Some people think that TTL only works in macro photography... and maybe that's true for other TTL systems. Our TTL algorithms have been refined over two decades of digital cameras to precisely mimic each manufacturer's exact protocol. The result is a stunning effect that takes you from macro to wide angle photography and everything in-between.
All shots taken with the OM System TG-7 camera in RC Flash mode, FCON-T02 Fisheye Conversion Lens, ULTRAcompact Housing with Dome Port # 6233.14, and dual Ecko Fiber strobes in TTL mode.
PROBLEM: Sun in the Background
Seems like a confusing situation, right? You've got tons of light coming at you so you would think the camera will power down the strobe and say they're not needed.
WRONG. The TTL flash exposure is happening on the foreground subject. Use your aperture or shutter speed settings to properly expose the background, then the strobe automatically exposes the foreground subject.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
41mm • f/2.8 • 1/250 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Approaching Subject
This is an impossible situation- the turtle is finally swimming towards you... but how do you change both of your strobe settings quick enough to fire off more than one properly exposed shots as it approaches?
NO PROBLEM. TTL does it for you. Keep shooting and every shot will be bang on.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
44mm • f/4 • 1/40 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Low Setting Not Low Enough
Tired of chasing that turtle? Let's relax and shoot a photo of this conch. You're going to get an amazing close-up of its 'face' but the problem is your strobes are still over-powering it even in its lowest setting.
USE TTL. With TTL control you have access to hundreds of flash durations- not just a handful. TTL flash timings can get down to the microsecond for a perfectly petite punch of light.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
100mm • f/6.3 • 1/200 • ISO 200
PROBLEM: Subject Veiled Behind a Foreground Object
Hm ok jeez I thought macro was going to be easy but now we have something in the foreground will surely cause the strobes to blast out that poor grouper's eyeball.
OH NO YOU DIDN'T. The metering mode told the camera to expose based on the center of the frame. Damn that's clever.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
100mm • f/6.3 • 1/100 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Subject Not in the Center of the Frame
Ok I get it, there's a metering mode for that too.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
41mm • f/4 • 1/160 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Highly Reflective Objects
There was something about light bouncing off shiny surfaces that was supposed to be a problem but I'm not seeing the issue here.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
67mm • f/5 • 1/60 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Strobes Bouncing off the Sand
Many people have reported the unexplained phenomenon of TTL interference in sand fields. Conspiracy theorists suggest that it may be due to the sand being so light in color and light bouncing off in every direction.
AIM. Point your strobes at your subject and use TTL. That is all.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
44mm • f/4 • 1/40 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Washed Out Wide Angle
Now it seems like whenever I set up to shoot something larger, like this big barrel sponge, it ends up all milky and washed out. There's practically no color. No actually there is color, but only one: blue.
LOWER YOUR ISO. Cameras set to Auto ISO underwater will commonly choose something extremely high, which will convince your camera that no more light is needed. Create a bit of a light starved environment by choosing an ISO as close to 100 as possible and watch your strobes paint the scene.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
50mm • f/13 • 1/50 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Dynamic Lighting
Often a perfectly lit flash photo will look flat and boring. That's because balanced lighting eliminates the shadows that contour your subject and add drama.
MOVE YOUR STROBES. One easy way to shoot "manually" in TTL mode is to just move your strobes around. Move both to one side, or position one farther back than the other. Watch the LCD image review as the shadows in your image dance around.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
58mm • f/14 • 1/60 • ISO 100
PROBLEM: Wreck Photography
Ok everything went ok with those cute little fishies but this is a pretty big problem. I've got interesting stuff going on in multiple planes, and this thing is just huge.
GET PERSPECTIVE. Use flash to direct the viewer's attention in the frame. Remember that photography is fundamentally the capture of light. Paint a scene for your audience. Let TTL communication keep the strobes in line while you focus on composition.
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens + Dual Ecko Fiber Strobes in TTL Mode
44mm • f/4 • 1/40 • ISO 100
Additional Viewing
TG-7 Microscope Mode Settings for Underwater Photography [VIDEO]
OM System TG-7 Underwater Wide Angle Settings for FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens [VIDEO]
OM TG-7 BEST Wide Angle Option Underwater // FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens [VIDEO]
OM System TG-7 with FCON-T02 FISHEYE Lens! Ikelite Underwater Results from Cayman Islands [VIDEO]
One-Touch White Balance with OM System TG-7 and Olympus TG-6, TG-5 [VIDEO]
