E-1 plus T-32, wondeful...who needs FL-50 ...

[yesicntpixels]

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto, results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on purchasing another E series lens.

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AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[K Mcgregor]

T32 works fine on the E1 but it's hardly the best flash to use with it as it has only limited control over the flash power and the direction of the light etc, and has a guide number of only 32ft. The FL36 has a guide number of 120 in comparison. Good that you are finding it sufficient for your purposes but for mine, I'm looking for something a bit more powerful.

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[yesicntpixels]

K Mcgregor, you are right and thanks for pointing this out. The GN is not quite up there for this particular flash. I was just happy that I could use my old OM flash for everyday use.

FYI...for more power to be used say for group pictures and such, I have this big old Sunpak 555 handle mount flash, but I do not really carry it much.

May I also add, I have nothing against the FL series flash, in fact if my budget permits, I would love to get one of these as these flashes have more bells and whistles that have lots of practical use. The GN rating of these flashes packed in a not so big body, these FL series are great.

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[Mark Dapoz]

The T-32 has a GN of 32 at ISO 100, which is far greater than 32 ft! In fact, the T-32 is more powerful than the FL-50. The FL-50 has a GN of 28 at the same coverage as the T-32 (equivalent to a 24mm lens). The FL-50 is nicer in many other aspects, but power is not one of them.
-mark

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[photosrme]

T32 works fine on the E1 but it's hardly the best flash to use with
it as it has only limited control over the flash power and the
direction of the light etc, and has a guide number of only 32ft.
The FL36 has a guide number of 120 in comparison. Good that you are
finding it sufficient for your purposes but for mine, I'm looking
for something a bit more powerful.

This isn't true. GN is in meters, not feet. that's why FL36 has 120 ft - check it out 36 meters * 3.3 =appx 120 feet. T32 is about 110 feet.

Question to yesicntpixels: how did the connections line up on the E-1 flash shoe? I guess what I mean is how many pins on the T32 and did they line up correctly with the E-1 shoe?

Thanks.

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[yesicntpixels]

Photosme,

Just checked the terminals. The hotshoe on E-1 has 4 pins, whereas the pins on T-32 has 3. The 3 pins from T-32 lines up with the one with E-1. This is just a guess, but I think the 4th pin on E-1 might be for the TTL operation for the FL series flashes.

Hope this is clear.

T32 works fine on the E1 but it's hardly the best flash to use with
it as it has only limited control over the flash power and the
direction of the light etc, and has a guide number of only 32ft.
The FL36 has a guide number of 120 in comparison. Good that you are
finding it sufficient for your purposes but for mine, I'm looking
for something a bit more powerful.

This isn't true. GN is in meters, not feet. that's why FL36 has
120 ft - check it out 36 meters * 3.3 =appx 120 feet. T32 is
about 110 feet.

Question to yesicntpixels: how did the connections line up on the
E-1 flash shoe? I guess what I mean is how many pins on the T32
and did they line up correctly with the E-1 shoe?

Thanks.

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[yesicntpixels]

Just did more research on the GN of T32....it is 32 in meters and 104 in feet.

T32 recharges nice and fast.

I got the word from Olympus USA that they are shipping the OM
adapter, so I got my OLY OM-2 kit from the closet. Attached the
T-32 to E-1, set my E-1 to manual mode and T-32 flash to auto,
results are dead on.

So guess, money to buy FL series flash will now be put on
purchasing another E series lens.

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

--
AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[K Mcgregor]

You are telling me that the T32 has a guide number of 104ft? If that's the case then why does it appear, from the little testing I've done, to be no better than my Cobra D650, also with guide number 32? I don't have the T32 in my possession right now but I've used it and it seemed to be about the same power as my Cobra flash. Certainly nothing like what.. 3 or 4 times as powerful.

Unless they are both 104 ft, in which case that seems a bit ridiculous as neither are good for bounce flash on the E1, in my opinion. With my Fuji s602 I could use the D650 or T32 angled 45 degrees and get a decently lit shot, with the E1 I have to point it almost up to 90 degrees to get the same effect and that is hardly enough light. Enough for a portrait in bright light under low white ceilings but not much good for lighting wider spaces. How can the T32 be more powerful than the FL50? I thought the FL36 had a guide number of 120ft?

Somewhere on the line I forgot whether these flashes' guide numbers were metres or feet. However, the Vivitar 283 we got, guide number 120ft, from the numbers it claims to be able to reach on the dial, would appear to be a lot more powerful than the D650 or T32.

 

[Peter 101]

You are telling me that the T32 has a guide number of 104ft?

From my old T32 operating instructions.
Guide No. 104(ASA 100, feet)
Working Range (ASA 100) : for guidance only. Note the Olympus phrase!!
F1.2 (10 - 86ft.)
obviously the range reduces till you get to,
F22 (0.5 - 4.5ft.)

On Auto
F4 3.2 - 26ft.
F5.6 28in - 26ft.
F8 20in - 13ft.

As we all know these figures are the optimum that can be obtained, using 100ASA factually we also know that the figures we will have to work with are slightly less.

I am still using at present my old Olympus Bounce Flash plus my T32 attached to my E1 via the pc cord built in to the underside of the Bounce Flash. Thanks Olympus

I hope these details will help.

Peter 100

 

[photosrme]

Sorry to have confused you with the facts.

You are telling me that the T32 has a guide number of 104ft? If
that's the case then why does it appear, from the little testing
I've done, to be no better than my Cobra D650, also with guide
number 32? I don't have the T32 in my possession right now but I've
used it and it seemed to be about the same power as my Cobra flash.
Certainly nothing like what.. 3 or 4 times as powerful.

Unless they are both 104 ft, in which case that seems a bit
ridiculous as neither are good for bounce flash on the E1, in my
opinion. With my Fuji s602 I could use the D650 or T32 angled 45
degrees and get a decently lit shot, with the E1 I have to point it
almost up to 90 degrees to get the same effect and that is hardly
enough light. Enough for a portrait in bright light under low white
ceilings but not much good for lighting wider spaces. How can the
T32 be more powerful than the FL50? I thought the FL36 had a guide
number of 120ft?

Somewhere on the line I forgot whether these flashes' guide numbers
were metres or feet. However, the Vivitar 283 we got, guide number
120ft, from the numbers it claims to be able to reach on the dial,
would appear to be a lot more powerful than the D650 or T32.

 

[K Mcgregor]

Thanks for the details, this is confusing. I assumed it was 32ft because it's not really that powerful on the E1. That's a bit of a set back in my plans for a more powerful flash! So do I need a flash with a guide number of something like 200ft to get a significant improvement?

I am confused as to how it relates to the Cobra D650

D650 on auto says:

53ft at f 1.4 ISO 100
20ft at f 4
13ft at f 5.6
10 at f 8

Yet from what I have heard it also has a guide number of 32? The only possibilities are that the Cobra has guide number 20 or the Olympus figures are less honest. Or they measure the distance range in a different way.

You are telling me that the T32 has a guide number of 104ft?

From my old T32 operating instructions.
Guide No. 104(ASA 100, feet)
Working Range (ASA 100) : for guidance only. Note the Olympus phrase!!
F1.2 (10 - 86ft.)
obviously the range reduces till you get to,
F22 (0.5 - 4.5ft.)

On Auto
F4 3.2 - 26ft.
F5.6 28in - 26ft.
F8 20in - 13ft.

As we all know these figures are the optimum that can be obtained,
using 100ASA factually we also know that the figures we will have
to work with are slightly less.

I am still using at present my old Olympus Bounce Flash plus my T32
attached to my E1 via the pc cord built in to the underside of the
Bounce Flash. Thanks Olympus

I hope these details will help.

Peter 100

 

[Peter 101]

I am confused as to how it relates to the Cobra D650

D650 on auto says:

53ft at f 1.4 ISO 100
20ft at f 4
13ft at f 5.6
10 at f 8

Yet from what I have heard it also has a guide number of 32? The
only possibilities are that the Cobra has guide number 20 or the
Olympus figures are less honest. Or they measure the distance range
in a different way.

You are telling me that the T32 has a guide number of 104ft?

From my old T32 operating instructions.
Guide No. 104(ASA 100, feet)
Working Range (ASA 100) : for guidance only. Note the Olympus phrase!!
F1.2 (10 - 86ft.)
obviously the range reduces till you get to,
F22 (0.5 - 4.5ft.)

Sorry I did not include the metric information.
Guide No 32 is correct if using metric measurements.
F1.2 3.4 - 26m

Peter 100

 

[K Mcgregor]

My cobra has only got up to 23m, not 23ft like I said.. argh why can't they just measure everything in either feet or metres and have done with it?

I think this means that it is not guide number 32 but something like 23m I suppose. That's disappointing, but oddly it doesn't seem to be significantly less powerful than the T32. Not so as you'd notice. I shot with both out of the window in the dark at full power, the T32 was only slightly lighter.

Are all flash guide numbers in metres unless specified otherwise?

Is the T32 not more like the FL36 power wise than the FL50?

Flash spec is annoying.

 

[yesicntpixels]

K Mcgregor,

With FL-20 rated at GN 120 ft, whereas T-32 @ 104 ft, these two should be fairly close.

Saw that you are looking for a flash with GN @ 200ft. I think your only option would be handlemount flash such as Metz (expensive) or the cheaper Sunpak flashes such as the 622 model.

Hope this helps.

Regards

My cobra has only got up to 23m, not 23ft like I said.. argh why
can't they just measure everything in either feet or metres and
have done with it?

I think this means that it is not guide number 32 but something
like 23m I suppose. That's disappointing, but oddly it doesn't seem
to be significantly less powerful than the T32. Not so as you'd
notice. I shot with both out of the window in the dark at full
power, the T32 was only slightly lighter.

Are all flash guide numbers in metres unless specified otherwise?

Is the T32 not more like the FL36 power wise than the FL50?

Flash spec is annoying.

--

AA - still on the road to my quest for that perfect picture...

 

[fire.side]

just wondering...
do you need any shoe adapter in order to fit it on the e-1 ?

also, does anyone know how much those t32s are worth used ?