The specs on Nikon Speedlights don't say what the control signal is but
it sure looks like infrared to me. Range is also pretty short at 66'
Chuck Norcutt
Jeff Keller wrote:
> I believe Nikon uses RF slave flash control for many of their DSLRs.
> Too bad Canon and Olympus didn't also. I haven't tried a high end
> optical slave but neither the Wein nor the cheap chinese optical
> slaves are nearly as reliable as RF.
>
> The multi-sync command module of the Olympus IS series immediately
> came to mind, but I doubt anything similar will be built for the
> E-cameras
> http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif/is-series/is-series.htm#iS/L_Flash_Units
>
> -jeff
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> John, the FL-50R does *not* communicate via radio. The pop-up flash on
>> the E-3 fires a series of short binary light pulses which the FL-50R
>> receives and interprets. Same system as the old KonicaMinoltas, and I
>> believe the more modern stuff from Canon and Nikon. (Would that it
>> *were* radio -- that's be quite a feather in the cap of Oly for their
>> flagship design to do that...).
>>
>
>> Garth
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