Responding to Rand E. Tomcala's query, Brian P. Huber wrote:
>Rand,
>Dedicated module for Olympus/433D is OT-1D. It simply
>screws to bottom of flash. There are no settings on the module.
One or two other distinguished Zuiks made similar comments wrt
this strobe and Sunpak modules. I believe there is some confusion
regarding this issue, so pls allow me to clarify.
The Sunpak 433D is a fixed mount, "single system dedicated" flash,
i.e. it comes pre-configured/dedicated for a specific camera, and
this configuration is not supposed to be user modifiable (although
it may be possible to do so with some spare parts from Sunpak).
The OT-1D (OM) interface module is one of the numerous dedicated
TTL modules which Sunpak offers for its line of "multi-dedicated"
strobes, such as the 444D, the 622 Super, and the two ring flashes.
These modules _are_ user interchangeable.
Having said that, I concur with other Zuiks' evaluation of the
433D flash: it's a very well designed, powerful and flexible unit,
which is highly effective on an Olympus body in OTF mode, on- or
off-camera.
However, beware that if used in Auto mode, the 433D must remain
either on camera or very close to it, as unlike the equally great
Vivitar 283/285 flash guns, the 433D light sensor is non-removable.
But then, the very popular Vivitars do not offer TTL dedication...
Oh well, no one said this was supposed to be easy, right? :-) :-)
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, California, USA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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