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[OM] Re: Best Flash for the E-series

Subject: [OM] Re: Best Flash for the E-series
From: paul <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:56:12 +0100

Dan Mitchell wrote:

>>You can't use the T32, at least not on-camera, because it is a dedicated
>>flash and the two extra contacts may conflict with the dedicated
>>contacts in the hot shoe (flash or camera may get damaged).
>>    
>>
>
>  Not so -- it's been working just fine for me. Manual/flash auto only, 
>no TTL, but on a digital it's easy enough to chimp to get things adjusted.
>
>  That said, I now have an FL-50, and it rocks my socks, to put it 
>mildly. Builtin automatic zoom is very handy, it recycles a lot faster 
>than the T32, all the exposure and stuff magically work out okay, and 
>I've been surprised by how useful the pivot (as well as tilt) head is; 
>taking some interiors, I wanted to bounce flash a bit differently, so I 
>pointed the flash up and behind me, bounced the flash off that wall, and 
>got that bit of extra diffusion which did the trick. It's also easier to 
>manually dial up or down than a T32, because it has a lot more different 
>manually selectable power levels, rather than just full/half on the T32.
>
>  -- dan
>
>  
>
One thing I've been doing recently is using the BG2+T-32 together with 
my FL-36 on an E-1. Works well. See my post here that includes a photo 
of the setup.

http://www.photocamel.com/index.php/topic,2907.0.html

Paul


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