>Either Program or Auto modes with a viewfinder shutter speed indication of
>1/30s or longer
>
>Piers
Why 1/30? Shouldn't 1/60 do as that's sync-able?
And ... I have a feeling the T-series flashes were supposed to
automatically set the shutter speed at 1/60 when in OM-2-3-4-20-30-40
TTL control mode?
Again, Merci,
M<
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Michael Kopp
>Sent: 03 September 2004 10:15
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM40 / OMG OM2 OM2n and T10 Ring Flash
>
>At 23:09 +0100 2/9/04, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>Agreed jeff - keep in mind that they are called the T10 and T32 to
>>indicate their guide numbers, and the former is designed/intended for
>>very close range macro-photo flash (though I have used it for normal
>>flash too). Also keep in mind that the T10 is *not* a modified T32 in
>>that it does not have the on-board autoflash capability of the T32.
>>The only autoflash capability for the T10 is provided by the camera
>>body - the OM-40/OM-PC can do this if set appropriately.
>
>Which is ... ???
>
>Cheers,
>
>Michael Kopp
>Wellington, New Zealand
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>>Behalf Of Jeff Keller
>>Sent: 02 September 2004 22:46
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM40 / OMG OM2 OM2n and T10 Ring Flash
>>
>>
>>"no matter what the f/stop or distance"
>>
>>I don't know how you're testing it but light from the T10 scatters and
>>even a full dump may not be enough to light the scene if you're
>>shooting beyond 10 feet or so. ... It's been quite awhile since I used
>>one but it seemed to me that even when using it to light up a pine cone
>>8 feet away the recycling time was pretty fast if the batteries were
>>good. I'm not sure how you can tell it's a full dump other than
>>recycling time ... after all the light is over in a flash ... and it
>>won't completely blind you the way a full dump from a T32 or T45 will.
>>-jeff
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Michael Kopp" <mkopp@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:45 AM
>>Subject: [OM] OM40 / OMG OM2 OM2n and T10 Ring Flash
>>
>>
>>> Hello again, Olympians,
>>>
>>> (Or is that Olympusians?)
>>>
>>> As usual when I hit a brick wall in use or Web research about my
>>> Olympus collection, I come to the experts.
>>>
>>> I have an OM40 (which is the OMG in the U.S.) and a T10 Ring Flash.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Yet the T10 is really just a modified T32 power unit, as I
>>> understand it, and has the same 3-contact shoe and switch for
>>> contacting the three contacts in a Shoe 4 or my OM40.
>>>
>>> I cannot find anything in any of the specs or instructions for
>>> either camera or flash on any of the usual suspect Web sites, or by
>>> Googling, which indicates which cameras the T10 is compatible with.
>>> However, since the OM40 is a subsequent development (and refinement)
>>> of the OM2 OTF technology, one would think that the T10 should work
>>> with it.
>>>
>>> If so, that would seem to indicate that the T10 has a problem.
>>>
>>> Any information, experience, advice or opinion would be gratefully
>>received.
>>>
>>> TIA and Cheers from the Antipodes,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Kopp
>>> Wellington, New Zealand
>>>
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