On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Walt Wayman wrote:
> I saw nothing in response to my observation that there's a little hole in
> the hot shoe of the E-1 that perfectly accommodates the little claw thing
> that retracts the contacts on the T flashes until the foot of the flash is
> all the way into the hot shoe, which seems, at least to me, to indicate
> that Olympus intended that the old flashes, like the old lenses, would at
> least be usable, although not recommended and without the hand-holding many
> of today's wimpy photographers might need.
If you're referring to the little round hole which is near the front edge of
the shoe, then no, that's not for the old T-series flashes. It's used by the
new FL-series flashes to lock the flash into the shoe. The FL flashes have
a pin which protrudes into that hole when the locking ring is turned. If
you look very closely the pin is positioned closer to the edge of the shoe
than the retraction claw of the T flashes. I don't think the claw will fit
into the hole, which is a good thing since it keeps the extra pins retracted.
-mark
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