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Re: [OM] Fill flash w/ OM2sp, Help needed

Subject: Re: [OM] Fill flash w/ OM2sp, Help needed
From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 06:38:30 -0700
Mike L. writes:

<< It seems that OM2sp only fires the flash when shutter speed is 1/8th
or
slower. >>

Now something is very wrong there! It should be at 1/60th or less.
Perhaps your camera is out of wack.

Try some manual exposures rather than TTL. Shoe mounted or Bounce Grip
mounted, the following would lead to a perfect manual exposures of a 18%
reflectance subject with the T-32:
1:2 mag, low power, f/16, ISO 50 film, 2X N.D. filter on flash head.

At 1:2.5 f/20
1:3 f/18
1:4 f/20
1:5 f/16
1:7 f/14.5
1:8 f/12.5
1:10 High power at midway between f/16 and f/22

Those settings are based on a lifetime of flower photography. I know,
there aren't many ISO 50 films anymore and you don't have N.D. filters .
. . Oh, well.

Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV

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