 @ 200iso)

- If you double up flashes, the new GN = GN x 1.4 (eg 2x GN30 flashes = GN42)

- To get GN @ half power, divide the full power GN by 1.4. GN@1/4 = GN/1.96.