Years ago someone posted several pictures of a watch that were taken using
different OM flashes. The T8 was clearly the best for that picture ... it
showed the machining marks evenly. The T10 is the easiest to carry. The T28
can give the most flexibility to get shadows. ( I can't find my link but I
would bet the pictures are still posted somewhere - it might have been
http://www.dentontaylor.com/watch.htm .)
Some of the other camera makers' ring lights have a rotating shield so that
the ring light can also provide shadows. A list member pointed out that
fingers can block the light on the T10. The working distance of the 135 will
probably often be too much to get any significant shadows from partially
blocking a T10.
C.H. has an alternative macro flash setup that looks interesting
http://accura.com.hk/OM/flash-d.htm
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:41 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: which marco flash?
>
> T8 needs a reflector because the tube points backwards.
> T10 needs none because the tube points forwards.
>
> I have no experience with T8, but T10 is _very_ easy to use on the end of
> the lens. T28 is a bit more cumbersome, but not by any means difficult.
>
> The difference is in the shadows (of course). Do you want any modelling
of
> the subject? If you do, then T28 is the only way to go. If you want a
> completely flat rendition, then the T10 will give it to you (T8 I suspect
> will give a lower contrast result than T10). But sometimes you do need
some
> shadows, and you can use T32 ND filters and wideangle adapter to control
> (and tone down) the T28.
>
> --
> Piers
>
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