In addition to what Moose wrote, the T20 cannot be mounted on the ring
with Olympus Equipment. You would need something like a TTL Auto
Connector T20 with a Flash Foot to slip it into the ring. The T32 mounts
ok and could be fired via a TTL cord, BUT mounted on a 50mm 3.5 Macro,
it does vignette the picture in the corners. Moreover, the flash is so
heavy, it tends to alway move to the bottom position.
I Don't think this is a workable solution. Rather go Bounce Grip or hand
hold the Flash (or get a 3rd party mounting rail and TTL Cord the flash
- it's the more stable setup)
Bests,
Jan
P.S. Anybody know where I might find a Zuiko 18mm/3.5 complete with the
filter adaptor ??
Moose wrote:
Richard Hawkins wrote:
Does the Macro Flash Shoe Ring allow for the use of t20 or t32's? Are
their
any difficulties in using a t20 or a t32 with it?
The shoes are standard size, so any flash foot will fit. Issues I can
see are:
- The T28 heads are MUCH smaller and lighter than even the T20. The
extra weight would put unintended strain on the plastic shoe assemblies,
ring and lens. The ring is metal, but the shoe mechanisms are rather
lightweight plastic. More than adequate for the T28 heads, but I
wouldn't risk the bigger flashes on them myself. They will hold a T32,
but I wouldn't want to see what happened if I banged them against
something.
- The extra size makes positioning the flash(s) problematic in some
circumstances. The T28 heads project forward only about 5/8" from the
shoe and have a built in angle adjustment so one can light something as
close as about 1" in front of the ring.. A T32 projects forward about
3", and has a 15 deg downward tilt. The closest it would be possible to
light something looks to be about 5-6". I don't have a T20, but I know
it doesn't tilt down, so the distance would likely be greater.
- These are not hot shoes, so the flash(es) will have to be fired by
synch cord(s). No problem with 'T' cord(s), T32 and OM-2s or later body.
T20 and/or earlier or double digit body means adapters needed.
Moose
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