No, but it has to transmit something. This is usually some digital bits which ends up in a command. The transmission rate is limited to the frequency used, but also on which technology used in the transmitter.
Stig Vidar Hovland -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 4:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Another K-5 lesson learned Is the delay because the signal merely travels at the speed of light? --- On Wed, 4/20/11, SV Hovland <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a problem with radio > triggers. They need some time to transfer the signal and create a > small delay which is enough for the shutter to close a little bit. > > Stig Vidar Hovland > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Larry Colen > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:01 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Another K-5 lesson learned > > I was doing some studio work today of some jewelry. I noticed a bit of > darkening towards the bottom of the frame, figured that it was the > lights, but sort of liked the effect. > > When I changed from shooting horizontally to shooting facing down, I > noticed that the dark at the bottom of the frame stayed at the bottom, > no matter which direction the camera was pointed. > > Lesson learned: with my radio triggers and studio strobes, even though > my K-5 thinks it can sync at 1/160, it can only > *almost* sync. > > Just a heads up of something to be careful of. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] > sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

