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[OM] Re: PC Sync, FP flash

Subject: [OM] Re: PC Sync, FP flash
From: Larry Woods <lmwoods@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:25:25 -0500
> From: "Roger D. Key" <rdk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If you have an OM-1n, the hot shoe contact is always set to 'X' (normal for
> electronic flash). If using the pc connector, the 'FP' setting is used for
> FP (Focal Plane) flashbulbs, which have an extended flash burn time for
> focalplane shutters. I do not suppose that you, like 99.9990f us, will
> ever need the FP setting. Just make sure that you do not set it by
> mistake....

I suspect it is more than 99.999% who will never use the FP setting - at
least not correctly.  

Let's have a show of hands... Who out there has even
seen a #6 (GE/Phillips) or #26 (Sylvania) flashbulb?  

OK, you two - have you seen one within the last 20 years?

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