Congrats on the purchase. I think the price is very good for the
complete set, as the items are completely useful for digital
photography as well. I'm not sure what anyone might be expecting if
they don't think the T28 flashes are well made. I suppose I could
have lived without mine, but I'm glad I have them.
Joel W.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:01 AM, DrT (George Themelis)<drt-3d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's been a few minutes and have not seen any messages from the list... Is
> everyone OK? :)
>
> I just got a T28 Twin macro flash, and T Power Control 1. I paid $150 for
> both (good, bad?)
>
> I think I read here someone saying that they did not like the T28 and that
> it is not built as good as other Olympus OM equipment. I do a lot of macro
> stereo photography and thought that something like that would be useful.
>
> Overall, I like the unit. Two complains only :)
>
> 1. The cords that hold the flash units are very thick and heavy. You cannot
> move the flashes too far from the control unit. I think a straight (not
> coiled) cord and maybe longer would have been better.
>
> 2. The modeling lights require 6V. The control unit runs on 6V. How hard
> was it to power the modeling lights from the same power source as the
> control unit??? To use the modeling lights, I will need separate power,
> which makes the whole thing too complicated.
>
> Despite these complains, I like the unit.
>
> I already figured a couple of ways to attach the flashes (I do not have the
> macro ring, but even if I had it, it would have not been very useful for me
> because I am using the unit with non-Olympus non-2d non-traditional setups).
>
> When I find some time I will post pictures of my setups.
>
> George
>
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