On 21 Aug 98 at 9:38, Pauls0627@xxxxxxx wrote:
> << Tried it yesterday with a T32. It seems to me that when the OM-4 is in
> Auto mode, it completely ignores *any* setting of the panel and always
> uses TTL mode: wether the panel is set at TTL Auto side, Manual 32,
> Manual 16, the three Normal Auto settings, or completely removing the
> panel - it doesn't seem to matter at all: the viewvinder marks the 1/60
> speed, flash ready light goes on, the flash doesn't fire when available
> light yields any faster speed than 1/60, and when the flash fires in a
> valid range the flash OK light blinks on the flash and in the
> viewfinder.
> So Manual or Normal Auto is only available with the camera set to
> manual, and shutter speeds of 1/60 or longer selected.
> >>
> I would still imagine that if you were set to manual 16 you would have only
> the reduced power available? Also, if set to the normal auto modes I think you
> would see the behavior described whether the camera quenched the flash or the
> internal sensor did. It may just get shut off by whichever sensor (flash or
> camera) decides first that there's enough exposure.
>
Hmmm... I hadn't considered this situation. This may explain why my 4T would
sometimes flash "under" when using my T20 set to normal Auto. Maybe the T20
sensor shut off the flash, but the 4T would have wanted more flash, so it
sensed an underexposure?
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