Olympus E-1 - Manual (Page 98)

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Flash
7
Optional electronic flashes
7 Flash
You can take advantage of a variety of flash shooting techniques to suit different
shooting conditions with the flash units specified for use with this camera — the
Olympus FL-50, FL-40, and FL-20 electronic flashes.
These flashes communicate with the camera to make available various flash modes,
such as auto-flash, red-eye reduction flash, slow synchronization, and controlled light
emission. The flash can be mounted on the camera by attaching it to the camera’s hot
shoe. You can also mount the flash on the specified flash bracket using the bracket
cable (optional).
Optional flash
Flash control
mode
GN (guide
number)
(ISO100)
FL-50
TTL-AUTO (Super FP
flash), TTL-AUTO,
AUTO, MANUAL,
MANUAL (Super FP
flash)
GN 50 (85 mm*)
GN 28 (24 mm*)
Functions available with optional flash units
FL-20
TTL-AUTO, AUTO,
MANUAL
GN 20 (35 mm*)
FL-40
TTL-AUTO, AUTO,
MANUAL
GN 40 (80 mm*)
GN 26 (28 mm*)
* Calculated based on 35mm film.