Don,
From your description, it sounds like you have the T-32 in Normal Auto
mode. You want it in TTL-Auto.
If you have an older T-32 manual that does not discuss the OM-2S or OM-4,
set everything up as for the OM-2n, except place the OM-2S body in Auto
mode, not Program.
T-32 TTL-Auto with the OM-2S:
1. Turn the panel on the back of the T-32 around to put it into TTL-Auto Mode:
a. Push on the small black pushbutton. The "calculator panel" should
spring out to the right slightly.
b. Slide the panel out, turn it over with the blank side up (toward
you) and slide it back in until it locks into place. The "blank" side may
have white writing on it that says: "Full Automatic Control by OM-2" or
something similar. Ensure you have the top and bottom of the panel engaged
in both top and bottom grooves when you slide it back in. (Don't worry
about the slide switch near the bottom of the panel, it will get pushed all
the way to the left when you slide the panel back in.) The panel should be
"blank" with the "calculator" not showing.
2. Place the OM-2S into Auto. Although it will work with the T-32 in
TTL-Auto in Program, it doesn't work as well. Auto Mode on the OM-2S is
"Aperture Priority Auto Exposure" and the camera will control T-32 output
based on light coming back through the lens and reflecting off of the film
(OTF = Off The Film). If you test the camera, ensure you have film in
it! When used without flash, the camera adjusts shutter speed based on
lighting level and brightness. When used with a flash like the T-32 in
TTL-Auto, it switches the shutter speed to 1/60 automatically (regardless
of what the viewfinder says).
3. Ensure the T-32 is turned off. Then place it in the camera hot
shoe. Set camera to Auto mode. Turn it on and when the ready light
illuminates fully, you should see a "flash ready" LED light up in the
viewfinder. At this point, the camera is switched to 1/60th shutter speed.
Note:
In TTL-Auto, you can use any lens aperture. Just remember the tighter the
aperture, the more light the flash must output. At very tight apertures
such as f/11 or f/16 (especially with slower films) it may not be able put
out enough. For ISO 100 and normal home use you should be able to get away
with apertures as tight as f/5.6, possibly f/8. In larger spaces and
longer distances, you will have to open up the aperture. A lot depends on
ambient light level, film speed, working distance and whether you're in an
enclosed area that will reflect light from walls and ceiling.
T-32 Normal Auto mode:
With the panel turned around so the "calculator" shows, the flash uses its
own internal sensor instead of the camera metering (the hole in the middle
of the Olympus "O" on the front of the flash. This is "Normal Auto" mode
for the flash. You set the pointer to the film speed, select one of the
three apertures and then set that on your lens. Leave the camera in "Auto"
mode. I use this mode on my OM-1n which does not have the electronics to
control the flash. I use the TTL-Auto as described above with both the
OM-4 and OM-2S which do.
-- John
At 19:10 8/12/01, Don wrote:
I have been using an OM2S Program for about six months. I just acquired a
T32 flash and am a bit confused about the operation of the flash with the
camera.
The manual says to use in the program mode, to set the aperture at the
smallest opening and set the mode switch to program on the camera. The
camera takes care of everything else. Does this really work? What about
shutter speed? I have been skeptical to use any thing other then 1/32 or
1/16. Does the camera pick the shutter speed no matter where it is on the
ring?
The manual says to set the mode on the camera to AUTO and set the aperture
for auto OTF direct auto mode. There are three aperture numbers that you
may choose when you select the film speed on the T32. Which one should
you use? Does the aperture that you set on the lens ring have to agree
with the one on the T32? When you slide the aperture switch on the T32
there ate detents that can be felt. Does this switch do any thing?
The manual that I downloaded for the OM2S, the Creative Photography with
the OM2S and the manual for the T32 leave a lot to be desired in instruction.
I am not a professional photographer, just learning how to take good
pictures of family and friends.
I bought the OM2SP after reading a lot about it on this list. I have a
OM1 body as well and like them both. Flash pictures have been more
difficult for me then available light. I thought the acquisition of the
T32 flash would solve most of my flash problems.
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