Clendon
The OM2SP (or OM2Spot/Program) does have a fixed hotshoe with three
contacts, and also has a five-pin TTL auto connector. It will therefore
work with a Bounce Grip 2, so long as you have a TTL cord or TTL Shoe cord
to connect the BG2 to the camera. That may well be the cord you already
have!
The earliest OM2SP does have a green flash-ready viewfinder LED, which is
indeed reputed to show heavier battery drain than later red-LED versions -
but that only applies when the flash is connected and powered. I have not
noticed much wrong with my own.
You should be aware that the fixed shoe can become loose with time - there
is maybe 0.5mm radial play in mine - but that is better than the 1mm
vertical play in my 4T!
If you are interested, you may just prevent me putting the 2SP up on the
auction site...
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of bsandyman@xxxxxxx
Sent: 19 May 2003 16:07
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Well it finally happened. My shoe 4 bit the dust
The hotshoe finally cracked enough that the pins that insert into my OM2n no
longer make good contact. The timming was excelant as I was at a wedding.
Fortunatly I was merely a guest.
So what I am thinking is that instead of fooling around and trying to get
one of the rapidly dwindling replacement shoes, I would get a body that
doesn't have this problem.
Apparently them OM2s or OM2sp have fixed shoes and would also support my
motor drive 2 and my power bounce grip 2.
That's what I gather from my brief read on e-sif, but I couldn't get a good
picture of the auto cord connector on the OM2s/p to verify.
Anyway the thing I am speculating on is if a trade would be feasible. If I
offered my OM2n, a zuiko 50 f1.8, and a shoe 4 autoconnector adapter thingy
for an OM2s or OM2sp, would anybody byte? Is this an unfair trade?
Also what kinds of things do I need to know about these bodies. I seem to
recolect some of them have green LEDs that have too high current draw or
something.
I am not ready to jump just at the moment. I am still trying to make up my
mind, but I appreciate any opinions anyone wants to offer.
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Clendon
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