Strobes supporting Olympus RC mode

[d^2b]

Now that I have an (AOI UH-OM1-II) strobe trigger that supports only manual or Olympus RC mode, I'm curious what strobes support TTL via Olympus RC mode. I know about AOI Q1 RC, Sea&Sea YS-D3 Duo RC, and Backscatter Hybrid, and some Ikelite strobes using the RC1 TTL receiver. Are there others?

EDIT 1: fixed YS2 -> YS-D3
EDIT 2: started consolidated list

• AOI Q1 RC
• Backscatter MF2 and Hybrid
• Ikelite RC1 TTL receiver + DS51, DS160II, DS162, DS230, or DS232
• Marelux
• Olympus UFL 1-3
• Sea&Sea YS-D3 Duo

 

[tcherna]

Remember though that RC mode only works with OLY lenses, the Panasonic 45 macro does not work with it.
Bill

I've heard this but do we know why? I don't understand how the lens would have an effect on TTL metering and control...

 

[bvanant]

Yes, the camera needs to talk to the lens to make the exposure correctly. I think it should be possible to write firmware around this but for now, you need OLY (or OM systems) lenses.
Bill

 

[bvanant]

I'm not going to say the T word, but they are cheaper in Europe, e.g.

https://www.uwcamerastore.com/aoi-uis-p1-ultra-inteli-strobe

Yes, that is true (I think they are like 900 euro). It is interesting about the Tariff BS. For a while Backscatter was selling AOI housings for the OM-1 for $1500 (expecting a tariff). Now they are back down to more reasonable prices. In any case, too big for the tiny things I like to shoot.
Bill

 

[DagrScuba]

Now that I have an (AOI UH-OM1-II) strobe trigger that supports only manual or Olympus RC mode, I'm curious what strobes support TTL via Olympus RC mode. I know about AOI Q1 RC, Sea&Sea YS-D3 Duo RC, and Backscatter Hybrid, and some Ikelite strobes using the RC1 TTL receiver. Are there others?

EDIT 1: fixed YS2 -> YS-D3
EDIT 2: started consolidated list

• AOI Q1 RC
• Backscatter MF2 and Hybrid
• Ikelite RC1 TTL receiver + DS51, DS160II, DS162, DS230, or DS232
• Marelux
• Olympus UFL 1-3
• Sea&Sea YS-D3 Duo

Adding a couple more as I've been researching for my own purchase!

- New AOI Q1i -> Basically the same as the Q1 RC, but supports auto TTL on more systems than olympus.
- New AOI Ultra P1 -> Larger / more expensive strobe that also supports RC on olympus/OM.
- New Ikelite Echo (fiber) -> I believe it says it supports RC TTL out of the box without the usual Ikelite TTL receiver. Nice!