e100rs& external flash?

[Smoke24]

Thanks JD. I'm going to paint it flat black with some epoxy paint when the weather here gets decent enough to do it outside. It will then look much better. I lucked out and the top bend puts the flash directly above the lens. The aluminum bar already had some predrilled holes and I just had to drill one for the base and add the rubber with some contact cement. I like the very small size.
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[g king]

i know the red on the dial in fron what about that side dial thats confusing> ?

Gary, I generally use the Red Auto setting at F4. The auto exposure
feature will shut down the flash early if you are close to a
subject. You can also set the power manually, but the auto routines
have worked very well for me.

Andy.

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[Jason Stoller]

Gary, you can pay now or you can pay later. In your line of work go with the FL-40, it communicates with the camera, does TTL, and emits a focus beam. Good luck

Jason

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
--
gary king

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[g king]

jason the infared beam actually works on the fl-40 flash on my g2 with 420 ex.that funtion wouldnt work.jason do you think the fl40 is a quality flash?

Jason

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
--
gary king

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[Juli Valley]

If you believe trigger voltage is important, the 2000 is high. It's a subject often argued. I don't know what to believe. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[Juli Valley]

Hmmm. You are using the Olympus bracket with the Vivitar? -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[Juli Valley]

You set the ISO on the dial. Then it will tell you which color modes you can use. At 100, the Vivitar will work in red and yellow modes, f 4 or f 2.8.

I haven't tried it yet, but I think if you shoot 200, you could probably use f 5.6 or f 8 in the blue mode. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[Juli Valley]

Jason

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
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gary king

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That's what I did after investing in a new Vivitar 285HV, I had misplaced my old one, and using a Digi-Slave 3000. One nice thing about the D-S is that it will fit in my holster front pocket where the others won't. And I can snap a folding cheap bracket onto the side of the holster. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[Juli Valley]

I believe the FL-40 is great quality. It should be at $300 for the flash minus cable and bracket. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[g king]

im going to also try a vivitar 2000$20 at b&h going to pick one up i take the train to ny im there in 20 min.train is 5 blocks from my house so its like having b&h in my back yard anyone need anything while im there?

Jason

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
--
gary king

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That's what I did after investing in a new Vivitar 285HV, I had
misplaced my old one, and using a Digi-Slave 3000. One nice thing
about the D-S is that it will fit in my holster front pocket where
the others won't. And I can snap a folding cheap bracket onto the
side of the holster.
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http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries
21oo, B-3oo
3o4o
Juli

 

[Holland]

I have 2 Vivitar 2000 flashes. Both have trigger voltage slightly over 200.

Holland

If you believe trigger voltage is important, the 2000 is high.
It's a subject often argued. I don't know what to believe.
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3o4o
Juli

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[nickw77996]

I didn't realize this was an issue. I'll have to do some research. Care to fill me in on the basics?

Nick

If you believe trigger voltage is important, the 2000 is high.
It's a subject often argued. I don't know what to believe.
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21oo, B-3oo
3o4o
Juli

 

[Holland]

Sure,

All flashes have a voltage that appears across the terminals of the hot shoe. Can be as low as 3 volts to over 600 volts. Numerous calls to Oly tech support have consistently yielded their recommendation that flash trigger voltage should be less than 12 volts for safe use in Oly digicams.

However, the manual for the 2100 and E100 does not say that high voltage flashes may damage the camera, only that they may not function properly.

To my knowledge no one has reported burning out their camera with a higher voltage flash, but many, me included, are hesistant to take the risk with a 500+ dollar camera, when the official word is don't use high voltage flashes.

The Vivitar 285HV, commonly used with Oly digicams, has a trigger voltage of 7 volts.

The Vivitar 2000 is a bit of a puzzle. Apparently Vivitar has manufactured several similar but different flashes with this model #, perhaps acounting for the variable reports of what the trigger voltage is.

Holland

I didn't realize this was an issue. I'll have to do some research.
Care to fill me in on the basics?

Nick

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[Juli Valley]

Here's a site. It suggests that high voltage could damage your camera. Others report using some high voltage flashes without problems. Who knows?

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html--http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[Juli Valley]

It's a good thing I don't live too close to B & H. I get into enough trouble with FedEx deliveries. However, my FedEx man is real cute. ;-)-- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

 

[g king]

got the flash juli that little flash is powerfull also what do i set this one at the middle is m than theres a red arrow and a green arrow vivitar 2000?

It's a good thing I don't live too close to B & H. I get into
enough trouble with FedEx deliveries. However, my FedEx man is real
cute. ;-)
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3o4o
Juli

 

[Epicurean]

This is a bit off topic - for which I apologize.

I've been quietly lurking about this Olympus forum for several weeks (learning a TON I might add). I see "B&H" come up quite a bit as a source for various products. Can someone please clue me in to B & H? I assume there is a web address floating around somewhere.

Also....if there are any folks out there from the Dallas, TX area, do you have any local photo supply places that you would recommend? I'm fairly new to the area.

Thanks!

It's a good thing I don't live too close to B & H. --Oly E100RS

 

[g king]

http://www.bhphoto.com

I've been quietly lurking about this Olympus forum for several
weeks (learning a TON I might add). I see "B&H" come up quite a bit
as a source for various products. Can someone please clue me in to
B & H? I assume there is a web address floating around somewhere.

Also....if there are any folks out there from the Dallas, TX area,
do you have any local photo supply places that you would recommend?
I'm fairly new to the area.

Thanks!

It's a good thing I don't live too close to B & H.

--
Oly E100RS

 

[Steve47316]

Has anyone had problems with their CB-04 cable snapping right where it attaches to the camera? I've been on five outings and my second cable just broke. Since it is at a right angle to the camera and made out of cheap plastic, it is very fragile. I have tried to contact Olympus by email but haven't gotten a response yet.

The second option is to use any flash bracket you want along with
the Olympus CB-04 cable. This set-up isn't compatible wit the
FL-40, but allows you to use any bracket you want with the 285-HV.
I went this route and use a Stroboframe bracket that I like very
much.

Either way you go, I think you'll find that the 285-HV is much
better than the internal flash. Good luck!

Andy.

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
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[Jason Stoller]

Gary I am confused here. Your post was in regard to the E-100. If you use the CB-01 cable and the Olympus flash bracket then the Assist Focus light(red light) on the FL-40 will light up and work. Its does with mine. I can understand it working on the G2. Many of us have used the Off shoe Canon flash cable with the E-10 and Stroboframe flash bracket to extend the hot shoe to the flash bracket. It appears the pinouts are the same in the cable but I cannot speak for the camera's. From what you are telling it me it appears that they are. I would find out if the trigger voltage on the FL-40 is in spec for the G2 because you do not want to chance buring out the electronics on either the G2 or the flash. As far as quality goes gary I think the FL-40 is a very fine flash. I have owned a Pentax FTZ-400 flash that used to operate similarly. I own a Nikon SB-26 flash and I think the FL-40 is close to the quality of that flash. I have used the FL-40 with my E-20 and it focuses based on the lenses setting. I have put it on the E-100rs to test it and see if the Assist Focus light(red beam) would work and it did in a very dark room. So hope this helps you gary. In the long run like another said you would appreciate the FL-40 because its easy to use and communicates with the E-100rs that you use for work. An alternative if you are concerned is a Digi-slave flash but then you still will not get TTL that way. In my opinon TTL and communication is always worth the extra buck if you want the best results from your equipment.

Jason

Jason

what will i need to use the vivitar285hv as far as cables,mounts
etc?would you reccomend olympus bracket or any l bracket.
--
gary king

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Catching that special moment with a great camera

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