I rather curious about the OM-3Ti (the commemorative edition). Is this
different from the OM3-Ti in dark brown finish?
Seong Wan
Kenneth Sloan wrote:
> I have a rather eclectic collection of OM equipment - some very old and
> some very new. I'm looking for advice on how to make the old and new
> work together.
>
> The current project involves an ancient T45 flash and a fairly new
> OM-3Ti (the commemorative edition). Can someone who really knows tell
> me the various ways that these two can be mated?
>
> I purchased the T45 many, many years ago from a mailorder outfit
> reknowned for stripping extras from the factory pack - so the T45 I have
> has ONLY the PC cord; it's even missing the hand strap (any clues on
> where I can find one of those?) So, it may be that I need a cord, or an
> adaptor, to get the most flexibility out of this combo. Of course,
> everything works just fine when I use the most vanilla setup (letting
> the T45 figure the exposure). I'm looking for advice on how to do it
> "right".
>
> Failing that...there's room in my budget for a new flash setup for the
> OM-3Ti. I can profitably dedicate an OM-1 body to the T45 flash and
> continue to use them as a fixed unit. The question then becomes -
> what's the best addition to the -3Ti?
>
> constraints - I don't think I want the flash directly on the shoe - but
> on the other hand a fixed location on a bracket would be fine (I don't
> need to wave the flash around in one hand while positioning the body
> with the other hand.
>
> (oh yeah...a second question: what's the best battery maintenance
> schedule for the T45 battery. Left to my own devices, I am likely to
> leave the battery in the charger most of the time, pulling it out only
> when the need arises to take some shots. Will this damage the battery?
> the alternative seems to be to leave it OUT of the charger, only to find
> it discharged when I need it - requiring actual advance planning to
> recharge it in advance. My usage would be relatively infrequent.
>
> Back to flashes for the -3Ti...I probably need TWO. One small, light
> duty, shoe-mount that I can carry when I'm travelling light (for when I
> don't really expect to need flash, but just in case...) - and the other
> for more planned activities where a bracket, etc. would not be out of
> place.
>
> --
> Kenneth Sloan sloan@xxxxxxx
> Computer and Information Sciences (205) 934-2213
> University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX (205) 934-5473
> Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/faculty/sloan/
>
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