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RE: [OM] OM2-S with automatic flash?

Subject: RE: [OM] OM2-S with automatic flash?
From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 08:54:37 -0600
> Sounds like the X sync contact is shorted.  Try this.  Take flash off
> camera, turn it on and let charge.  The slide into camera 
> shoe, flash will probably fire by itself as it is slid in.

 That's exactly what happened. 
 
> Either X sync is shorted, or maybe camera is tampered and sync wire is
> crushed / shorted to chassis.

 Sounds pretty grim. I stayed clear of this one -- the shop's going to call
the guy who consigned it and complain at him..

 Thanks for the info!

 -- dan

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