One other thing that crossed my mind -- if the batteries were weak/marginal,
or the wrong type (lithiums or alkalines), the mirror might have "hung - up"
for a moment or two before releasing. That's more likely to happen with a
flash on the camera since battery drain in the camera is increased
significantly with a dedicated flash attached. Check the batteries for
10-15 seconds or more to be sure they're not getting weak. And use
silver oxides only.
clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Are you sure it wasn't on self-timer? And did you see the ready light
> from the flash in the finder? If not, the camera didn't know there was a
> flash attached. That could be a problem in the flash or camera, or as
> simple as the flash not being seated fully on the shoe, or dirty contacts
> on top of the camera. Clean, but don't scratch them if they're dirty.
> Try a different flash if you don't see the ready light in the finder --
> that will isolate the problem. OM-2s hot shoes often work loose -- try
> wiggling it and see. That could result in a poor ground connection, or
> even tear the circuit underneath that connects the shoe to the body.
>
> Stephen Scharf wrote:
>
> > ....I hooked up my new T20 flash
> > tonight to try to get take a picture of Eddie the Cat, and put it on
> > auto, and put the camera on Auto mode...when I depressed the shutter,
> > the shutter opened and stayed open for several seconds (like 8
> > seconds or thereabouts), and then finally the flash went off and the
> > shutter closed. I am not sure what is going on....I was taking a
> > photo indoors at night with some room lights, but I would not have
> > thought with a flash that it would take several seconds to make an
> > exposure in Auto mode. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I don't
> > have manuals either for the flash or the OM-2S. I would have thought
> > that the camera would have known the flash was attached as the little
> > flash LED was lit up....but I was surprised at the long exposure,
> > with the flash at the end.
> >
> > Confused here in Albany...
> >
> > -Stephen Scharf
> > --
> >
> > 2001 CBR600F4i - Fantastic!
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