D5000 opinions please

[Shane Anderson]

KmH, What exactly does the strobe light have to do with speed? Is it for getting the needed light for exposure in such a short ammount of time or am i wayy off base?

Even at 1/8000s (highest shutter speed on most SLR's) you won't capture the bullet clearly, and shutter lag, even if small, becomes a problem at these speeds.

Strobes or flashes can fire at much faster speeds and can be triggered faster electronically.

The math hint - bullet @ 2000fps = 24000 inches per second; shutter speed = 1/8000, so for the shutter duration the bullet will travel 24000/8000 = 3 inches.

 

[KmH]

KmH, What exactly does the strobe light have to do with speed? Is it for getting the needed light for exposure in such a short ammount of time or am i wayy off base?

When using strobed light, the flash duration can stop motion just like shutter speed can. But....the flash duration is way shorter than what a dSLR camera shutter can achieve.

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