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Subject: [OM] T32 Help
From: bsandyman@xxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:36:55 +0000
I tried switching to full automatic, by switching the 
panel to the full automatic mode and now the blinkage 
(technical term) works in a reliable way.

Thanks for the clear and useful information.

Also there was someone else asking for a repost of the 
advice given. I have added it below.

Thanks again


Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:51:09 -0700
From: dreammoose <dreammoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Flash Connection Help

How do you have the T32 set?

With the calculator panel turned to the "full automatic 
control by OM-2" 
side, it is doing TTL-OTF. The film pressure plate is 
darker/less 
reflective than film, so the exposure system will think 
it needs more 
light than with film in the camera.

With the panel turned with calculator side out and set 
on "NORMAL AUTO", 
the flash reads reflected light through a CDS cell in 
the 'O' of the 
Olympus logo on the front of the flash. It then makes no 
difference 
whether there is film in the camera.

In either case, the flashing of the 'ready' light on the 
flash and in 
the viewfinder indicates that the flash ("NORMAL AUTO") 
or flash plus 
ambient light ("full automatic control by OM-2") 
provided enough light 
for proper exposure. If there isn't enough light, the 
ready light 
doesn't flash. It sounds like your flash system is 
working normally. I 
suspect that the combination of film speed/aperture and 
the lack of film 
in the camera is such that it finds enough light when 
pointed at 
near/bright scenes, so the ready light flashes, and 
doesn't find enough 
light with far/dark subjects, so the ready light doesn't 
flash.

Fooling around inside in a normal room with a medium 
film speed, film in 
the camera and a medium aperture, you should get the 
ready light 
flashing on every shot and very short recycle times 
(virtually 
instantaeous with batteries in the BG2). With no film 
and/or asa 25 and 
f22, the ready light may or may not flash and recycle 
times should be a 
few seconds. Put a roll of that useless Seattle Film 
Works film (or 
equivalent) that's been in the back of the fridge for 
years in and try 
it out, that's what junk film is for. You can vary 
scene, film speed 
setting and aperture and see the difference in the 
recycle times to 
confirm that's it's working.

Moose

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