2 June 2008
To celebrate its flagship E-3 camera, Olympus is offering a special promotion. For a limited time, you can now claim a free FL-50R wireless flash with any purchase of an E-3.
For a limited time, Olympus is offering all purchasers of the award-winning E-3 a free FL-50R wireless flash. All you need to do to be eligible for this promotion is purchase an E-3 between 1 June and 31 August 2008 and register it online by 11 October 2008. To be eligible for this promotion, just send a copy of your purchase receipt, a print out of your online registration form and the original barcode from your E-3 product box.
For full details of this promotion, please visit:
www.olympus.co.uk/flash-for-free
Forget dealing with cumbersome cables when wanting to get the perfect lighting for your photographic subjects. Thanks to the Olympus remote control (RC) wireless flash unit FL-50R, cordless lighting set-ups are a convenient reality. This wireless unit is ideal for use with the Olympus E-3 DSLR which enables the control of up to three different flash groups directly from the camera - no separate commander unit is required. Photographers benefit from extreme flash unit versatility and never again need to be hindered in the studio or in the field by troublesome wires.
The E-3 is now available from around £1100 for body only whilst the FL-50R is available from around £450.
FL-50R - main features:
GN50 power
Wireless remote control in three groups (A, B and C)
Control settings directly from camera LCD
Choice of four channels to avoid interference
Extendable transmission distance
Option of TTL Auto, Auto, and Manual modes
Bounce and swivel head
Usual synchronisation speed 1/180 sec.
Super FP Mode up to 1/4000th sec
Built-in diffuser can be used to obtain wide-angle coverage at an 8mm focal lengthequivalent to 16mm on a 35mm camera)
Red-eye reduction, slow synchnd 2nd curtain synch
Flash coverage is automatically adjustedn several steps to correspond to the focal length of the lens when zooming
Flash recycle time less than 1.3 sec. when optional SHV-1 Flash High-Voltage Set is used