C4040 Strobe, what kind?

[Ronsch]

I just picked up a C-4040 off Ebay a few minutes ago!!

 

[mike thompson]

Hi all,

I have the need for a proper strobe rather than the camera flash.

However, I do not understand which one is the appropriate one. Ie. For example what is preflash and does my camera use a preflash? I have an Olympus C4040.

Also which is better, the Ikelite strobes or the Sea & Sea ones? Or is this a bit of a Chev v Ford question?

The reason that I ask is that there seems to be somewhat of a price difference with between the "digital" strobe and the ordinary strobes.

Thank for any guidance.

Cheers.

I have had both I like the YS90 with C4040 But like the Ikalite 125 it is best fot TTL on C5050.
I have a C8080 now and use the 125 with TTL and use My YS90 for slave

 

[Wolverine]

Funny that no one here talks about the Inon strobes. The Inon D2000 should be considered if you are using a C4040. Go to www.inonamerica.com to have a look.

 

[ReyeR]

Funny that no one here talks about the Inon strobes. The Inon D2000 should be considered if you are using a C4040. Go to www.inonamerica.com to have a look.

Good point. With it's 'Advanced Cancel Circuitary' the D-2000 (and D-180) are much better suited for a pre-flash camera like the C4040 (IMHO). The D-2000 has all the modes (S-TTL, External Auto and full Manual) you'll ever need. Problems are:
- it has no sync cord connector so if intend to upgrade to a setup that uses sync cords then you're stuffed
- there's no fibre optical mounting kit for an Ikelite housing

 

[Wolverine]

Well, apparently, Inon Japan has a convertor to convert a sync cord signal to a infrared, specifically for the Nikon I think. Unfortunately, that is not available in the US (due to some patent problem). As for mounting kit, you can always modify. I am actually using a Epoque connector to my CP-4. Inon doesn't make one for Fantasea.