using the Olympus FL-600R flash
what I do not like about the Olympus flash system
RC mode uses visible light not infrared
no options for radio remote TTL flash
optical SLAVE and RC modes continuously emit a bright light every second - this is extremely annoying!!
optical SLAVE mode cannot learn to deal with pre-flashes
do not fire when used on Pocket Wizard FlexTTL radio control devices even in pass-through mode!
what I like about the FL600R
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4 AA batteries gives faster recycle time than with the FL-36R flash unit
bounce head - critically important!
simple to use
LED light available - although I rarely use it
adjusting the settings
restore default settings
* Keeping the OK button pressed, press the BACK LIGHT button for 2 sec
AF assist light and other default settings
press and hold the OK until ILLUM displays:
press up or down buttons to go to other setting items
press OK again to return to normal
navigating the displayed settings
press the Mode part of the rear dial
the mode setting will flash briefly, while it is flashing, press the left or right buttons on the rear dial to navigate to other settings, then rotate the rear dial to change them
adjust flash exposure mode
press the Mode part of the rear dial
the mode setting will flash briefly, while it is flashing, rotate the rear dial to desired setting:
adjust the zoom head
press the zoom part of the rear dial
the zoom setting will flash briefly, while it is flashing, rotate the rear dial to desired setting:
settings without the M icon will result in zoom head and maximum output changing as your lens focal length changes to ensure optimum performance and adequate frame coverage of the flash
those with M icon are fixed as set by you
turn LED video light ON
TTL and FP TTL mode
adjust flash exposure via:
flash unit flash exposure compensation setting, or,
camera eg. Live Super Control Panel
HOWEVER, the setting one of the above does not alter the other, but they are additive!
TTL flash exposure compensation and ambient exposure compensation
A mode
must point flash sensor at the subject
if flash is attached to camera via TTL pin communications:
flash will determine flash output with knowledge of camera ISO and aperture
will not work with legacy lenses if flash is attached to camera
works as with TTL mode otherwise
if flash is not attached to camera via TTL pins:
you must set the aperture and ISO on the flash
flash will then determine flash output based upon these settings
exposure compensation must be set on the flash unit
M mode
you must set the flash output manually by changing the GN setting:
the GN setting is based upon ISO 100
alternatively, you can change the defaults so relative output is displayed instead of GN
if flash is attached to camera via TTL pin communications:
if flash is not attached to camera via TTL pins:
RC mode
only available when not connected to camera
must point sensor at camera's flash unit, and must be within the transmitter's field of view and range
set channel and group on the flash
other settings can be controlled by the RC Mode control panel on the camera according to the assigned Group