So the T8/T10 question was a red herring?
There are after-market ring flashes available, and they would work just as
well as the T8/T10, with the same proviso as in my original answer. I think
Vivitar and Sunpak both produce them, as does Multiblitz. BUT you will
likely find that they are just as expensive as T10 + TPC.
And, by the way, you don't need a hot shoe at all - just use the sync
socket!
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Darin Rhein
Sent: 07 May 2005 21:11
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Ring flash?
You are correct, however, the OM1-(MD) will only accept Shoe 1 as it has no
TTL flash capability. This was the reason behind my asking if it could be
used in manual mode. Also, this being just a hobby for me, my budget won't
exactly let me pay what T8's and T10's are selling for on ebay, which is why
I'm wondering what other options are available?
Thanks,
Darin...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Ring flash?
> Am I missing something, good people? Although I have never used flash
> with either of my OM-1n's (see my TOPE 21), I did long ago buy a couple of
> Shoe 4's for that purpose, just in case. Surely, I didn't buy the wrong
> thing! My OM-1 instruction manual, on page 25, under the heading "Flash
> Photography With the T32, T20 Automatic Electronic Flash," says "(1) Set
> the ASA film speed on the calculator panel. (2) Mount the T32 (or T20) on
> the Accessory Shoe 4."
>
> Am I going to have to go try this to see for myself? Will I really need
> epoxy? What's a NIB Accessory Shoe 4 selling for these days? Why do I
> have so much stuff I don't use?
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Shoe 4 on an OM1 sounds like another epoxy job from Walt !!! :-)
>>
>>
>> Julian
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