Dan-
The simple slaves trigger the flash, but don't offer any interaction with
the camera for TTL. This means that the camera doesn't get the quench signal
to the flash.
Hans-
Yeah, the Metz has the capability, and Ikonlite does too (not OM), but
yeouch$$. There are so many DIY solutions, I thought I'd check the
collective OM soul.
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Cordless TTL?
> > I would think the rig would have to be very fast to relay the signals
> > without enough delay to affect the exposure.
>
> Wouldn't a normal slave unit do this? I'll admit, I've never actually
tried
> one, but it seems that they should just start firing when the 'master'
flash
> goes off, and stop once the master stops (plus/minus an instant to notice
> this).
>
> I don't know how they work; I'd guess based on a light sensor. (when I
> asked, the girl behind the counter said "by electronics". So I said "what
> sort of electronics? radio? light sensor? timer?" and she said "oh, it
knows
> how to work by electronics". After a couple of minutes of this I gave
up..)
>
> Not sure what the latency of those sensors is, though.
>
> -- dan
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