because my original system flashes of Olympus were too expensive, I bought this new system flash from Metz for my Olympus E-620.
The Auspackfreude was relatively muted. In the package there was only the flash and a manual. Bag or stand in vain.
The services of the Metz mecablitz 44 AF-1, however, have exceeded my expectations by far. Who so far knows only the built-in flash of the E-620, will be surprised by the many possibilities arise with the 44 AF-1. My conclusion first: the best accessory that I have ever bought myself for my Olympus E-620.
By rotating and swiveling flash gives the opportunity, regardless of the camera attitude (portrait or landscape) to flash indirectly, ie. Over a white ceiling or wall Even if a person at close range is flashed directly, the lightning regulates reliably TTL metering.
A light diffuser and a reflector card can be "pulled" when needed. The built-in flash power zoom controls independently by at changing the focal length.
Absolutely amazing but now comes: the Remote Control operation of the flash of the Olympus E-620 is remote controlled. And the very reliable. Even the TTL metering is still working perfectly. For example, I found the flash to Remote Control and put in a softbox. The Olympus E-620 was about 5 meters. With the Olympus I then made several recordings (studio). The Metz 44 AF-1 has the situation every time illuminated correctly. Proper illumination is confirmed by lightning with a short flash of the flash button. About the Remote Control function can even flash output to be adjusted individually.
How does Remote Control of Olympus? The camera measures (TTL) the required flash output and sends the data over the camera's flash to the external flash. It is done so shortly before the actual triggering of the external flash, the user does not even notice that here at all data are exchanged. And not as a stroboscopic flash orgy special as short pre-flash, which is indistinguishable from the main flash. The person to be photographed does not feel harassed. I have the camera own flash even covered with a cardboard disc so that the person to be photographed does not see this. Nevertheless, the data were sent reliably to the external flash.
The flash Metz 44 AF-1 does not have a display, to 5 keys for operation. In my opinion, the operation is facilitated considerably. Individual settings can I make directly on the display of the E-620.
My conclusion I have already anticipated above: my best accessories for my e-620th
Hope to have helped.
Greetings from
Matze, Ali of the hand bag
