I tried switching to full automatic, by switching the
panel to the full automatic mode and now the blinkage
(technical term) works in a reliable way.
Thanks for the clear and useful information.
Also there was someone else asking for a repost of the
advice given. I have added it below.
Thanks again
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:51:09 -0700
From: dreammoose <dreammoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Flash Connection Help
How do you have the T32 set?
With the calculator panel turned to the "full automatic
control by OM-2"
side, it is doing TTL-OTF. The film pressure plate is
darker/less
reflective than film, so the exposure system will think
it needs more
light than with film in the camera.
With the panel turned with calculator side out and set
on "NORMAL AUTO",
the flash reads reflected light through a CDS cell in
the 'O' of the
Olympus logo on the front of the flash. It then makes no
difference
whether there is film in the camera.
In either case, the flashing of the 'ready' light on the
flash and in
the viewfinder indicates that the flash ("NORMAL AUTO")
or flash plus
ambient light ("full automatic control by OM-2")
provided enough light
for proper exposure. If there isn't enough light, the
ready light
doesn't flash. It sounds like your flash system is
working normally. I
suspect that the combination of film speed/aperture and
the lack of film
in the camera is such that it finds enough light when
pointed at
near/bright scenes, so the ready light flashes, and
doesn't find enough
light with far/dark subjects, so the ready light doesn't
flash.
Fooling around inside in a normal room with a medium
film speed, film in
the camera and a medium aperture, you should get the
ready light
flashing on every shot and very short recycle times
(virtually
instantaeous with batteries in the BG2). With no film
and/or asa 25 and
f22, the ready light may or may not flash and recycle
times should be a
few seconds. Put a roll of that useless Seattle Film
Works film (or
equivalent) that's been in the back of the fridge for
years in and try
it out, that's what junk film is for. You can vary
scene, film speed
setting and aperture and see the difference in the
recycle times to
confirm that's it's working.
Moose
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