Just for info. The current OLY dealer catalog lists a flash extender item #
107-028. I
have ordered them in the past year.
John Hermanson wrote:
> I believe the flash extender "thing" was produced to shut up people with
> OM-10s and
> T20s. Most likely it was made for Olympus by an outside source and the
> marketed
> (reluctantly). This item was never intended to be seen in a product planner
> or
> systems chart and was givenb away to those who complained about red eye.
> It is long out of production & availability. This reminds me of the time when
> people threatened to sue Kodak cus their pocket 110s gave them red eye with
> flash
> cubes, so they "created" an extender and the rest is history.
>
> John
> Camtech
>
> Jim Terazawa wrote:
>
> > To Paul van Tuyl, John H, Winsor C,
> >
> > I won't dispute of your information regarding the existance of Flash
> > Extender.
> >
> > However, if Olympus still produces the item, I wonder why it is not listed
> > in
> > the OM catalog which I obtained from Olympus headquarter in Tokyo.
> > I have the July 1996 and the July 1986 versions of the OM System dealers
> > catalog/price list with me and neither catalog has such an item listed,
> > even in the Flahs Photo Group section. Maybe it was not marketed in Japan..
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jim Terazawa
> > >
> > > The flash extender was created to calm those who complained about red eye.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > Winsor Crosby wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have an old OM System brochure which is undated, but shows the OM4T,
> > > > but
> > > > not the black version. It has the Electronic Flash Extender in it. It
> > > > states, "Inserts in the camera hot shoe to raise the height of T20 flash
> > > > unit." It appears to be of black plastic construction and rectangular
> > > > cross
> > > > section and appears, from the picture, to be as tall as the camera. The
> > > > system chart also shows it as part of the Flashphoto Group. The chart
> > > > does
> > > > not show it as an option for other flash units, nor are there
> > > > alternative
> > > > connections other than the hot shoe.
> > > >
> > > > Winsor Crosby
> > > > Long Beach, California
> > > > mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> >
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