I have a third-party electronic flash. Can I use it on the
E-P1?Flash units that are not part of the Olympus E-System may pose
problems if used on the E-P1.Thyristor-type flash units can be used
with the E-P1s Manual shooting mode as long as the sync voltage
does not exceed 6.5 VDC. Third-party TTL flash units will not have
TTL capability but possibly may be usedwith Manual exposure
control. Olympus can only guarantee the operation of Olympus flash
units.Testing the Voltage of Vintage Flash UnitsAvoltmeter, or
digital multimeter, can be used to test the voltage of a vintage
flash unit. To measure voltage, turn on the flash unit and allow it
fully charge. Then, measure the voltage between the positive
contact and the negative one on the hot-shoe of the flash unit. The
positive contact should be the center pin and the negative contact
is generally a small, recessed, metal square along the edge.
Achiever 115 A/S: 3.9-10.6 volt Achiever 115 M: 64 volt Achiever
260AF: 3 volt Achiever 260T: 253 volt Achiever 321AZ: 298 volt
Achiever 360LCD: 4.5 volt Achiever 632LCD: 4.0-5.6 volt Achiever
828: 250 volt Achiever DZ260: 3.4 volt Achiever DZ265: 5 volt
Achiever TZ250: -8.5 voltReverse polarity Agfatronic 165: 247 volt
Agfatronic 201B: 80-240 volt Agfatronic 221CB: 230 volt Agfatronic
222CS: 198 volt Agfatronic 240B: 238 volt Agfatronic 261CB: 64 volt
Agfatronic 280CB: 29.6 volt Agfatronic 280VB: 50 volt Agfatronic
2A: 210 volt Agfatronic 301CB: 240 volt Agfatronic 302CSI: 6.2 volt
Agfatronic 320CA: 170 volt Agfatronic 320CBS: 160-250 volt
Agfatronic 341CA: 238 volt Agfatronic 343CS: 6.5 volt Agfatronic
383CS: 6.6-11.5 volt Agfatronic 401BCS: 212 volt Agfatronic 643CS:
6.7 volt Aico Auto Pro 38: 202 volt Albinar 100 MDT-Twin: 3 volt
Albinar 90 MDT: 3.2 volt Argus Automatic 9138: 270 volt Armatar 90
MDT: 10 volt Balcar Super A2400: -202 voltReverse polarity Bauer
E218B: 230 volt Bauer E336 ABS: 227 volt Bauer E428 ABS: 267 volt
Bauer E528 AB: 253 volt Bauer Ultrablitz 38 Logic: 8.4 volt
Berotron 2500D: 5 volt Berotron 3000AF: 6 volt Bilora D140 RF: <
6 volt Blacks CB 32: 64 volt Blacks DM360BT: 4 volt Blacks DZ 40: 8
volt Blacks DZ 80: -8.5 voltReverse polarity Blacks TDZ 120:
2.6-4.4 volt Boots 1600: 43 volt Bower SFD35: (same?)Your marginal
call6.3V, measured byTom Crowning
34 AF/CYes4.47V, measured by Oliver Karstens
CX40Yes4.3-5.2V, also per Tom Crowning
MD 34SYes5.92V, measued by Michael Neuhaus
DC36Yes2.52V, also by Frank Gaehler
Digislave2000No200V measured by Rich Scarlet
3000Yes7V measured by Rich Scarlet
DynaliteAnyIffy?10V (EOS FAQ)
Elinchrom(various)Your Call9V these days, but back over 20 years
they ran as high as 30V, according to Elinchrom Customer Service
via Tony Wu
FalconEyesDE 250Your Call...-14.5V, center negative; measuered
by Martin Srenson,who had no luck firing it from a 300D
FujiGAYes3.52V, reported byEJ Haas
FLMX29No216V, measured by"Tom on AOL"
GMIInfrared transmitterNo324V, measured by Sandy Levenberg(just
for IR?)
HanimexTZ*2No225V measured by Simon Heath
TZ36Yes4.6V measured by David Cox
TX325Yes3V measured by Ulrich H&omlu;xterman
CX440No180V measured by "Dave L"
Pro 550No234V measured by R. Prieto
TZ755CPYes4.5V measured by Mike Mahoney
TS855No209V measured by Jonathom Holtom
tZ2500No196V measured by Alastair Cardwell
HenselContra 500Your Call16.3V @10microAmps for all output
ranges, as measured and reported by Jan de Vreij Dwingeloo
Super Miniflash 500No41.2V per "Mike from Germany"
2-channel IR triggerYour Call17V per Teemu Virtanen
HitaconMiniNo190V measured byBigWaveDave
Holgon2800 HCYes~5.4V measured by Whay Lee
HoneywellAuto Strobolite 52No115V as measured and reported by
Karl Haug
Strobonar 892SYesA tiny 1.25V (!?), measured by Neil
Viglione(who had to reverse the shoe polarity)
IkeliteSubstrobe 50Yes5.28V from Harold Kroeker
Substrobe DS-125Yes5.14V, also from Harold Kroeker
ImageCBD-30Yes2.9V, measured byRay Watson
CZ-65No201V from Dave Stacey
CBZ-2500Yes3V from "Kelvin"
Itorex3000TwYour Call...23V, reported by Asle Feten
Jessop220TBZNo212V measured by David Aldred
280ABZNo70V measured by "TomCee" Cramer,249V from Mark
Butler
Kakonet4500No210V measured by Aapo Tammisto
Kalimar171ANo238V measured by Ted Coffey
175AYour Call4-5V measured by Michael Meissner,but183Vmeasured
by Derek Misener...
TW-3600Yes5.71V measured by Tom Altman
KenlockTV45Your call10V measured by Barry Maufe
Kitstar50BCNo160V measured by Greg Bloor
KMartPro-700No229V measured byBob Rinelli
KodakGear AutoNo222.1V, measured by Steve Spartz
80030 (made by Tiffen)No235.6V, measured by Jim Gatling
KonicaHexar HX-14Yes5.89V, reported byEJ Haas
Hexar HX-18WYour Call8.4V measured by Craig Schroeder
LeicaCFYour Call10-11V measured byJoe Lim
LumedyneAllYour call12V since 1992, about 100V before,
reportedDirect from Lumedyne(see sidebar below)
Luxon132 AFcYes1.23V(!) measured by Tarmo Pekola
Metz20 B3Nope168V reported by Gerardo Nieto
20BC4No185V reported by Gran Samuelsson
20BC-6Yes