The difference between 36 and 50 meters as guide numbers is 1 stop. Maybe for
the price difference you'll decide on a faster lens or to crank the ISO dial a
notch higher.
Chuck Norcutt
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From: Dan Mitchell <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
> > Looking at getting an Olympus flash for the E-500. Is there a HUGE
> > difference
> between
> > the FL-36 and FL-50 that might warrant me to spend the extra $200.00 for
> > the
> FL-50? I
> > am not a heavy flash user, however I would like try those slow sync shots
> using the
> > flash.
>
> Search the archives of the Olympus SLR forum on dpreview.com for a
> heck of a lot of people asking this question.
>
> They're functionally identical, everything the FL-50 can do, the FL-36
> can also do -- the FL-36 just doesn't recycle as fast or reach as far.
> The FL-36 is apparently fine for the majority of everyday use, the FL-50
> is that bit heftier (physically as well as flash-wise) if you think
> you'll need it.
>
> Comparing to OM series, the FL-50 gives marginally less output than a
> T-32 at the widest setting, but as soon as you start to zoom in, it wins
> out.
>
> -- dan
>
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