On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 22:57
Piers Hemy <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because you need an additional contact for "flash quench now" (or keep
> on flashing until thispin goes live, maybe).
It would stop when the energy is all used up -- what if your exposure was 1
sec on a 4T?
> But here I am assuming, given the premise that Maitani-san must have had
> a good reason for adding something to his existing design.
Or assuming that this is just to help sell 3Ts and 4Ts.
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tOM Trottier
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 9:26 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Cheap, rare OM3 in UK
>
>
> On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 21:13
> Piers Hemy <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > "After all, the flash amount
> > doesn't vary or stop during the exposure."
> >
> > Ah, but it does, that is what the Super FP mode is all about - instead
>
> > of a single flash of determined (by the camera) length, as in the case
>
> > of TTL OTF flash with the T seies flashes on OM cameras with that
> > capability. Suyper FP provides a burst of flashes whose duration is
> > controlled by the camera. Put another way, with T seies, the camera
> > can tell the flash to "stop now" if the flash has not already stopped.
>
> > With Super FP, the camera can tell the flash when to start, and to
> > keep on going until told to stop.
>
> Exactly. No variation during exposure. Simulating an FP bulb with 10,000
>
> little flashes in ~ 1/25 second.
>
> So why do you need any more info other than "Start" from any camera?
>
> tOM
>
> >
> > Piers
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tOM Trottier
> > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 8:58 PM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Cheap, rare OM3 in UK
> >
> >
> > All you should need is two contacts.
> >
> > The question is, will the F280 flash in Super FP mode without any
> > special signals from the camera aside from "Start." After all, the
> > flash amount doesn't vary or stop during the exposure.
> >
> > tOM
> >
> > On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 12:26
> > Richard F. Man <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Someone was selling a 5 contact OM-$T hotshoe on the bay last week.
> > > Wonder if that will work?
> > >
> > > At 03:16 PM 1/12/2003 -0500, tOM Trottier wrote:
> > > >Why should you need any special connection (except for the shutoff
> > > >at
> >
> > > >shutter close)? It's just like an FP flashbulb. If I had an F280,
> > > >I'd
> >
> > > >try it on my 3.
> > > >
> > > >tOM
> > > >
> > > >On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 20:59
> > > >Frank van Lindert <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Tom,
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately the OM3 has only one contact in its flash shoe for
>
> > > > > TTL control with the T-system flashes, not for super FP with the
>
> > > > > F280.
> > > > >
> > > > > Frank van Lindert
> > > > > Utrecht NL.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:41:22 -0500, "tOM Trottier"
> > > > > <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >The 3 is rarer than the 3T but less desirable, as it lacks OTF
> > > > > >and F280 flash support, and battery life is shorter.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Has anyone tried to use the F280 with the OM3 or 2 in super FP
> > > > > >mode?
> > > > Is it
> > > > > >possible? I don't see any physical reason why not. I noted in
> > > > > >the
> >
> > > > > >eSIF
> > > > that
> > > > > >the F280 Super FP officially works only with the 3t, 4t, and
> > > > > >77/707.
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