Reverse the polarity of the PC. The OM4T uses semiconductor switches that
require a specific polarity (and can be burned out by high voltages! Check
that too.) Some studio units, like White Lightning, have the wrong polarity
for OM. They mention this on their web page.
Paul Farrar
>
> I recently had the opportunity to use my OM4t with studio lights
> for the first time at my local camera club. They attached to the
> camera with a PC connector which I plugged in to the socket
> and promptly began to shoot away. The only problem being that
> the flashes would not fire for me. There were a bunch of people
> in line so I only got to try a couple of settings. No luck, I couldn't
> get the flashes to fire. They worked for everyone else, so it must
> have been just my camera. No one else at the club had Olympus
> equipment (don't get me started) so they were full of not-so-helpful
> advice. In order to use the flash via the PC connector, what settings
> to I need to use? I had the camera on 1/60 (although not the mech
> 1/60) and tried both camera shutter release and the winder release.
> I think that I had the camera on manual but would having it on auto
> cause my problem?
>
> -Chris Riek
> Foxboro, MA
>
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