Flash Q's

[blue-october-fan]

My friend's dad gave me his old Olympia FL-40 cuz he doesn't have a camera anymore... I know NOTHING about flashes, so I was wondering (sorry if it's a stupid question) if these flashes are compatible with Nikon cameras??? :/ probably not, but if it's possible, i would like to know... he said to sell it if i can't use it :) sooo anything?????

thanks!!

~Lauryn

[Daniel W.]

Olympia or Olympus? Olympia made cheap plastic 35mm cameras that looked "cool" back in the day but were cereal-box grade quality, Olympus is a current respected (by most) company, of which the FL-40 is a model of flash they produce.

It is not TTL (auto flash) compatible with the Nikon (Nikons play with Nikons, Olympus' plays with Olympus' - it's a tough playground out there). You could use it in manual power mode in which you can control the power of the flash in increments, probably off camera. Or sell it.

[tc95]

Lauryn...I would check the manual on that flash and make sure it puts out a safe voltage for your Nikon...if it is a higher volt flash more than 24+ volts it could do damage to your hotshoe on your camera or worse...if you don't know do a google search for it and make sure...also check your manual for your Nikon camera...and see what is an acceptable range for the voltage of the hotshoe...

Looks like a nice flash...if you can download the manual...and it is safe...you can probably use it on your camera in manual mode with great success...

Happy Shooting...

[blue-october-fan]

thanks! yeah, it's olympus... oops