I think you've answered your own question. TTL exposure control,
whether flash or non-flash only works in automatic mode on the camera...
not to be confused, of course, with the automatic mode of the flash
which requires manual mode on the camera. In a nutshell, only one
exposure boss is allowed at a time.
Chuck Norcutt
Martin Walters wrote:
> I have registered for a course in night photography. I expect it to be
> quite interesting, even though I will likely be spending several
> evenings standing outside in sub-zero Ottawa weather...
>
> Anyway, here's the question. Does the TTL flash function when an OM2(n)
> is set to manual, or does it only work when the camera is on automatic?
>
> I've looked at the manual, which doesn't address this situation, though
> it implies that the TTL flash is controlled by the OTF light meter cells
> (in which case, the answer is "no").
>
> Just in case it matters, the flash is a Braun SCA, that works in manual,
> automatic and "external" (which for the OM2 is TTL) modes.
>
> Martin
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