off shoe cord CB05 - e system

[mike_smith2]

Am I right in thinking that the olympus cord and canon off shoe cords

have similar pin/cabling, ie Canon Off shoe cord 2 can be used as an

alternative?

 

I ask as I am considering dabbling with an E-500, MF 300 F2.8 lens

and converters to make a lightweight travel alternative to my usual

canon kit. - the idea of a ligtweight 1200mm F5.6 nature photography

rig is rather intriguing........ I am presently working out the

budget to set up a useable nature kit with my current better beamer

fill flash.

 

Mike Smith

 

UK

[GerrySiegel]

Correct. I use the Canon cord all the time. It works perfectly on the E system. That is about it. Good luck and have tons of fun in the outdoors. Let us know here how it works out.

[mike_smith2]

Gerry

 

Thanks

 

One more query - am I also right in thinking the higher end Olympus E flash gun has high speed flash sync capability like the Canon 550/580EX

[GerrySiegel]

The high end FL 50 has,yes, FP high speed synch and I am almost 99% certain that the FL 36 has the same. Useful for outdoor flash fill in bright conditions. You can download PDF copies of the flash manuals from the Olympus web site if you look deep enough in Support menu. I did before I bought my FL 50. Only trouble for shoppers, this month (March 2006) is that new FL 50s and FL 36 Olympus flash seem to be out of stock everywhere I look on line.

[skip_williams]

I'll second the recommendation for the Canon off-shoe cord for the E-1/FL-50 combination. I use it all the time.

 

Be aware that with SuperFP mode, your range is very low, especially with higher shutter speeds. And it tends to dump a large portion of the flash's capacitor, so be prepared.

 

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