John A. Prosper wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 fdayrit@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> |John A. Prosper wrote:
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> |> IMNSHO, Olympus has yet to release a flash which does
> |> justice to their OM-3Ti|4Ti cameras. The FP 280 flash is
> |> simply too weak for anyone interested in serious, non-macro
> |> flash work. For TTL flash only the T-45 sports serious
> |> power. Using one of the 3rd party flashes with an Olympus
> |> module seems to be the only way to go for those desiring
> |> real power.
> |
> |John,
> |
> |I totally agree with you and correct me if i am wrong, it was Olympus who
> |developed the super-FP flash. I think they just licensed it to Nikon. They
> |still have to make a flash that is at par say with a SB-25/26 of Nikon in
> |terms of using the ability that is in the OM3T/OM4T. I really don't know what
> |they have in mind regarding this. Maybe if they do come out with that long
> |awaited OM5/OM6 combination we will see something. Still keeping my fingers
> |crossed on these.
>
> I don't know who has the patent on Super-FP flash. Olympus
> released a flash with it first so you would tend to think
> they have it. However, Olympus was also the first to
> release a TTL flash unit even though it originated with the
> "mind of Minolta." Olympus bought the right to use the TTL
> concept in their units and released their TTL products
> before Minolta could bring theirs to the market.
>
> If Olympus has the patent, they should be collecting a tidy
> sum from a host of manufacturers!
John,
now i really hope that they developed it and they are collecting a hefty sum so
that they can give us some of that capability with the T series in the form of a
great flash!!!
Francis
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