litefoot:
There is a pin in the center of Olympus flash feet (and this cord) which lifts
the contacts up when sliding the flash on and off. I had to do a a little
filing on mine to get the contacts to work. This pin was not going into the
hole.
Bill Biesele
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hi Rand
>
> Re Duo Sync Cord: Can you tell me if the cord you have is the "Altrex"
> brand? I am curious because I bought one and contrary to what the package
> said, (compatible with N Series OM cameras), the flash ready and
> confirmation light would not work. The mystery is that when I check all
> three lines for continuity by tapping the Ohmeter leads on the shoe pins,
> they all check out good. It seems that the positions of the three pins on
> the cable do not accurately match that of the camera shoe 4 or the flash
> foot.
>
> I would appreciate hearing your experience in using this cords.
>
> Regards
>
> Titoy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rtomcala <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:21 AM
> Subject: [OM] F.S. Several Oly pieces, Update & Additions
>
>
> > Thanks for the rapid response on most items. Here is an update on items
> > that I have left.
> >
> > 1. Olympus MC MACRO 38mm f3.5 LNIB wi special case, original papers,
> > PM-MTob mount also LNIB $300
> >
> > 2. Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f3.5 Macro focusing EX++, orig. caps,
> > Promaster 1A filter, no case $ 50
> >
> > 3. Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 Macro, lens & glass EX+, case just
> > so-so, wi 1:1 adapter/tripod
> > mount, special case, $160
> >
> > 4. Duo-Synch cords "N" type EX, I have 2 of these, $15 each
> >
> > 5. Vivitar Macro Focusing 7 Element 2X converter OM Mount wi case &
> > caps, $40
> >
> >
> > That's it for now. But remember, watch where you're sending your
> > replies, the list doesn't want them !
> > Rand E.
> > rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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