At 17:49 -0700 2/9/04, Moose wrote:
>As Jim says, the OM40 is the OMPC in the US, not the OMG.
>
>The OTF functions of the OM40 are essentially the same as the OM-4
>rather than the older OM-2(n), just to be precise.
>
>In any case, the T-1 should work properly with it. I have noticed that
>OM40(PC)s seem to have poorer quality metal/coatings on the flash shoe
>contacts than the single digit bodies. I have had odd flash problems
>with them that were cleared up by careful, thorough cleaning of the
>contacts on the flast shoe and the flash. It could be as simple as
>slightly different pressure, location and/or cleanliness on the part of
>the T-1contacts vs. the T32 combined with slightly corroded flash shoe
>contacts. At least that is one simple explanation that has been true for
>me in the past that might solve your problem.
Bingo. Wish I'd received this before I discovered all this with
bleeding hard work. Close examination, trial and error, and contact
cleaning with a mild abrasive pad were employed ...
Et voila! Flash! At different intensities depending on distance and f/stop.
Haven't tested with a roll of film yet, but seems reasonable.
Surprised I missed it the first time, as I usually look at
connections and contacts first -- all of them.
>I don't know if you are aware of it, but the 2 Oly specific contacts on
>the bottom of the T series flashes, including the T-1, are spring loaded
>and pushed back up into the foot when not on an Oly shoe.
Yes, knew that, but thanks for the reminder. Very thorough answer.
>The little
>plastic prong on the bottom of the foot that does this must drop into
>the dimple on the shoe to drop the contacts down. Anything in the dimple
>which keeps the prong from fully deploying will reduce the pressure of
>the flash contacts on the shoe contacts. It's a clever design, but less
>reliable than fixed springy contacts because it lowers the contacts
>against the shoe rather than having them wipe across, which tends to
>clean off corrosion. The single contact in the center that is used by
>all shoes is fixed and wipes across the shoe contact into place.
>
>I hope that helps.
>
Yes, cleaning the flash contact prongs and the camera shoe contact
pads did the trick.
Cheers,
Michael Kopp
Wellington, New Zealand
>Moose
>
>Michael Kopp wrote:
>
>>The OM40 works fine with a T32, making it produce flashes of varying
>>brightness (power/time) depending on f/stop and distance as it's
>>supposed to do.
>>
>>It does not seem to do this with the T10, which produces what appears
>>to be a full-power flash no matter what the f/stop or distance......
>>
>>
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