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Re: [OM] OM-2 flash operation

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2 flash operation
From: "Bryan Pilati" <bryan223@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 01:27:32 -0500
I wish my T-45 was working, it'll light up a cathedral....it's a big sucka.

Bryan Pilati
OM-2n; IS-3
Va-USA
Disclaimer:  I'm always joking
unless I should be serious.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2 flash operation


> on 11/7/02 7:18 AM, Roger D. Key at rdk@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> > It seems to me that this 'feature' of the OM-2 means that one can use
the
> > OM-2 to take a flash photo of a large dark interior, where a T32 will
not
> > be powerful enough. One can run around flashing (!) the T32 at different
> > areas, until the OM-2 has had sufficient light to complete the exposure.
> >
> > Would that work?
> >
> > Roger Key
>
> You are describing a technique that used to be called 'painting by light'.
> This was used back before monster auto flashes and fast film to photograph
> buildings at night or large interiors without multiple flash units. The
> camera shutter was opened on 'Bulb' and held open, and the flash was fired
> multiple times aimed in overlapping fashion until the whole scene had been
> lighted. Results were something of a crapshoot until you developed the
film
> you couldn't tell if you had the right overlap and total light amount... I
> suppose using the OM-2 would make the results more certain.
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
>
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