If you wish to retain normal auto flash operation you might try a diffuser
cut from a sheet of heavy white translucent plastic, like the stuff used by
stained glass artisans. I got mine at a crafts store - very cheap, very
handy. I cut a strip just large enough to fit over the flash window. A
little tape holds it in place.
Because of the unhandy placement of the auto sensor on the T20 it's
difficult to mount anything larger for more effective diffusion - it'll
either block the sensor or redirect too much light toward the sensor,
causing flash errors.
If you're content with all-manual operation I suppose a larger diffuser or
even a LumiQuest version could be mounted somehow.
My original pie pan/styrofoam plate diffuser is mounted on a flash built
much like the T20 - a simple auto flash unit with no bounce capability. To
enhance the diffusion I faced the flash backward, toward the pie pan. Two
problems with this: a separate cord and method of mounting the flash to the
camera are needed; output is greatly reduced, requiring a flash meter for
accuracy. But the results are excellent for close up work.
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Lex Jenkins
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"It is a mystery wrapped in a riddle shrouded in an enigma powdered
with a paradox with little shiny sprinkles of bemusement on top."
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Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 21:00:25 From: "Franklin Berryman"
<faberryman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Diffuser for T20 Flash
Does anybody know of a diffuser made for the Olympus T20 flash?
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