If you're in a hurry, just push the slider all the way to the left, to full
MANUAL. That is what TTL Auto is, anyway.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM2S with T32 Flash
| 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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