[photo-3d] Twinning Ricohs

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >OK.  But for anyone considering an electronically synched twin rig, here's
>a warning.  You can spend a bunch on electronic synch capable cameras, and
>not get much synch for your money.  I own FOUR identical Ricoh cameras
wired
>with conjoined external electronic cable releases.  Four cameras, over
>$1,200.  Six possible camera-pairs.  And not one of them synchs well enough
>for flash.  Not one of them synchs well enough for reliable synch of
walking
>people or wagging dog tails.

Are these KR or XR-10Ms?  I've been using twinned XR-10Ms for almost two
years and in my experience as long as both cameras have their metering
active the synchronization is perfect.  I've frozen droplets in waterfalls,
walking people, moving traffic and lots of birds. (My current APEC card of a
busy street was done on the XR-10Ms)  If the cameras are in "power-saving"
mode the synch between them is off by about 1/4 second.  This is remedied by
lightly touching each shutter release to "awaken" the cameras just before
shooting.  Synchronization problems can also stem from faulty electronic
release jacks on the cameras - the Ricoh's 3/32"  remote jacks aren't very
durable and it doesn't take much stress to weaken the connection.  I'm
working on replacing these jacks with something sturdier on my pair.  Jim
Harp


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