Mickey,
Depends on how old your 283 is. Some units made had higher trigger voltages
than the current units.
This is really unusual though, to have an OM-G messed up by that. However,
since you've got a T-32 that does not cause the problem, sounds like, indeed
, that could be the case.
Don't know where you live, but if you'd like to exchange 283's for awhile to
test, I have 2 I could send you. Both are ~late 70's vintage. To my
knowledge, neither has caused a problem with an OM-10 or G. Certainly not
with a 4.
Brian P. Huber
> I have found that my Vivitar 283 flash gives eratic results with my OM-G.
> Seems that the synch of the shutter is off, resulting in varying width of
> blackness starting from the left of the picture. This problem
> never happens
> in my OM-1 unless I happen to put the shutter in a fast speed. Since the
> synch/shutter speed is eratic as evidenced by the variable width of the
> black band, I suspect that the high trigger voltage of this early
> '70s model
> is messing with the electronics of the camera . My T-32 works
> perfectly with
> the OM-G, so I've ruled out troubles with the body.
>
> So, after all that, my question is: Will I encounter the same problem if I
> use the 283 on my OM-4? So far, I haven't risked it. Also, is
> there a way to
> reduce the trigger voltage of the flash to make it compatible
> with the G and
> 4?
>
> Thanks for your usual high quality comments in advance!
>
> Mickey
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