OLYMPUS C 7070 INON D 2000

[pchris 0]

Hi, I'm a newbie to UW photograpy and I'm hoping the folks on this forum can help. I have an Oly C-7070 with an Oly PT-027 housing and one week ago i bought the inon flash d 2000(i hope that i made the right choice). does anyone could help me and tell me some information about the setup of my camera and the setup of the strobe, so i can start and take some good pictures? also do i have to put the screw so i turn off the advanced cancel circuit that has the strobe light???????????

[wolf 0]

Hi, I'm a newbie to UW photograpy and I'm hoping the folks on this forum can help. I have an Oly C-7070 with an Oly PT-027 housing and one week ago i bought the inon flash d 2000(i hope that i made the right choice). does anyone could help me and tell me some information about the setup of my camera and the setup of the strobe, so i can start and take some good pictures? also do i have to put the screw so i turn off the advanced cancel circuit that has the strobe light???????????

 

OK. I am using a similar setup but with a Ike housing.

 

Method 1

Set your camera flash to slave. This will cancel thre preflash. Put the magnet into the D2000. This will tell the strobe that there will be no preflash.

 

You should shoot in Manual mode. Set in MyModes aperture of f8 or f5.6, and shutter of 100/1000. Set strobe to External Auto and set the power level to f8 or f5.6. Shoot and see if it is over or underexposed. Adjust camera aperture accordingly.

 

Method 2

 

I think you can actually use the s-TTL on the strobe. But you would need to set the flash to internal. Also, i also think you have to take out the magnet from the strobe. Read the manual (if you don't have the English manual, go to the shop you bought it from. They are suppose to give you one).

 

I have always shot in Method 1.

 

 

Good Luck.

 

Tim

[Seriola 1]

I'm using a D2000W and i just use the S-ttl function, but I also have a sync cord. No magnet. Dunno if that helps. Always been wondering if I've been doing this correctly... I get ok exposures with it but then the strobe acts funky sometimes.

-Wyatt

[pchris 0]

Hi guys and thank you very much for your help

 

wolf i agree that external auto mode is the best way for the pictures. also a photographer of mine here in greece told me to use the strobe with the manual mode which means 1/4,1/8 or the full power. but i think this way needs a lot of experience. the weekend i will try to go to take a lot of pictures so i will try to make my best. i like very much macro photos do you know any secret about the apperture;

[erika 0]

Hi guys and thank you very much for your help

 

wolf i agree that external auto mode is the best way for the pictures. also a photographer of mine here in greece told me to use the strobe with the manual mode which means 1/4,1/8 or the full power. but i think this way needs a lot of experience. the weekend i will try to go to take a lot of pictures so i will try to make my best. i like very much macro photos do you know any secret about the apperture;

 

I've been using the D2000 with C7070 in Olympus housing for more than a year now and find the easiest way to get best results is TTL mode. No magnet. Use the Inon optical cable D to connect the strobe to the front of the camera housing, right in front of the internel flash. Than use the Olympus clear film to cover the internal flash to avoid lighting up the whole housing when the internal flash fires, this avoids a lot of backscatter. If you use only 1 flash in macro mode, place it over the top of your camera. For best results use 2 strobes. (avoids harsh shadows) I use the old Inon D180S as a second strobe in manual mode, just to fill in the shadow areas.

[Mak_Jing 0]

Hi Guys

 

I also started using the Olympus 7070 and Inon D2000 earlier this year. Took them on only one short dive trip so still getting use to the camera and strobe, and have to say I have not mastered using the Inon D2000 which tends to overexpose my photos.

 

Erika, can you please clarify when you mention putting the olympus clear plastic in front of the flash to prevent the flash from lighting up the case to prevent backscatter? I am using the black sticker that came with the optic cable for Inon D2000. Just wondering whether I am using the wrong thing.

 

Jing

[erika 0]

Hi Guys

 

I also started using the Olympus 7070 and Inon D2000 earlier this year. Took them on only one short dive trip so still getting use to the camera and strobe, and have to say I have not mastered using the Inon D2000 which tends to overexpose my photos.

 

Erika, can you please clarify when you mention putting the olympus clear plastic in front of the flash to prevent the flash from lighting up the case to prevent backscatter? I am using the black sticker that came with the optic cable for Inon D2000. Just wondering whether I am using the wrong thing.

 

Jing

 

 

Hi Jing,

Olympus sells something called "Clear Film" it doesn't come with the Inon cable at least I didn't get it with the cable.

It's like a transparent black piece of film, comparable to photo film, this comes with a sticker with a hole in it slightly smaller than the film itself so you can use it to stick it over the top of the camera strobe. Stick it on the camera itself, not on the housing. This way the cable still recognizes there's a strobe signal, but no actual strobe light comes out of the camera, thus avoiding backscatter.

I don't think it will make your pictures come out overexposed, that may be due to something else.

 

If your pictures are overexposed, try using a diffuser on your strobe, that may take care of the problem.

[Mak_Jing 0]

Hi Erika

 

Thanks for the advice. I think it's similar to the one that came with my Inon cable - mine was a black film that went over the camera flash stuck on with a piece of black fabric.

 

Can you please tell me the flash/camera settings you have on your camera for using sttl? I think maybe I am not setting it correctly.

 

I have been using a diffuser, and was trying to use the Sttl setting. But I am not sure why the photos turn out overexposed. I ended up not using sttl but changed it manually to a lower power flash.

 

Jing

[Alex_Tattersall 90]

I've been using the D2000 with C7070 in Olympus housing for more than a year now and find the easiest way to get best results is TTL mode. No magnet. Use the Inon optical cable D to connect the strobe to the front of the camera housing, right in front of the internel flash. Than use the Olympus clear film to cover the internal flash to avoid lighting up the whole housing when the internal flash fires, this avoids a lot of backscatter. If you use only 1 flash in macro mode, place it over the top of your camera. For best results use 2 strobes. (avoids harsh shadows) I use the old Inon D180S as a second strobe in manual mode, just to fill in the shadow areas.

 

Hiya,

 

Or, if you want to use the synch cord.. you can have a look at the testing report above which prevents you from having to modify your housing yet lets you use the hot shoe....