Of those 7 pins, do 2 of them sit in the same areas of the 2 smaller pins
on a T flash? If so, regular TTL should work.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Brian P. Huber <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:09 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] TTL multiconnector
> John,
> F280 has 7 pins rather than the T-series 5 pins in the connector.
> I also imagine that Skip, Hans, Frank and others are correct about F280
not
> working with other flash units. When I responded, I was out of town and
did
> not have access to the F280.
>
> Brian P. Huber
>
> Troy, OH
> bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of John Hermanson
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 8:24 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] TTL multiconnector
>
> Does the F280 shoe have a similar pin layout to a T flash? I've never
seen
> one. I'd think that since a plain TTL cord won't fit the 280 socket, that
> it was probably made not to work properly in plain TTL mode with other T
> flashes in the loop.
>
> John
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> > The manual for the F 280 says (first Q in the Q&A section) that the F280
> > can't be used with other flashes. Even if you can connect the F280 on
the
> > hot shoe and a T32 via a cable, the problem is probably different
electric
> > voltage or something. I haven't tried this combunation, I don't wanna
fry
> > the electronics in my 4T.
> >
> > So you'd better use the F280 alone.
> >
> > I have often used the multi connector with 2 T32s thru photo umbrellas.
> > Easy set up and great for even lit portraits of children.
> >
>
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