Mike has it correct. The daisy-chained flash units will all be fired
and quenched simultaneously. What one will have a very difficult time
doing is establishing lighting ratios for main and fill, etc. Just get
a meter and shoot manually.
Dr. Flash
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Huh? Why not just daisy chain the flash units with T-cords. Not as
> neat or organized but should work fine AFAIK. Perhaps I am missing
> something and have not understood this properly. I assumed the quench
> signal works OK in this configuration. I hope someone clarifies this.
>
> I use the OM-2 on the Lepp II bracket with a T32 in one arm and the
> Power control in the hot shoe, they are daisy chained.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Indeed. Only workaround for such a setup is using a PowerBounceGrip2,
> together with one or several TTL-T20 conn., or the
> <http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif/flashphotogroup/ttl_auto_multico
> nnector.htm>.
> I much prefer the T20 conn., because it can be screwed on a standard
> support (a tripod, for example).
>
> You might find it funny, and it is so, but I built a double screw to
> attach the T-20 to the underside of the PBG2 .... how many times did I
> actually used such an awkward and unstable flashgun: none! - but it
> works :-)
>
> Fernando
>
> 2009/11/2 Moose <olymoose [at] gmail.com>:
>> , but one cannot use both shoe mounted flash and remote flash
>> in TTL-OTF mode at once**. As main and fill light, for example.
>>
>> I suspect it doesn't matter for the 20mm macros, but might for other
>> set-ups one might later want.
>>
>> Moose
>> --
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