E system flash & OMD-EM1

[Sylvatica]

Working out what to flog to part fund the new camera body. Does the FL36 flash work with the OMD?

[Ian]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Yes, the E-M1 is completely compatible with the Olympus flash system.

Ian

[Sylvatica]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Thanks, Ian.

[andym]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

I'm not a great user of flash but do own an FL36 old version. I can't get it to work with my E-M1 in TTL mode only manual or auto.
Am I missing something, anyone any ideas.

[pault]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Hi Andy
I assume you are referring to using the flash mounted on the camera? I have the FL36R and when mounted, pressing the "mode" button cycles through: "auto", "manual" and "TTL auto". Presumably this is not happening with you.

[andym]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Hi Andy
I assume you are referring to using the flash mounted on the camera? I have the FL36R and when mounted, pressing the "mode" button cycles through: "auto", "manual" and "TTL auto". Presumably this is not happening with you.

Hi

Yes with the flash mounted on the camera. I can only get auto and manual as if the flash is not talking to the camera(although the flash will fire). Hence the shutter speed is very low in poor light.
I can put the camera into M mode and adjust the shutter speed to do what I want but that's messy.

Ps the flash works fine in all modes on my E5 so it's not the unit.

I'm stumpped.

[andym]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Sussed it, I cleaned the contacts on top of the E-M1 and hey presto. I assume over the 10 months I've had it with the cover filed away in the box it's got some crap on it.

[pault]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Hi again.
Just looked on internet, someone had same problem but with panasonic camera and FL36, cleaned contacts with eraser, cured problem.
Just a suggestion
paul

[pault]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Andy, you beat me to it.
Glad you solved problem
Pault

[andym]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

Hi Paul

See above, thanks anyway for the tip.

[hotbath1962]

Re: E system flash & OMD-EM1

The other thing I've noticed is that the flash needs pushing fully forward on the hotshoe. Even just a shade out seems to make a difference.