OM-1, Sea&Sea YS D3 DUO strobes and Turtle flash trigger

[scubaskinut]

For many years, I've been frustrated by how long it takes Olympus and OM cameras to take a second image after the first one. The limiting factor has always been the little Oly flash unit used to trigger the strobes. Oly cameras won't take a second picture until the flash unit is fully charged which takes about three seconds! Additionally, the flash unit relies on the camera's battery to recharge.

The o-Turtle Smart TTL trigger is the solution. The trigger has it's own internal, rechargeable power supply and is super fast. You can take picture, after picture, after picture as fast as you can actuate the shutter, less than one second between shots. (When coupled with the D3 DUO strobes you can also use RC control between the camera and strobes. RC is a more accurate TTL for Olympus cameras.)

Yesterday, I took my camera, OM-1 fitted with the Turtle flash trigger and dual YS D3 DUO strobes, in the water off of Southern California. Conditions were not optimal, with dark, green water and limited visibility.

I am very, very pleased with the new setup. Taking multiple images as fast as I could pull the trigger was fantastic. No more having to wait until the flash recharges.

I did not try burst firing of the camera but I suspect, as long as you aren't getting a full dump from the strobes, you can shoot even faster.

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I just received my TRT Turtle 2 smart flash trigger. I have Olympus OMD EM1 Mark ll. Do you have any suggestions on the camera flash settings that I need to set up in camera to take advantage of the TTL
I also got the S&S YS D3 duo. Thanks for any help!
scubaskinut

 

[jlyle]

I just received my TRT Turtle 2 smart flash trigger. I have Olympus OMD EM1 Mark ll. Do you have any suggestions on the camera flash settings that I need to set up in camera to take advantage of the TTL
I also got the S&S YS D3 duo. Thanks for any help!
scubaskinut

It's been so long since I set up my Turtle 2 and YS D3 duo strobes than I've forgotten how I did it, other than it was very confusing but once I got it to work, I've been very happy.