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Hindy · 06-17-2024

Hi,I have an Canon EOS R8 camera. A while back, I wrote a post asking where to find regular flicker-free light bulbs. I ended up finding several options:https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R8-quot-Which-LED-Light-Bulbs-...

Hindy · 04-15-2024

Hi,I have a Canon EOS R8 camera. I like to use the silent shutter, with the High Frequency Anti-Flicker feature. The R8 sets the shutter speed to 119.9 of a second; otherwise, banding shows up. I would like to shoot at faster shutter speeds with the ...

Hindy · 03-27-2024

Hi,Is the Canon EOS R8 hot shoe strong enough to support the Canon EL-5 speedlight? The Canon EL-5 flash-606 grams weighs more than the R8 camera-461 grams. And, the new multi-function hot shoe is very delicate and can easily become loose or broken. ...

Hindy · 02-11-2024

Hi,I am a happy new owner of a Canon EOS R8. My phone is the simple kind, and it doesn't allow me to install apps such as the Canon Camera Connect app. It does have Bluetooth, though.Is there any way to connect to Bluetooth without an app (in order t...

Hindy · 06-30-2024

Hi,I tested tons of bulbs & found 3 spotlights that don't show banding until 1,000 of a second shutter speed. If you look through images taken at different shutter speeds quickly, you can see slight variations in brightness, but it's not noticeable o...

Hindy · 04-25-2024

Some flicker-free LED bulbs flicker for the first minute after you screw them in. But if you wait a minute, and look into the camera's viewfinder, you can see the black lines (banding) slowly disappear and grow fainter. Turn off the light and then on...

Hindy · 04-18-2024

Thank you very much for all the suggestions.Sorry if I wasn't clear; I was looking for flicker-free standard LED bulbs for household use that you can screw into the ceiling.I tested 4 bulbs so far that were advertised as flicker-free, and here are th...

Hindy · 04-16-2024

Thank you for clarifying this!So, "Arrays fed with pure, steady regulated DC will not flicker"Which products? How do I find them?"So most of the lower cost LED arrays will use PWM and the flicker rate will vary based upon desired light output and in ...

Hindy · 04-16-2024

Hi, Thank you for responding!I don't know if my house is A/C or D/C powered. But I googled it and it says that most houses in the US use alternating current (AC) power supplies. I am looking for household LED bulbs, preferably 100 watts, in daylight ...

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