>
>>I wonder if you're not confusing it with the T10, which didn't work at all.
>>The reflectors on the T8 curved the light back to the subject; the T10 was
>>not able to reach the subject. The few I tried gave me a negative flash
>>confirmation and were drastically underexposed...
>>
>
>
>Always wondering if I interpreted picture instructions correctly, I went
>back and double checked. Along with the usual "do not get wet" and "do not
>expose to temperature extremes" pictograms, there were a few I just did not
>quite understand. Since a picture is worth lots of typing, I scanned a
>portion of the 20mm/38mm instruction sheet to illustrate and placed it on my
>webpage at http://www.webgenuity.com/macropg.jpg The image marked "A"
>shows mounting the 20mm or 38mm directly to the OM body, with a large "X".
>Clearly, from Denton's outstanding results, this is doable. Directly below
>that pictogram, marked "B", is an OM with an extension tube, the 20mm -
>specified in text beside its picture - and the T8 Ring Flash 2, with an "X"
>directly over the 20mm. Pretty clear the intent there. The other one that
>got me, marked "C", is an OM with extension tube and 20mm, with T-10 raing
>flash 1 and ring cross POL, and an "X" thru the filter. Hmmmmm.
>
>The funny pictogram, marked "D" shows a lens falling into water, with an
>image of an angel with hands together floating on a cloud as the background.
>I guess that is to convey its all over but the prayers, eh? Every picture
>tells a story - don't it?
>
This is truly interesting. I was aware of the prohibition against using the
20 directly on the body. I just was curious about how easy/difficult it was
to use, since I had just bought it off the list. The camera was set up,
there was half a roll left, so what the hell, I figured? In fact there is a
'quality' to the photos (or lack thereof) that I ascribe to it not being on
a bellows. I'm having a hard time describing it, but part of it seems a
lack of contrast.
But it's beyond belief that they OK the T10 and nix the T8. The T10 simply
does not work on the 20, plain and simple. The lens is so close to the
subject that the light doesn't get near it. I'll have to run another
experiment with the 20 on the tele ext tube again with both flashes. Maybe
using it correctly will give a greater lens-to-subject distance and allow
the T10 to work; but it still wouldn't make sense why the T8 won't. Oh
well, guess if you've goota break the rules, break them all at one time!
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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