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OLYMPUS Flash advice (1 Viewer)

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Hi, are there any recommendations, as to either Olympus or other compatable flashguns, to use with the O-Em1, mainly for off camera lighting! Using the olympus flash supplied as the trigger. Please.
Regards mike
 
I personally use Metz Oly dedicated flash for the more powerful stuff and their ring flash and Olympus for the pocket units (FL-36 down).

I don't have the EM1 but have used just about everything else with no problems (so far). Metz issue firmware updates from time to time and fix bugs, incompatabilities and add improvements - so it is worth checking if you get one. Easy process - I have done it several times.

The ring flash only works by remote and unless they have changed it since I have bought mine - most other manufacturers/cameras using optical remoteing. (advantage of no physical connection and good firmware).
 
If you are using off camera then you will have a very wide range of choices as it won't need to be an Olympus flash. Even some of the older flashes will work fine for this - just look for one with decent power and a fast recycle time (it is a pain to have to wait for the flash). What sort of stuff are you shooting? Might a studio flash head work - being mains powered they have stacks of power and keep going as long as you want them to.
 
postcardcv said:
If you are using off camera then you will have a very wide range of choices as it won't need to be an Olympus flash. Even some of the older flashes will work fine for this - just look for one with decent power and a fast recycle time (it is a pain to have to wait for the flash). What sort of stuff are you shooting? Might a studio flash head work - being mains powered they have stacks of power and keep going as long as you want them to.
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Hi and Thankyou for replying, its main function will be fungi, either as backlight or fill flash.
Kind regards mike
 
iveljay said:
I personally use Metz Oly dedicated flash for the more powerful stuff and their ring flash and Olympus for the pocket units (FL-36 down).

I don't have the EM1 but have used just about everything else with no problems (so far). Metz issue firmware updates from time to time and fix bugs, incompatabilities and add improvements - so it is worth checking if you get one. Easy process - I have done it several times.

The ring flash only works by remote and unless they have changed it since I have bought mine - most other manufacturers/cameras using optical remoteing. (advantage of no physical connection and good firmware).
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Thankyou iveljay, that's quite well thought out, I have noticed the Olympus units are quite expensive!
Kind regards mike
 
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