This sounds like a perfect reason to dedicate this body to macro flash work
when hanging upside down from a tripod. Now you have a reason to get
another camera and also a varimagifinder. Or send it for a CLA. Sure
sounds like a loose wire.
Gregg
All-
Here's a follow up. My suspicion from the first was that the Shoe 3 I got
from Tom* was fine. No marks, no dirt, no corrosion. I cleaned it anyway.
Gee, still looks great. I thought that if the mating of shoe to the body
was questionable, and gravity was playing into that mix, slightly pushing
the flash in the shoe similar to how gravity might move it would duplicate
the effect, and allow the flash to fire in the upright position. It didn't.
To try to eliminate the shoe, I used a TTL auto connector 3 to fire the
T32 from the OM-2. Well, the camera displayed the same behavior. It will
not fire the flash unless pointed down, or upside down. This without the
weight of the flash on the connector, and regardless of the position the
flash my be held (eliminates the flash as well as the shoe).
In all other respects, the camera works well. All controls are smooth,
it's clean and looks like it's had little use. I've had it for about 9
months, but haven't really pressed it for flash service.
If anyone has had this kind of OM-2 experience, I'd appreciate any info.
Thanks,
-Mickey
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