I have to agree with Gary,
I removed the screws holding the foot on this unit (433D) and the
wires are very soldered on to the main circuit board of the flash.
Thanks for the clarification Gary.
Rand E.
Gary Schloss wrote:
>
> 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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