I bought a couple of those YinYan flashes (no jokes please) - quite well built
and they work well. I was looking for a compact flash to go with a few Trips I
wanted to sell. They are a bit bulky compared to a typical, old mini flash like
the PS2000 that originally went with the Trip. And they are cheap.
The new flash looks very similar in concept to the tiny thing that comes with a
Sony NEX although it's much bigger. That one is very weak and rather easy to
lose! (I did - it turned up months after I reviewed one). I suspect that it
will be about a 10 or 12m GN at 100 ISO - which the OM-D can't do so a
misleading 200 ISO based GN will be quoted. The idea of using one as a trigger
and as a catch light for studio portraits does appeal - I've found Olympus E
bodies to be rather buggy with the cheap Chinese studio triggers that I use.
After a while the trigger simply stops firing although it's not damaged - never
got to the bottom of that.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 10/02/2012, at 2:45 AM, Candace wrote:
> I don't know if this link has been shared already or not, but there are
> many high-res images of the OM-D here:
> http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-om-d-e-m5-hands-on-preview-18337
>
> Chris, you are most likely correct, I doubt Olympus would sell the
> FL-LM2 that reasonably, either.
>
> Candace
>
>
> On 2/9/12 8:21 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>> This is the only useful info I've found on the FL-LM2:
>>> "One neat thing about the FL-LM2 is that it has bounce
>>> tilt ability (though not swivel). Something not usually
>>> seen on flashes of it's size. "
>>>
>> This got me cruising eBay to see if there were any new offerings in
>> small flashes, and I did find one:
>>
>> YINYAN CY-20 mini Hot Shoe Flash w/ 2.5mm PC Sync Port
>>
>> One of my trusted Chinese vendors, Jiakgong, has this as item
>> #220800160465 for $13.10 with free shipping. It has a GN of 20m (ISO 100),
>> which is the same as the E-500 popup at 1/4 power. I might try one of these
>> as the power level is just right and the PC sync connection is very
>> convenient. It also tilts to 30/45/75/90 degrees.
>>
>> I doubt that Olympus would sell the FL-LM2 this cheaply.
>>
>> Chris
>
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