Olympus E-3 Digital - Manual (Page 18)

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Accessories
What accessories are available for the E-3?
Click here to view the System Chart for the E-3.
Does the E-3 support the Olympus wireless RC flash system?
The E-3 supports the Wireless Flash system in which the camera’s built-in flash acts as a
controller that sends data commands to FL-36R and FL-50R electronic flash units.
The system can control up to three groups of flash units. The camera and flashes have
four control channels to choose from so the flashes and camera will not receive signals
from other Olympus wireless RC flash systems operating nearby. The photo below shows
the main setup screen for the wireless flash system in the E-3.
The flash group, channel, and settings are then setup on the flash units. When the
camera shutter is tripped, the camera’s built-in flash emits a very high speed burst of
data in a pre-flash that commands the performance of the flash units.
This diagram shows a placement of three flash groups using the Wireless Flash system.
For details on the operation of the Wireless Flash system, please refer to the manuals for
the FL-36R and FL-50R.
Olympus wireless RC flash system flashes, such as the
FL-50R and the FL-36R can all be
purchased from authorized Olympus dealers or online directly from The Olympus Store.