Used Olympus FL-300R Wireless Flash, Guide Number of 20" Meters at ISO 100, 65" Feet

2018-01-01T19:00:00

For the price and size, this is an excellent flash. The FL300r can be tilted back for bounce. Be aware, the FL300r is NOT capable of being used as a "master" in the RC flash system, but it does function well as a remote flash. From my testing, the FL300r is quite easily triggered by the remote control system even under adverse conditions. I suspect the problem some reviewers have had with the battery door could have been avoided with a little trick: while pulling up gently of the battery door, pivot the door 90 degrees downward onto the batteries, making sure the outside edge of the door extends beyond the edge of the body of the flash, then gently slide the door back into the body until the leading edge is flush with the body. Very little force is required when done properly.

john

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2017-11-24T19:00:00

Like the other poster, the battery door just split in half. I only used the flash maybe twice and had not used in in over a year. Was just going to do the annual battery replacement when upon opening the battery door it split in two. Now I m trying to find a replacement door cover.

Andrew

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2017-10-25T20:00:00

Decent tiny flash, that tilts but does not rotates - will always fit in your bag jacket or trouser pockets. Fits well to the other Pen cameras but seem to designed to fit optical to the older Pens. In my opinion Less usable at the Pen-F, E-M1-II and E-M5-II. The FL-LM3 that comes with the cameras has less punch but rotates and tilts, is smaller and doesn't need batteries.

Torsten

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2016-10-18T20:00:00

While it lasted, this was a useful flash for me, not terribly powerful but sufficient for many situations and much better than the flash included with the EM-5. I really liked the wireless functionality to add some extra light in any part of the scene easily. Unfortunately, the battery door fell apart and with nothing to latch it closed, it became pretty useless. I've seen others complaining of the same thing, so it doesn't look like this was particular to my unit.

Spencer

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2013-12-02T19:00:00

I was surprised to find that the flash was capable of providing as much light as it did. Admittedly, I had to add anywhere from 0.8 to 1.2 exposure stops using Lightroom 5.2 to get the pictures to a better light level. Still, that is easily done with software, and the flash did a reasonable job, using the 14-150mm Olympus lens, during an indoor evening party. Nor did it hesitate, nor was the recycle between pics particularly noticeable. I was pleased. It is, however, not meant to be a flash for professionals.

ARTHUR J.

2013-06-16T20:00:00

This is a cheaply-made flash. The battery-door cover, fell off of mine and I have had to use duct tape to close it. I got it for free during an Olympus promotion last year. While it is better than the flash that ships with the camera, it is not something you can rely on to perform when you need it.??When I travel and shoot photos all day, I have to carry 3 extra sets of batteries for the flash, to make sure the flash will not go dead. Worse still, is that it takes a long time for the flash to recycle. I miss a lot of shots while I am waiting for the flash to refresh itself.There is some hope: ??I just ordered the FL - 600F Wireless Electronic Flash for my OM-D. I am hoping it will do a better job.

Linda

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2013-05-08T21:00:00

Great travel flash.

SCOTT B.

2013-04-08T21:00:00

Nice light weight, compact speed light to accompany my Olympus E-PL5. The fact that it has TTL remote is a bonus. The GN 20 is adequate for most of my needs (I usually shoot flash @ ISO 400-800).

Rotofoto

2013-01-21T19:00:00

It's a nice small flash that I use off-camera in RC mode with a clip-on flash on my Olympus Pen E-PL5. I originally bought it thinking it could be used on-camera as a master/commander in RC mode to trigger a FL-36R flash off-camera. It can't. It would have been perfect if it could. But, still, it's a nice unit that fits easily into a pocket.

DAVID T.

2012-04-21T20:00:00

The Olympus FL-300R flash effectively meets my requirements and exceeds my expectations. It provides all the application angles (full, fill, bounce, close macro) and power capabilities (from light shadow fill to illuminating a room) that one would expect of a standard external flash unit mountable on a hot shoe, but at the size and design weight to not overload or unbalance a compact system camera like the slim XZ-1. It additionally can operate mounted as TTL-Auto, or work by wireless remote to supplement the pop-up flash of the Olympus XZ-1 and certain Olympus PEN and other cameras. Photographs taken with this flash have far exceeded my expectations for quality from such a small unit. I bought this flash for its size and compatibility with my camera, and am fully satisfied by what it brings to the total package.

EricFromAllston

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