Re: [photo-3d] Ricoh Master/Slave connection?

["Allan Griffin" <agriffin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

TO:  Jim Harp

Yes Jim, like most of us using twin SLRs for sports action, I have been
forced to accept say around an 80% success rate, although you and some
others claim higher.  As you guessed, what I'm planning is not a
"do-it-yourself" like you mention below but a full-on technician's effort.
The indicated success rate is 100%.  However, I cannot enter into further
discussion.  I have posted the enquiry in order to try and source a couple
of the cameras. I'll report success or otherwise in that area!

Allan Griffin
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Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:45 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] Ricoh Master/Slave connection?


Allan Griffin wrote:
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> > My reason for going Ricoh is to make a fresh start with sports action.
I will
> > simply buy lenses for sports (say 135 & 200mm).  The other reason is
that I
> > have been lucky enough to find a technician who can do a top
master/slave
> > synch job which is something one only dreams about.
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Jim Harp wrote:
> Haven't you been reading the list recently?  Twin cameras don't work for
> action shots!;-) (I'm sure glad no one told Dave Klutho that...)  I'd
> greatly appreciate more info about the master/slave modification you're
> going to have done. I gather you're doing something more complex than the
> "do it yourself" three wire parallel connection of the shutters that Ray
> Moxom has described, and Sheldon, Gary Schacker and I are all happily
using.
> Are you going to connect the auto-exposure so that one camera's meter
> controls both shutter speeds?  Are both cameras going to run off the same
> battery pack?  Will your wiring allow you to easily vary your seperation
for
> hypers?  I'm finding that I get dead on shutter sync about 95% of the
time -
> in other words, for one or two shots out of a 36 exp. roll the shutters
> might fire slightly out of sync.  Do you anticipate improving this
> percentage?

Jim Harp
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