Erin,
You need a Shoe for the OM-1 if you want to use the flash on camera. If
you have some kind of flash bracket you want to use, you'll need a PC cord
and a flash which has a socket for a PC cord.
The proper shoe for the OM-1 is usually called "Shoe Fix" which I've always
assumed is sort of Japanenglish for "attachable hot shoe."
You can use almost any electronic flash which will go into the shoe or take
a PC cord. With the OM-1 it will only work in manual mode or using the
flash's auto settings, if it has them.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
At 12:18 PM 2/23/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I have an Olympus OM-1 that's about 20 years old. I never got a flash
>attachment for it, I had another camera with one, and didn't need it at the
>time. Now I need one! What type of flash do I buy, and do I need anything to
>attach the flash to the body of the camera? Thanks!
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