I will give some consideration to an off-camera flash, but will have to see
how it fits into the types of shots that I prefer. I was pleasantly
surprised by the lighting that I achieved by framing the "Early Autumn" shot
vertically, placing the built-in flash to the left of the lens. And I
wasn't hampered by extra wires and flash units, yet it worked pretty well.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Applying Fill Flash
> On 8/18/2010 9:23 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks, Moose. You will probably see that I worked it out, as I
>> responded to Chuck. My flash unit triggers with 20.5 volts with new
>> batteries, but the E-510 is limited to 6 volts. I think there is an
>> interface that will protect the camera circuit, but I have not pursued
>> that. A newer flash might be a better investment.
>
> Only 6 volts? That's really second rate.
>
> If you really want to do a bit of playing with macro fill flash, I think
> you want something that can go off the camera.
> I don't keep up on flash stuff, but I'll bet there are units that can be
> triggered by the on-camera flash, even set very
> low. With something like that, you could even do hand-held flash, and
> easily try different angles.
>
> As it is, the E-510 shuts off the built-in flash when one is attached to
> the shoe.
>
> Dr. No Flash
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