Agreed jeff - keep in mind that they are called the T10 and T32 to indicate
their guide numbers, and the former is designed/intended for very close
range macro-photo flash (though I have used it for normal flash too). Also
keep in mind that the T10 is *not* a modified T32 in that it does not have
the on-board autoflash capability of the T32. The only autoflash capability
for the T10 is provided by the camera body - the OM-40/OM-PC can do this if
set appropriately.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jeff Keller
Sent: 02 September 2004 22:46
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OM40 / OMG OM2 OM2n and T10 Ring Flash
"no matter what the f/stop or distance"
I don't know how you're testing it but light from the T10 scatters and even
a full dump may not be enough to light the scene if you're shooting beyond
10 feet or so. ... It's been quite awhile since I used one but it seemed to
me that even when using it to light up a pine cone 8 feet away the recycling
time was pretty fast if the batteries were good. I'm not sure how you can
tell it's a full dump other than recycling time ... after all the light is
over in a flash ... and it won't completely blind you the way a full dump
from a T32 or T45 will.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Kopp" <mkopp@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:45 AM
Subject: [OM] OM40 / OMG OM2 OM2n and T10 Ring Flash
> Hello again, Olympians,
>
> (Or is that Olympusians?)
>
> As usual when I hit a brick wall in use or Web research about my
> Olympus collection, I come to the experts.
>
> I have an OM40 (which is the OMG in the U.S.) and a T10 Ring Flash.
>
> The OM40 works fine with a T32, making it produce flashes of varying
> brightness (power/time) depending on f/stop and distance as it's
> supposed to do.
>
> It does not seem to do this with the T10, which produces what appears
> to be a full-power flash no matter what the f/stop or distance.
>
> Yet the T10 is really just a modified T32 power unit, as I understand
> it, and has the same 3-contact shoe and switch for contacting the
> three contacts in a Shoe 4 or my OM40.
>
> I cannot find anything in any of the specs or instructions for either
> camera or flash on any of the usual suspect Web sites, or by Googling,
> which indicates which cameras the T10 is compatible with.
> However, since the OM40 is a subsequent development (and refinement)
> of the OM2 OTF technology, one would think that the T10 should work
> with it.
>
> If so, that would seem to indicate that the T10 has a problem.
>
> Any information, experience, advice or opinion would be gratefully
received.
>
> TIA and Cheers from the Antipodes,
>
> --
> Michael Kopp
> Wellington, New Zealand
>
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