Well, I'm not sure it's that big a deal. First off, the FL-50 and FC-50 have
lots more bells and whistles than the T-32, particularly the FC, which allows
variable power adjustment at the twist of a knob between the macro twins at up
to an 8:1 ratio in either direction. Besides, even if the Quantum powered
everything, would I bother taking out the four AA's when using it? No, because
I'd forget I'd taken them out, and since I use the flash more often without
than with the Quantum, I'd be scratching my head a week later and wondering why
the little yellow "ready" light wouldn't come on. I just thought it would be
nice if the modeling lights were powered by the bigger battery so I could leave
them on longer, using essentially "free" power instead of draining the
expensive lithiums.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I don't know the answer to your question but it's a bummer to know that
> the later model flashes require AA power even when hooked up to a high
> voltage source. The T-32 doesn't.
>
> Chuck Noructt
>
> Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> > This is a question I probably should address directly to Mark, since
> > he's the most likely, and maybe the only, one to know the answer. But
> > I'll ask it generally to give everybody a shot; plus, there might be
> > someone else interested in the answer, if not today, then sometime in
> > the future.
> >
> > I am aware that when using the Quantum Turbo battery with the FL-50
> > or FC-50 that the 4 internal AA batteries are still required to power
> > the TTL circuitry, LCD display and sync circuit. But with the FC-50,
> > does the power for the modeling lights in the macro flashes come from
> > the Quantum or from the AA's?
>
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