Hi,
I'm answering my own questions after receiving a few guidelines,
and suggestions from other Internetters...
> 1) So the intensity of the flash varies according to the aperture I set
> (and the distance of the subject)??
Yes.
> 2) I assume you're talking about the OTF over/under exposure symbols.
> I found it very hard to get it to get it to blink over/under (by
> setting high ISO, largest aperture, really close to the subject,
> etc.) and when it did, it appeared after the shot was taken!! What's
> the point of that?? I have to test/waste a frame to determine that
> I'm over/under exposed??
It is displaying the result of the last exposure. Reason I was confused
was that I thought it was metering first then telling me that I will
over/under expose the shot if I didn't change the aperture. Therefore
it's a post exposure metering rather than pre-exposure metering.
> 3) I bought the "Complete Olympus User's Guide" today and it mentioned
> "The T32, too, is equipped with a reversible panel for selecting the
> flash mode. If the blank side is visible, the unit will use TTL
> flash metering with the OM-2...".
>
> The reversible panel on the T32 flash is only for the convenience of
> the photographer right?? There aren't any hidden switches to detect
> which side the panel is on?? Similary the same goes for the GN32 and
> GN16 slide bar?? No electronic switches linked to them too??
Incorrect, the slidebar is an electronic switch!! Thought the actual
panel itself is just a guide.
As to the different concepts of flash photography :-
TTL - completely auto as long as the aperture doesn't go above the 1/60
mark (which seems to be the case for ISO 100 films).
Manual Auto - I can select 3 intensity ratings, which have a recommended
F-stop and distance.
Thank you all for your explanations and being so patient with me. Maybe
I jumped the gun by purchasing such a sophisticated manual system
without knowing what I was going into.
Sean
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Sean H.Y. Chan (sean@xxxxxxxxxx)
IT Consultant
DSM Group Pty. Ltd. +61 414 467-077 (M)
PO Box 1493, West Perth, 6872, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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