What flashes work with the E-PL1? What after-market flashes work with the E-PL1's TTL system?
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Olympus protocol flashes made by Olympus, Panasonic, Metz, Bower, Polaroid, Vivitar, etc. will give you TTL flash exposure. For manual flash (non-ttl) Sunpak makes a nice small auto everything flash. I would be wary about the old Vivitar flash, some of the old ones had a very high X sync voltage. Tedolph
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I am using the VF4 on my E-PL1 and it's working great. However, my camera firmware had to be upgraded which easily done through Olympus website uploaded. So, I believe VF4 should work all E-PL series. If it works for my oldest model it should work for you.
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The paperwork says: Although this flash unit has been equiped with numerous functions, depending on the camera model being used, some functions may have some limitations. A type cameras: E-TTL (ETTLII) Compatible EOS SLR cameras. B type camearas: All other EOS cameras except those listed above.. I find that a bit confusing but I hope this helps. Bob G.
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It works on any camera with a hot shoe. It is not dedicated to a particular model camera, so it DOES NOT do TTL ( through the lens) automatic. The automatic function is basic old school technology which cuts off the flash when the eye on the front of the flash estimates there is enough light for exposure. The flash is a cheap "workhorse" flash used by many pros (I have used them for 30 years, but always on manual exposure.) When I want TTL auto, I use a "dedicated "flash.
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Yes - TTL, eTTL slave Canon master, high speed sync. 2nd curtain sync only works if set up on flash. Camera menus cannot be used to set flash settings. I have not tried FEB.
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It would, but I wouldn't recommend this, unless you absolutely need TTL and want to spend less. I got a great deal @ $50. However, the manual zoom often stuck at 28mm, wherein a shut down was required to reset. I vaguely recall reading that if the zoom slips off the contacts during shooting, it can die. I think thats what happened to mine. It stopped working after a few months. It powers up. I can manually discharge the flash. But it no longer responds to my E-PL5.
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It works well with Olympus e600, the instruction manual says it works with Olympus digital TTL. Doesn't list any specific model numbers.
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Thanks for your interest in this kit. Yes, the flash is not a TTL flash so it will sync to the camera's flash.
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Yes, it works with standard flash, however most of the adaptors do not support ttl flash synchronization.
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I have the 430 ex and it works. Etta and everything. The connection on the flash hot shoe is tight and I have to make sure the connection is pushed all the way into the hotshot otherwise Ettl does not work. It is just a tight fit and I have read reviews that the cord doesn't work with Ettl and think users are just having a problem connecting it because they don't want to break their flash. It works for me and is great.
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Yes, works through the hotshoe connection. It works perfectly with my Canon 430/580's, 560'sand Nikon SB's, Neewer and Yougono via hotshoe, and my Studio strobes when connected via sync cable. You can fire different strobes set to different channels, or all of them on one channel. but no TTL data. - lyarks.com
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Hi Cheryl, I wasn't able to find the complete specs on the E500 so I can't say if it has TTL flash function or not. But this model Bower flash does have the same pin connector pattern as the E500 so it will work to at least some degree. If you have the manual for the camera check to see if if it has TTL flash capabillity. If it does this flash will be fully functional with it. If not, it will still flash but you will have to set the flash manually. Hope that helps you.Tom
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I tried it on my E-PL1 and it did not work. My suggestion is to try it and if it does not work, return it.
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They shouldn't be interchangeable. For TTL to work properly the flashes have to be engineered for each brand. I'd send it back and get the right one. It's a bargain of a flash for the money though. You'll be happy.
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Any digital ones (model names start with 'E' like E-P1 or E-PL3 etc). It will also work with other micro four thirds cameras like Olympus' OMD-EM5 or the Panasonic G series.
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It works with any camera with a hot shoe. It does NOT allow TTL as it isolates the camera from the flash.
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You cannot use TTL when using the included remotes (it says so in the instructions). With this setup you can only use manual mode (on the camera and the speedlights.) Set the shutter speed on the remote speedlights to match the shutter speed on the camera. And don't forget to connect the shutter release cable from the remote to the camera. Also, use the shutter release button on the remote, not the one on the camera. (If you use the built-in shutter release on the camera, it will try to fire the built-in flash and neither remote flash will work.) If you really want to use TTL, the only way to do it is without the included remotes. Use one of the speedlights connected to the hot-shoe mount on your camera (or connected with a flash cord, not included) set for TTL and the other speedlight off-camera and set to S1 (slave mode). The on-camera flash will trigger the off-camera flash with this setup but you must have line-of-sight between speedlights. I hope this helps.