RE: [OM] Non Olympus flash guns

[Tobias Andersson]

Hi!

I purchased my T-32 used along with the BG2 a month ago. I sometimes 
experience the beeping sound (very high in tone, but very silent) when 
attached to the BG2. Never without it. Feels more like some kind of energy 
saving function, and not a notification-tone for fully-charged flash.
Regards from Sweden
Tobias Andersson.

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> >> With my T-32's, the flash will make a short "beep" sounds when
> fully charged about 10 seconds after the ready light comes on.
>
> Is that new?  I bought my T32s in 1981 and 1982 respectively, and I have
> never noticed this beep.  I also tested it and no beep.  Could this be
> something Olympus added later?
>
> Regards,
>
> Elmer Brum
> Toronto, Canada
> [mailto:] elmerb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [WWW] www3.sympatico.ca/elmerb
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of John Petrush
> Sent:   Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:32 PM
> To:     olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:        Re: [OM] Non Olympus flash guns
>
> How long did you wait between each shot for the flash to recycle and 
> charge?
> If you waited just long enough for the ready light to illuminate, or even
> worse just popped them off in quick succession, then the answer is you need
> to wait longer for the capacitor to fully charge.  Most flashes, including
> Olympus', light the ready light at around 800f full capacitor capacity.
> For consistency it is best to wait an extra bit to get the cap fully
> charged.  With my T-32's, the flash will make a short "beep" sounds when
> fully charged about 10 seconds after the ready light comes on.
>
> John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> .....
> >
> > I shot a reel of Agfa 400 iso b/w film. Some consecutive shots of the 
> same
> > situation using the same aperture and flash gun settings at the same
> > distance from camera to subject look as if they could be different by
> about
> > 3 f stops.
> >
> > I am wondering whether my flash gun could be "on the fritz" by making 
> more
> > or less light of shorter or longer durations from one flash to the next.
> Do
> > flash guns play up at times and if so how can one check on their
> reliability?
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