Thanks. That explains a lot. I had no idea that it was optical control. I'll
experiment more.
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.". -- Berthold Auerbach
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 23:14, "Mark Calzaretta" <om4ti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> RC is not RADIO CONTROL it is REMOTE CONTROL.
>
> I have not used the FL-600R but I do have the FL-36R and the FL-50R and use
> them in RC mode often.
>
> The on-camera flash need to be open. It is transmitting full TTL information
> to the remote flashes via binary optical commands. It is just so fast that
> you think it is running like the old slave flashes
>
> I swivel the head around +/- 180 degrees so that the flash sensor is facing
> the camera
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Braun
> Sent: 02/17/14 07:23 PM
> To: Olympus Group
> Subject: [OM] FL-600R
>
> I'm confused. Anyone use a 600r with an E-M5? I tried using it in RC mode,
> which I though worked with the little hotshoe flash in the "down" position,
> but it won't fire. It was only after I re-read the little book that came with
> the flash and tried it with the 600r facing the camera and the flash "up",
> did it work. Why is it acting like an optical slave? It shouldn't matter what
> direction the 600r is facing if it's RC which, at least where I grew up,
> meant "RADIO" control. Anyone? -- Paul Braun Certified Music Junkie
> Valparaiso, IN "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David
> St. Hubbins "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan
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