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Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Light Flash

Started 9 months ago | Questions thread
Sdlv Regular Member • Posts: 357
Re: Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Light Flash

photojoe55 wrote:

I’m having an issue with this Flash unit discharging fresh batteries, while unused in my bag. It has an Auto Off feature, so that’s not the issue. I bought it used, but in Like New condition from mpb.com and it arrived with dead batteries, but only weeks later this has occurred three times with brand new batteries completely drained. I keep it mounted to a GX85 with 60mm Macro lens, with batteries ready to use (stored short term). I’ve been having trouble reaching mpb.com but was wondering if this is a known issue. This Flash is in stock at many retailers, but I have heard it is being discontinued. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, …Joe

In the STF-8 that I own, the batteries in it seem to last forever despite its heavy use.  The behavior you describe is clearly abnormal.  I would start by physically turning off the unit for storage rather than relying on Auto-off.  If that doesn't work, the unit itself has a problem and I would contact OMDS.

. . . Steven

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