Comments on: Olympus UFL-2 Strobe Review http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/ Focused on Photography Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rob Spray http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6291 Rob Spray Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:16:31 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-6291 Hi Bryce, The strobe is zoom headed and can cover 12-42mm lens angles - and will do that automatically when wired/ manually when fibred. With a diffuser fitted it should cover out to 8mm. Regards Rob Hi Bryce,
The strobe is zoom headed and can cover 12-42mm lens angles – and will do that automatically when wired/ manually when fibred. With a diffuser fitted it should cover out to 8mm.
Regards
Rob

]]> By: Bryce DeMann http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5391 Bryce DeMann Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:56:05 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-5391 The strobe automatically adjusts the flash with the 14-42, Will it work with the 9-18mm and a domed port the same way? The strobe automatically adjusts the flash with the 14-42, Will it work with the 9-18mm and a domed port the same way?

]]> By: Taking SLRs Underwater – Part 2 | Warehouse Express http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4845 Taking SLRs Underwater – Part 2 | Warehouse Express Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:39:13 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-4845 [...] Several manufacturers now make systems which are an interesting hybrid; TTL systems which are controlled optically. These vary in complication. Some just copy the camera flash – which can work well, but it does have limitations. The best use the camera flash to transmit control data to a strobe optically via fibres. These offer all the control of wired TTL with no cable to corrode. The first of these to appear underwater is the Olympus UFL-2. Read my Olympus UFL-2 review. [...] [...] Several manufacturers now make systems which are an interesting hybrid; TTL systems which are controlled optically. These vary in complication. Some just copy the camera flash – which can work well, but it does have limitations. The best use the camera flash to transmit control data to a strobe optically via fibres. These offer all the control of wired TTL with no cable to corrode. The first of these to appear underwater is the Olympus UFL-2. Read my Olympus UFL-2 review. [...]

]]> By: Olympus PT-E06 Review | Warehouse Express http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4840 Olympus PT-E06 Review | Warehouse Express Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:37:20 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-4840 [...] the housing with the new UFL-2 strobe is a piece of cake (read Rob’s Olympus UFL-2 review). The wireless system even adds control options over the equivalent wired, housed FL-36 and [...] [...] the housing with the new UFL-2 strobe is a piece of cake (read Rob’s Olympus UFL-2 review). The wireless system even adds control options over the equivalent wired, housed FL-36 and [...]

]]> By: Olympus E-620 Review | Warehouse Express http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4838 Olympus E-620 Review | Warehouse Express Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:36:10 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-4838 [...] of the Olympus PT-E06 waterproof housing for the Olympus E-620. Read Rob’s review of the Olympus UFL-2 strobe for use with the PT-E06. Just read 'Olympus E-620 Review' @WexTweets (7 votes, average: [...] [...] of the Olympus PT-E06 waterproof housing for the Olympus E-620. Read Rob’s review of the Olympus UFL-2 strobe for use with the PT-E06. Just read 'Olympus E-620 Review' @WexTweets (7 votes, average: [...]

]]> By: Lighting links this week http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4158 Lighting links this week Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:01:40 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-4158 [...] Olympus UFL-2 underwater strobe has received a thorough review thanks to Rob Spray on WEXblog: It’s not the most powerful strobe in the world but it has superb finesse – wired or fibre [...] [...] Olympus UFL-2 underwater strobe has received a thorough review thanks to Rob Spray on WEXblog: It’s not the most powerful strobe in the world but it has superb finesse – wired or fibre [...]

]]> By: Rob Spray http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Rob Spray Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:16:43 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-3537 I know what you mean, but that's not what I'm suggesting. An underwater strobe is not the same as a dedicated flash. It does not include the advanced functions you'd expect of a modern flash or allow the control that a modern SLR offers over a flash. The Olympus RC system is full TTL in all modes with sync at all speeds and total control of the flash - it is an optical version of wired control. The Ikelite system is a translation, not native dedicated control and adds another point of failure to camera systems which already have their own TTL protocols. That is not to diminish the awesome high power and wide angle strobes that they make or suggest that they are not well made.but if you handled one you would see that the The UFL-2 is as well made as any Sea and Sea strobe (who clearly developed the casing) but also has all the functions of a dedicated land flash including a zoom head and sync speed at up to 1/4000th of a second - via wire or fibre. Via fibre you can if you choose control 3 groups of flashes in any mix of focal plane TTL, auto TTL or manual all from the back of the camera. It's very good. The Ikelite units are certainly designed from the outset as strobes rather than flashes but they are not dedicated much further than offering a ready light and a quench control. The housings are arguably dedicated but a modern land flash includes many functions which require a digital dialogue and I would be interested to learn of other options which include that. Regards Rob I know what you mean, but that’s not what I’m suggesting. An underwater strobe is not the same as a dedicated flash. It does not include the advanced functions you’d expect of a modern flash or allow the control that a modern SLR offers over a flash. The Olympus RC system is full TTL in all modes with sync at all speeds and total control of the flash – it is an optical version of wired control. The Ikelite system is a translation, not native dedicated control and adds another point of failure to camera systems which already have their own TTL protocols. That is not to diminish the awesome high power and wide angle strobes that they make or suggest that they are not well made.but if you handled one you would see that the The UFL-2 is as well made as any Sea and Sea strobe (who clearly developed the casing) but also has all the functions of a dedicated land flash including a zoom head and sync speed at up to 1/4000th of a second – via wire or fibre. Via fibre you can if you choose control 3 groups of flashes in any mix of focal plane TTL, auto TTL or manual all from the back of the camera. It’s very good.

The Ikelite units are certainly designed from the outset as strobes rather than flashes but they are not dedicated much further than offering a ready light and a quench control. The housings are arguably dedicated but a modern land flash includes many functions which require a digital dialogue and I would be interested to learn of other options which include that.

Regards

Rob

]]> By: Steve Cain http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/olympus-ufl-2-strobe-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 Steve Cain Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:57:01 +0000 http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/?p=2124#comment-3534 In reply to your opening paragraph. Ikelite have manufactured dedicated underwater strobes for a long time and they do it a lot better than Olympus. The DS range are far better constructed and offer true TTL operation - Olympus's fibre optic connection cannot do this. In reply to your opening paragraph. Ikelite have manufactured dedicated underwater strobes for a long time and they do it a lot better than Olympus. The DS range are far better constructed and offer true TTL operation – Olympus’s fibre optic connection cannot do this.

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