Andre, don't be concerned about shorting out the ready-light and quench
pins on the bottom of the T-20 and T-32 shoe feet. If you look at the
foot, you will notice a small black plastic "nubbin" that is pushed up by
the hot shoe when the flash is inserted, retracting the two extra contacts.
Olympus TTL shoes have a small recess molded into the plastic for this pin,
allowing all three of the contacts to mate up.
You should be able to use most any of the aftermarket hot shoe adapters
that have a 1/4-20 tripod socket in the bottom (or whatever mates up with
your light stand), --> so long as the contact area of the hot shoe is
flat.<-- This will give you a PC contact of whatever form the hot shoe
adapter provides.
Now, if your requirement is to mate up with an Olympus TTL cable, sadly the
rare TTL Auto Connector T20 is your only alternative for the T-20 (other
than the cheaply-made, even rarer, and no longer available Duo-Sync cord,
which wouldn't reach very far). The T-32 has a TTL connector built in,
obviating the need for the TTL Connector T20.
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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 22:17:29 -0800
From: Andre Goforth <goforth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Flash shoe mount for T32
Fellow Olympians,
What do you use for a flash shoe mount for T32/T20 on a tripod?
After several stops in Bay area (SF California) camera stores where photo
sales people treated like I was from another planet when I showed them a
T32 and tripod/light stand and asked for a bracket to attach the two,I now
ask you all:
Where do you get a bracket that goes between,say a Swivel Umbrella Adapter
or a plain tripod/light stand and the T32? Something that will not short
out the T32 with its 3 pins. I did find one after the salesman rummaged
around in a miscellanious box but if I try to put tape on the pins it does
fit because it is so tight. I am worried that I may short out the T32.
Andre
San Carlos, CA
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