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F or e x a m ple, if y o u w is ht o r e a
s e r ie s of a s he st h at la st s for
0.5s ec o n d at a f r e q u e n cy of 10 ti m e s
p er s e c o n d (i.e., 10H z),t h en u m b er of
a s h e sw ou ld b e5.
Si m i l a rl y if y ou w is h to r e
10 a s h e sat a f r e q ue n c y of 10 0H z,
t h e a s hs e r ie sw ou ld la st f or
0.1 second.
T h e a s hs er ie sd u r atio n is u su a ll y
e q u a lt ot h es h utt e r s p e e d. H ow e v e r,
itmaybenecessarytousealonger
shutterspeedthatexceedstheash
series duration in order to expose
for a m bie nt li g ht.A lt e r n ativ el y, it
maybenecessarytouseashorter
s h utt er s p e e d, a n da sl i g htly lo n g e r
s e r ie s d u r atio na sa sa fet y m a r g i n.
Refer to the table below for the
m a x i m u m n u m b er of a s he sa n d a s h
frequencies supported by each power
level.
Maximum Number of Multi Flashes
Hz
Power
1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8-9
1/4 7 6 5 4 4 3 3
1/8 14 14 12 10 8 6 5
1/16 30 30 30 20 20 20 10
1/32 60 60 60 50 50 40 30
1/64 90 90 90 80 80 70 60
1/128 99 99 99 99 99 90 80