When working with the FL-36R, which I presume work exactly the same
as the FL-50R, the E-3's built-in flash does not flash, just like the
manual says.
At 04:24 AM 6/20/2008, James Howe wrote:
>I have an Olympus E-3 and I recently purchased a Metz 48 AF-1 flash unit.
> The Metz is supposedly compatible with the Olympus RC Flash capability
>(with recently updated firmware). I was testing things out and I was able
>to get the E3 to trigger the Metz. However, what surprised me was that the
>Olympus flash itself also flashed. According to my E-3 owner's manual in
>the notes section on the wireless capability "In RC mode, the built in flash
>is used to control the wireless flash. The built-in flash cannot be used
>for flash shooting in this mode". However, when I tried things out the
>on-camera flash did in deed fire. Sometimes this would be useful, but if
>I'm trying to get just flash from the side, for example, having the camera
>flash go off isn't desired. I tried turning the flash 'off', but then the
>Metz didn't fire.
>Can someone tell me how this is supposed to work? Have I completely
>misunderstood something about this? (completely possible) Is this caused by
>a subtle incompatibility between the Metz and the E-3? Does the FL-50R work
>differently? Since Metz had to release a firmware update to support the E3
>I wouldn't be surprised if there are problems that need to be ironed out.
// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,
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