You can use any electronic flash of any brand name.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 2:48 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Flash for OM-1
> QA310 is getting pretty old now and you can only use it in TTL mode on
> an OM-2. Why not get a BG-2 & T32, use it in "normal auto" mode until
> you get a TTL capable body ? By the way, you won't need that shoe, you
> can use the PC connector on the OM-1. In my opinion, any flash bigger
> than the T20 is probably too big to use on the shoe 1,2,3,4 - it's just
> asking for trouble.
>
> ...Wayne
>
> >
> > Now that I know how to fix my hot shoe, I guess it's time to
> > get some flash capability. I would greatly appreciate some
> > input from you-who-know-way-more-than-I ...
> >
> >
> > From looking at the manual for my camera, which is an OM-1MD
> > and not an OM-1(n), these look like my options:
> >
> > 1) Quick Auto 310, with Bounce Grip 1 (can I use Bounce Grip
> > 2? If not, how do I tell the difference between them?)
> > Optional: Syncro Cord. Optional: Remote Sensor. Optional:
> > F.AC adaptor.
> >
> > 2) PS200 flash unit.
> >
> > 3) PS200 Quick flash unit.
> >
> > 4) non-OEM (my spousal unit recommends to avoid this, and to
> > go for auto-flash, which makes option 1 my front-runner).
> >
> > Are there any more options that have arisen since the manual
> > was written?
> >
> > Does this look like a good thing ...
> > http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2918700246&c
> ategory=15239
>
>
> Olympus has an accessories compatibility chart, but it doesn't go back
> far enough to include OM-1. Does anyone have such a thing for OM-1?
>
>
> B
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