A quick update...
I ran another roll through my OM-2S with the sync cord running to the Alien
Bees AB800. This time I kept the mode in Manual and varied the shutter
between 1/30 and 1/60. The 1/30 photos were all fine, the 1/60 had the
dreaded black bar up the left hand side. My conclusion is to use 1/60 with
my TTL T32 and 1/30 with the sync cord.
Is anyone able to get 1/60 shutter speed while using the X-sync socket to a
monolight, on any flavor of OM, or is 1/30 the best bet? I could use some
validation right now... ;-)
Thanks,
Mark
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I also have OM-2s', T-32's and Alien Bees. But thinking back I realized
that I have never used the Alien Bees with film. They have only ever
been used with the Minolta A1 which provides pretty high sync speed. I
typically use 1/250 as the sync speed with the Bees via PC connection or
radio transmitter off the hot shoe and have never had a sync problem.
Whatever your problem is with the 2s/Bee setup I don't think it is any
delay on the part of the Bee in responding to the flash signal. Even
with the radio transmitter involved it syncs perfectly at 1/250 and I
suspect it will go even faster than that. It should have absolutely no
problem with 1/60th.
Although I have never yet used the Bees in conjuction with the film
cameras I would never attempt to set the camera in auto mode with a
flash connected to the PC socket. There is always the possibility that
the camera will decide that the ambient light is sufficient and choose a
shutter speed a little bit faster than 1/60th or just fast enough to put
a black bar in your frame. Even when I was using T-32's in a studio
arrangement I would place the T-32's and OM-2s in manual mode.
Chuck Norcutt
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