Does Olympus EPL work with sTTL?

[Master scuba siesta]

I would like to buy an Olympus EPL but I don´t know if I can connect the flashes Inon in sttl mode?

Thanks for your anwsers?

 

[ScubaMarc]

STTL on Inon strobes works by mimicking the camera's strobe, start and end of the flash cycle. There should be no reason it does not work.

 

[Master scuba siesta]

Thanks for your anwser.

 

[Master scuba siesta]

Maybe the question should be if the Olympus epl1 works properly with TTL

 

[ScubaMarc]

try reading this: Feature of INON Technology [S-TTL Auto]
and
Reef Photo & Video Support Center - KnowledgeBase - Selecting the proper settings for INON strobes


I do not own the camera but if the camera can do all the preflash requirements through the lens and is not blocked by the housing it should work. The camera does not know there is an external strobe attached, it only knows there is plenty of light and the camera should turn it's internal flash off to compensate. Turning off the internal flash, will turn off the inon strobe.

 

[watboy]

Ok, I must be getting old but I can't figure this out.

From Inon's blog

INON NEWS: Compatibility with Olympus E-PL2/PT-EP03

Usable only when built-in flash of the 『E-PL2』 is set to "TTL".
INON strobe is not compatible with Olympus "wireless RC flash system".

I can't find how to set the E-PL2 to TTL. I scoured the manual and the only reference to setting to TTL is for external RC strobes. Where is this setting of TTL for the built-in flash? how do i know if TTL is working?

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

I have an e-pl2. The proper on-camera flash seting is "fill" from the flash menu. This fires the flash every time but gives you TTL auto flash exposure. The off-camera flashes will mimic the on-camera flash. Even better, you can combine this setting with full manual control over the non-flash part of the exposure just by setting the camera exposure mode to manual. Thus, you can under-expose your background but still get proper vibrant exposure on you main subject with the flash.

You do not want the "wireless RC system" enabled as that only works with dedicated Olympus strobes.

Setting the camera to "fill" works great, no worries. I use it with Sea and Sea YS-01s set to "D-TTL" and connected with fiber optic cables. I think the Inon works the same way.

 

[watboy]

Thanks. I was hoping I could reduce the flash power inorder to save battery life, but i guess i'll have to use Fill. After going through the manual in more depth I found this custom flash setting in F. There's no name for it, but its the 3rd option. The manual says

"When set to ON, it will be added to the exposure compensation value and flash intensity control will be performed"

It sounds like this is TTL? Do i need to turn this on? I'm used to red eye reduction being noticeable, I will I be able to perceive the preflash with my own eyes?

I have an e-pl2. The proper on-camera flash seting is "fill" from the flash menu. This fires the flash every time but gives you TTL auto flash exposure. The off-camera flashes will mimic the on-camera flash. Even better, you can combine this setting with full manual control over the non-flash part of the exposure just by setting the camera exposure mode to manual. Thus, you can under-expose your background but still get proper vibrant exposure on you main subject with the flash.

You do not want the "wireless RC system" enabled as that only works with dedicated Olympus strobes.

Setting the camera to "fill" works great, no worries. I use it with Sea and Sea YS-01s set to "D-TTL" and connected with fiber optic cables. I think the Inon works the same way.

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

I would just stick with "fill" Red-eye reduction adds more pre-flashes and I don't know if that would mess things up or not. "Fill" works just fine and I have not run out of battery yet on dives up to 90 minutes with combined photo and video.

 

[Wisnu]

If you want to save your battery life use manual and set at the lowest power setting just enough to trigger the strobe. Although the EPL-1 STTL is also working with manual mode but I prefer the strobe manual control. With few practice, you can control better than the camera.