X-E1, Legacy Lenses and Flash

[Lawrence Sheperd]

Just got the X-E1 body today and have mounted my Zuiko lenses. So far very satisfied with the results.

One question that I can't find documentation for. Is it possible to enable the built-in flash in the "shoot without lens" mode? Currently the flash settings are greyed out, so I assume that you must have an xf lens mounted (or perhaps use an external flash.) Any insights are much appreciated.

 

[back alley]

do you have it in 'silent' mode?
flash does not work in silent mode.

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

Oh! Thanks soooo much! Seeing as how I've been tasked with photo duty tonight, I was beginning to drift into panic mode. I'm turning the sounds back on now.

As an aside, I wonder what the thinking was behind that decision?

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

Yay! And Ten Characters a Leaping!

 

[back alley]

no idea why the flash is connected to the silent mode...i'd like to thump my chest but i did the same thing as you (and many others here)...

 

[tekst]

Yep I too did the same thing. You can turn off all the sounds individually in the menus and effectively have silent mode whilst still being able to use flash. Merry Christmas!

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

Thanks for the info. Now that the grandchildren have gone home, I'm going to curl up by the fire with my Jameson and the manual.

Here's a straight from camera jpg using the Zuiko 28/3.5, no pp. The original is amazingly sharp for being hand-held. According to the EXIF data, the shutter speed was 1/56 and ISO was 1600: