The T32 and T20 suffer from red eye syndrome.Fortunately, I have the flash
extender which makes them more usable. I've had luck bouncing the T32 on my
E500 but I prefer the Sunpak 433D. It offers bounce plus it swivels and has a
higher guide number.It also rides higher on the camera. It doesn't cover as
much of an angle as the T-32 but gives more versatility. It seems to have
problems TTL with OM bodies as it doesn't contact the shoe very well. It's a
bit fiddly, but I've had good results. The Vivitar 285HV also works well with a
reasonable shoe voltage of approx 15 volts. As documented at
http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html. The prices of the Olympus
flashes have put them out of my price range. The recycle time of the FL-36 with
only 2 batteries is dissapointing to say the least. The $375.00 FL-50 also
gives me pause monetarily. I'll chimp and live what I have at those prices!
Best of luck,
Bob
Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I don't know that anyone here
has actually checked a T-20 but the T-32
has been checked out by several folks here. The T-32's trigger voltage
is approx. 12 volts and is known to work well on E-1 and E-500. I
assume other E things as well but don't know if that has been verified.
If the T-20's trigger voltage isn't subtantially higher than 12 volts
I wouldn't worry about it.
Chuck Norcutt
Martin Flink wrote:
> Thanks Moose for the explanation. B&H has a good price on the FL-36,
> but if I could get by using either the T20 or 32 without frying the
> circuitry of the E-500 it would be preferred.
>
> Martin
>
>
> On Jul 21, 2006, at 9:35 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>
>>Martin Flink wrote:
>>
>>>T20 or T32 compatible with E500 or is it one of the FL's?
>>>
>>
>>Perfectly safe to use. Does not do any of the automated things that the
>>T series can do TTL with OM-2, 3T(i), 4 and OM-G bodies. Also doesn't
>>do
>>any of the automated things the FL flashes for the E-series do.
>>
>>On the other hand, several here have reported good results with the
>>camera body in Manual Mode at flash synch shutter speed, f-stop per the
>>calculator on the flash, and flash in Auto mode. May take a couple of
>>test shots to get the f-stop just right, but that's all.
>>
>>Will also work in full manual mode of flash and body.
>>
>>Moose
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