learning with the E-PL1 today...

[chile7236]

had some non-firing strobe issues and the shutter speed stopped @ 160 for reasons unknown to me but here are some shots from my first day out.

 

[PHIL RUDIN]

Whatever strobe you're using outside the housing is controlled by the strobe on the camera inside the house via the fiber-optic cables. Since the maximum sync speed on your onboard strobe is 1/160 of the second that's as fast as the camera is going to fire regardless of what shutter speed setting you dial land before you pop up the onboard strobe. The failure of the external strobes firing maybe a result of not having waited long enough for the internal strobe to recycle.

Phil Rudin

 

[TSandM]

Pretty darned nice for the first day out with a camera. In fact, just pretty darned nice!

 

[mjh]

Way better than my first day out when I thought I could unplug my electrical sync cord underwater to get a better connection.

 

[deeper thoughts]

nice.

 

[SEMO Scuba]

Nice pics for first try!

 

[chile7236]

Phil, it was only my D2000 that wouldn't fire consistently. I thought I had solved it by switching to auto but it was flaky on my second dive as well. When I wrote stuck at 160, I should've clarified that the camera would not let me set it faster...I only had 160 and below available. When I took the camera out of the housing, I had access (at least setting wise) to all shutter speeds. I will mess with it some more today. Thank you.

 

[terson]

What Phil told you is correct, the max shutter speed that you can get with the strobe extended is 160.
If you want to go higher you have to go to RC mode in the menus and use specialised Olympus strobes. . .
Bruce

 

[chile7236]

That clarifies it....thank you. Is that the case with all the PENs?

 

[jazzcatlee]

Very good. Were the wide angle shots taken using the dome port you just got?