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Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?

Subject: Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:56:36 -0500
With the OM-2, the shutter will stay open on ttl auto flash if there isn't
enough flash output to fulfill the exposure.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mickey Trageser" <vze3m2s8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?


> I don't know if the OM2 will allow exposures longer than 1/60 to be
> selected, but it definitely will direct a longer exposure if it's not
> satisfied with the flash output. This 'feature' vanished with the OM-2n.
>
> IIRC, any shutter speed from 1 to 1/60 is acceptable for X-synch on the
> OM-1, but this of course is sans TTL. Would this also be true for the OM-2
> in manual?
>
> -Mickey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tim Chakravorty
> > > The problem with the OMs (except 3Ti/4Ti) is that for ttl auto, they
> sync
> > at 1/60 and *only* at 1/60. Period.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Tim. Seems like the book should make it that simple.
> >
> > Another question then, if the flash sync speed is 1/60 ttl, why does
Carl
> > Shipman in his book say to "set shutter speed to1/30 or slower" when
using
> > manual operation or normal auto operation (page 97, 98, 10th edition)?
Is
> he
> > just trying to be extra careful? Is there some circumstance where they
> don't
> > sync at 1/60 manual and 1/60 mechanical?
> > Wayne
> >
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