Thanks for all the replies, they have been very helpful.
It looks like I will have to purchase a TTL auto cord T as
I use the BG2 with an OM2n - anyone have one for sale?
Donald said "with the power switch of the gun on".
Say what - my BG2 does not have a power switch.
Maybe mine is an older version of the BG2?
One last question - what is the three prong rectangular
outlet used for (it's on the side of the grip where the hand strap
attaches). Is it an AC adapter plug-in?
Wiliam - thanks for the welcome but I have actually been around for
a few years. Mostly lurking and learning.
Ben Poels
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Donald MacDonald
Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 6:04 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] RE: Bounce Grip 2
Ben,
I bought my BG2 a few weeks ago at Quiggs of Glasgow, and
a manual came with it. So, to take your points one at a time:
The PC plug on mine is a snug, firm fit in the socket; maybe yours has
deformed a little in use? It may be that this is the cause of the misfires.
For OTF flash you require a TTL Auto Connector 4 (OM2n) or 3 (OM2),
then a TTL Auto cord (0.3m is the best length) to connect the Auto Connector
to the BG2.
Either the socket on the grip or the socket on the T32 will fire the
flash. The photos in the manual show the cord going from the TTL Auto
Connector to the socket on the base of the BG2, so this is probably the
intended arrangement with the T32. With my T20, obviously, there is no
choice.
You don't have to put batteries in the T32; with the power switch of
the gun on, power will be drawn from the C cells in the Grip; not as fast,
and the recycling time is longer. With fresh batteries in the T32 and in the
BG2 recycling is so fast that I guess you could shoot sequence with a winder
and get full flash every time; it certainly looks that way. It recycles very
fast.
The socket marked 'M Grip Cord' connects between BG2 and Winder or
Motor Drive with aforesaid M Grip Cord, so that you can shoot with the
button immediately adjacent to it, on the rear of the mounting boss. And you
can operate this left or right handed, because you can turn the head and
camera around to face the other way...
The camera can mount on the base in four different positions, by
unscrewing the mounting screw completely and re-inserting it in any of the
other holes in the base.
I've tried it out with my T20, my T32, both at the same time (using a
Multi Connector and another TTL Auto cord), and with my Viv 283. It makes a
handy swivel platform for the 283, with the sensor on the Shoe 4.
If there's anything else I can tell you, just let me know.
Donald.
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