Update - this cord DOES light the viewfinder indicator - but, as another
list member suggested - it is VERY touchy. I played around with it and it
eventually lit up the flash indicator in the viewfinder.
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Caldwell" <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Using a Duo Synch Cord
> >You 'tried' it but you > didn't look at processed film. So.... why do
you
> think it worked? Do you
> > mean it produced a perfect exposure, based on the experience of
evaluating
> > negs/slides or do you mean that the flash threw some light into the room
> and
> > that's good enough, no matter what the pictures look like?
>
> This was part of a previous thread! Actually, I set my eyes to ISO 200
and
> fired the camera - I then mentally developed the latent image in my eye
;>D.
> No - I meant the flash fired and the flash indicated that the auto
exposure
> was OK (the auto light flickered). I will be getting the film back that I
> shot with the duo synch cord tomorrow and I'll update the list. One list
> member indicated that he could get a flash indicator in the viewfinder by
> pushing on the shoe connector - but I don't a flash indicator at all. I
> don't think it's connected on my cord.
>
> Jim Caldwell
>
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