Sorry to hear that the flash really is bad but glad to hear you worked
around the problem. Is there anything you don't like about the E-M5?
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/30/2012 7:41 AM, David Irisarri wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> Thanks for your comments and sorry to be delayed with my answer. The reason
> why I ordered the flash is because I started taking pictures in USA and I
> need it for yesterday. Finally I had to use the mini flash that came with
> the camera and I used it in combination with ISO 1600 and the results were
> spectacular! Wow this camera rocks! I bought two more BLN-1 batteries
> because I thought I would have problems using the flash with E-M5 battery
> and I never had to replace it! I shot 605 pictures using the flash in
> nearly 80% of them! I spent four hours in this Sweet16 party and everything
> resulted to be great! I simply love this camera, it´s my OM4T. Most of the
> pictures were taken indoors but the ones I took outdoors using the M.ZUIKO
> 45mm f1.8 were amazing!. The girl´s mom told me to go to another party next
> weekend :)
>
> I received a reply from Olympus and the flash seems to be defective.
>
> Thanks again for sharing with me all your ideas.
>
> Take care,
>
> David
>
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It sounds right off the bat that the flash is defective and should be
>> returned. It is spec'd to work with AA alkaline or NiMH batteries so
>> that shouldn't be a problem. It's possible (but unlikely) that your
>> NiMH batteries are not fully charged (especially the new ones) but the
>> fact that it doesn't work with new Duracell AAs tells me the flash is
>> probably at fault. But it could be the camera. Have you tried to fire
>> the flash off-camera? Does it work in manual mode on the camera? Have
>> you tried to fire another flash (of any kind) in the camera using manual
>> mode if necessary?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 6/29/2012 9:38 AM, David Irisarri wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have received the Olympus FL-600R and I am really annoyed because it
>>> doesn't work with my E-M5 and I need it for today because I have a
>>> photo session. First I tried SANYO ENELOOP batteries, then CHARGE and
>>> AUTO CHECK lamps were blinking simultaneously, then I decided to buy
>>> new ENELOOP batteries but it didn't work and then I bought AA DURACELL
>>> batts but nothing happens. Same story.
>>>
>>> I also updated the camera firmware but same story.
>>>
>>> Has anyone experienced the same issue? Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> David Irisarri
>>>
>>
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