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<blockquote data-quote="rijman" data-source="post: 451576" data-attributes="member: 26409">This thread was very helpful.I just ran into the max flash sync speed issue yesterday for the first time with my D5200 and builtin flash.&nbsp; I was taking a graduation photo at a park and had my camera set at 1/1000, ISO 100 and F2.0 for bokeh, I was blurring a nice big jacaranda tree in the background.&nbsp; I was shooting during the day with my subject in shade.&nbsp; I decided to try some photos with fill flash and noticed my shutter speed would drop to 1/200 every time I popped the flash, which completely overexposed my photo.&nbsp; I quickly realized why that was happening from a previous conversation with a photographer.&nbsp; I worked without the flash and took some photos in auto mode where I got some with flash although less bokeh.&nbsp; I wasn't quick enough on my feet to figure out how to completely reset my camera manually to get the same shot at 1/200 by adding my ND filter and adjusting the ISO and aperture so I could use my flash and get the same looking photo as my initial settings.&nbsp; I have a Mieke MK-910 on order already, so I went to their website to read about the max synch flash, which I hadn't previously thought about, and it sounds like I will be able to get a higher sync rate, which the Mieke website explains is useful for my exact situation yesterday when shooting outdoors with a wide aperture for fill light.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rijman, post: 451576, member: 26409"] This thread was very helpful. I just ran into the max flash sync speed issue yesterday for the first time with my D5200 and builtin flash. I was taking a graduation photo at a park and had my camera set at 1/1000, ISO 100 and F2.0 for bokeh, I was blurring a nice big jacaranda tree in the background. I was shooting during the day with my subject in shade. I decided to try some photos with fill flash and noticed my shutter speed would drop to 1/200 every time I popped the flash, which completely overexposed my photo. I quickly realized why that was happening from a previous conversation with a photographer. I worked without the flash and took some photos in auto mode where I got some with flash although less bokeh. I wasn't quick enough on my feet to figure out how to completely reset my camera manually to get the same shot at 1/200 by adding my ND filter and adjusting the ISO and aperture so I could use my flash and get the same looking photo as my initial settings. I have a Mieke MK-910 on order already, so I went to their website to read about the max synch flash, which I hadn't previously thought about, and it sounds like I will be able to get a higher sync rate, which the Mieke website explains is useful for my exact situation yesterday when shooting outdoors with a wide aperture for fill light. [/QUOTE]

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