FL-50 question

casey4355 · 27th August 2007

i am using fl-50 on e510 for fill flash.
i noticed that the flash does not trigger in aperture priority mode in bright light.
i remembered it fired when i was testing in room lighting.
out in the field, the fill flash fires in manual or shutter priority mode.
my fav mode is aperture priority, can any experts here advise mi on how to
correct the problem ? thanks in advance.

OlyFlyer · 27th August 2007

You have the flash in Auto mode, right? Well, you have to set it to be always on, the lightening symbol must be selected in E-500 anyway. Don't forget to set flash compensation right, or else you will blow and overexpose the image.

holidaydom · 27th August 2007

Switch your FL50 to FP TTL AUTO mode

Your situation is probably caused by being in TTL Auto or Auto mode.

In very bright conditions, the camera is probably selecting a shutter speed that is above the Flash Sync speed (eg: 1/180 sec) and hence the flash does not fire. But with the Flash in FP TTL it will still fire above the sync speed.

But in FP TTL mode - the effective reach of the flash will get shorter as your shutter speed increases so that could also be why you're not seeing the effect of the flash on your subject.

DaXiong · 27th August 2007

Hi bro,

Does any brother here know if the the Olympus flash able to use the FP TTL mode with panasonic camera??

Thanks

casey4355 · 27th August 2007

thanks to all the experts for the assistance.

Mikefellh · 28th August 2007

Originally Posted by DaXiong

Hi bro,

Does any brother here know if the the Olympus flash able to use the FP TTL mode with panasonic camera??

Might work with DMC-L1...but not any other one (especially non-TTL cameras).

tomcat · 28th August 2007

Originally Posted by DaXiong

Hi bro,

Does any brother here know if the the Olympus flash able to use the FP TTL mode with panasonic camera??
Thanks

Of course it will. Using one on my L1

DaXiong · 28th August 2007

Originally Posted by tomcat

Of course it will. Using one on my L1

Thanks bro....

microcosm · 29th August 2007

I believe in the Four Thirds platform, most, if not all, of the accessories would work across the cameras of the same platform. Just that in some cases, like IS, on different models of cameras, they might behave differently, but as much as possible, most of the accessories would work.

Glad to know that the flash system works fine on Oly and Panny bodies. Thanks for clarifying this, tomcat.

27th August 2007	#1
casey4355 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 735	FL-50 question i am using fl-50 on e510 for fill flash. i noticed that the flash does not trigger in aperture priority mode in bright light. i remembered it fired when i was testing in room lighting. out in the field, the fill flash fires in manual or shutter priority mode. my fav mode is aperture priority, can any experts here advise mi on how to correct the problem ? thanks in advance.

27th August 2007	#2
OlyFlyer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Sweden, outside Lund Posts: 2,038	Re: FL-50 question You have the flash in Auto mode, right? Well, you have to set it to be always on, the lightening symbol must be selected in E-500 anyway. Don't forget to set flash compensation right, or else you will blow and overexpose the image. __________________ Welcome to my Blog: http://olyflyer.blogspot.com/

27th August 2007	#3
holidaydom Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 885	Re: FL-50 question Switch your FL50 to FP TTL AUTO mode Your situation is probably caused by being in TTL Auto or Auto mode. In very bright conditions, the camera is probably selecting a shutter speed that is above the Flash Sync speed (eg: 1/180 sec) and hence the flash does not fire. But with the Flash in FP TTL it will still fire above the sync speed. But in FP TTL mode - the effective reach of the flash will get shorter as your shutter speed increases so that could also be why you're not seeing the effect of the flash on your subject. __________________ Happiness is a state of mind.

27th August 2007	#4
DaXiong Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,240	Re: FL-50 question Hi bro, Does any brother here know if the the Olympus flash able to use the FP TTL mode with panasonic camera?? Thanks

27th August 2007	#5
casey4355 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 735	Re: FL-50 question thanks to all the experts for the assistance.

29th August 2007	#9
microcosm Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,024	Re: FL-50 question I believe in the Four Thirds platform, most, if not all, of the accessories would work across the cameras of the same platform. Just that in some cases, like IS, on different models of cameras, they might behave differently, but as much as possible, most of the accessories would work. Glad to know that the flash system works fine on Oly and Panny bodies. Thanks for clarifying this, tomcat.