HiGreg!!
The correct way to test is #1. to use the GREY little piece
of paper which came fitted on the film track when you bought
the OM 4Ti or to have film in the camera while testing.
This will give the metering cell a correct 18 0rey to read.
Sunil Manga.
Greg Heier wrote:
>
> I noticed this when I was actually trying to take some indoor pictures,
> where the light was about 1/2s at f/2.8 with Kodachrome 64 loaded.
>
> It's quite possible I did something wrong (though there doesnt seem to
> be much to do with TTL flash), as I'm new to TTL flash, having just
> purchased a T20 and T32 recently.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Shawn Wright
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 9:07 PM
> To: Olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] OM4 slow sync
>
> On 17 Aug 98, at 16:39, Greg Heier wrote:
>
> > I had a somewhat related flash question... on my OM-4T in auto with
> T-32
> > in dedicated mode I get no flash unless it finds that the exposure
> would
> > be longer than 1 second. Is this the way its supposed to work (I could
> > and probably will shoot with it on manual 1/60th in the future, but
> I'm
> > curious)? (1 sec is a bit long for handholding :).
> >
> You're not testing without film in the camera are you? I did the
> same thing, and was worried about my 4T until I realized it was
> taking an OTF reading from the *black* pressure plate, which is of
> course much less reflective than film. ummm.. hmm.. I just
> realized what I was getting is the opposite of what you describe.
> So how were you testing this again?
>
> Shawn & Janis Wright
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