Nice set-up mister!
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Sorry, I meant to also illustrate the solution thus.
>
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/gear/Umbrella%20adapter%20mounted%20on%20tripod%20%232.jpg>
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/gear/Homemade%20bracket%20&%20various%20hotshoe%20adapters.jpg>
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> This homemade bracket was actually meant to accommodate four T-32's.
> Two more on the bottom of the cross bar installed upside down and
> inserted into the optical slaves pictured above the bar.
>
> In use, the T-20 adapter on the right allows triggering the whole system
> via an OM with TTL cord. Alternatively, a PC cord can be connected to
> the shoe on the left. The two T-32's on top serve to trigger each other
> via being joined by a short TTL cord between their TTL sockets. If
> installed, the two on the bottom are triggered by the slave units they
> would be installed in.
>
> I've since decided that four T-32's was a bit of overkill (400 watt
> seconds) but I regularly use two of them as a portable unit for outdoor
> fill flash. Works well for large groups as it will this Memorial Day
> for a large family group. The T-32's are a good fit for this adaptation
> since they are both powerful and compact.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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> With no TTL control the only thing that's of any value is a PC cord so
> you can get to the center contact to trigger the flash. I don't think
> the E-500 has a PC connection on the camera so you need three specific
> parts.
>
> 1) A hot shoe --> PC connector
> This is one of the better ones. Don't worry that it says Nikon
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=37086&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
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> 2) A PC --> hot shoe connector, one with a tripod thread in the bottom.
> I use the following auction as an illustration. You can probably buy
> the same piece at the local Ritz for 1/2 of this price (with shipping)
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/New-All-Purpose-Hot-Shoe-Metal-Flash-Acessories_W0QQitemZ7622603047QQcategoryZ64354QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting>
>
> 3) A tripod or light stand to support the flash. Preferably with a
> tiltable umbrella adapter so you can use an umbrella diffuser
> I haven't illustrated it since I can't find the one I was looking for.
> The Bogen is good but there's another brand that's a little cheaper and
> also had a built-in hot shoe on the top.
>
> Ah! Here it is but the shoe mount it not a hot shoe so you still need 2)
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=298709&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
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> 3) A PC cable with proper male and or female connectors to fit 1) & 2)
> Depending on what you use above you could need a, say, 15 foot PC cable
> with male and female connectors or both male or both female. For what
> I've illustrated I think you'd need a male/male cable
>
> OR
> use some sort of slave triggering instead of the cable. You could use
> an optical slave such as this in place of item 2) above (also available
> inexpensively at Ritz ) if you want to trigger the T-32 by using your
> on-camera flash.
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Optical-Slave-Flash-Trigger-with-Sync-Socket-NEW_W0QQitemZ7621656618QQcategoryZ30086QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
>
> OR you could use a radio slave where the transmitter replaces 1) above
> and the receiver plugs into 2) above using a short PC cord.
> There are lots of them available (some cheaper) but for your purposes I
> would recommend this one since the receiver has a female PC sync socket
> on the back side. Most of them do not. Most designed for use with
> studio flash unit which have 1/4" or 1/8" plug sockets. You can adapt
> to a PC connection from that point but it's a small pain. This PC
> socket on this one allows making a connection with 2) above with a short
> length of male/male PC cord.
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/16-Channel-Wireless-Digital-Radio-Slave-Flash-Trigger_W0QQitemZ7622127783QQcategoryZ30086QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting>
>
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> ALI wrote:
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>>I think I might have mentioned this before but I am quite impressed
>>with my T-32
>>on the E-500. The photo's are bright.
>>
>>Which cables are compatible with the T-32 and E500 so that I can use the flash
>>off the hot-shoe? I assume the original Olympus TTL cables will NOT work with
>>the E-500? Also can I mount the flash on the Olympus bounce grip (either the
>>new digital specific BG or the old PBG2).
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>- Ali
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