Olympus T20

For the money, this is a great little beginner flash, but it is lacking a few features that could make it better. For a few extra bucks, you can get the T32, which has a better range and a bounce head. Its still in my bag just in case, but it doesn;t see too much use anymore.

Great little lightweight flash for general use. Automatic control makes it easy to use on OM models with OTF metering (doesn't work in auto with my OM-G) Takes average AA batteries and lasts quite a while. Reasonable recharge time

In manual, the instrument panel is small and the slides are difficult to operate. Not suitable as the primary light source for portrait work as it has no bounce capabilities. Range is a little short, but these are features found in more expensive flashes, not on this little guy. No available filters or accesories.

T32, Sunpak with bounce and swivel

Haven't needed it.

This flash has given me great pictures in a large range of environments, from pictures in absolute darkness to fill flashes letting me take pictures indoors at an evening party with ASA 200 film and an f 3.5 lens. I don't know anything about hard stats on how much light the thing can produce, I do not use flashes much. But for pictures within about 18' it has always served me fine, and also did a great job on closeups in complete darkness. While I enjoy complete manual control over my camera, I also appreciate having a flash that talks to the camera and figures everything out on its own. When using complete automatic control, the camera meters the light the flash produces through the lens and turns the flash on for just long enough to expose the film right.¨

Light, small, complete automatic control through compatible Olympus OM-series with hot shoe. (I use an OM shoe-3 with an OM2) Runs on two AA batteries which is convenient. It's best to use Lithium AA's, but if they go dead, you can pick up alkalines anywhere and it will work. By reversing a back panel, you can choose between automatic control by an OM, automatic control by the flash with an ASA setting, or manual flash control. Decent charge time.(usually under 2 seconds).

Controls are small and a little hard to read/manipulate. Of course, if you are using it with automatic control, all you need is the on/off switch. Because the flash is compact, it sits low on the camera, which does not provide a very significant angle between the lens and the light, which makes people's faces look worse if the flash is the primary light source. (That is, their faces would look better if lit from an angle rather than straight on.) It's also bad with red-eye..

None, except maybe the built-in flashes on instamatics, which this is much better than.

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