Got an old roll of film of a type you don't care much about? Sacrifice
it to dedicated role (pun intended) of testing. If you don't want to do
that then anything approximating medium gray is probably OK as long as
you're not testing for precise exposure value.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Whoa,
> I thought one had to cover a contact for it to act like a OM-2 or it
> defaulted to 1/60 sec in auto? Yep, I had no film in it just to make
> sure everything fired correctly. Perhaps I need to go back to 4T
> school.
> Where do you get a test card? Testing macro flash
> configurations with light modifiers is easier looking for a green flash
> than adjusting for various light loss due to extension with a flash
> meter,
> IMO. I need to be careful to let the caps fully come up to power
> though. I burned through some film last time.
> Mike
>
>
>
> If you did a dry run (that means without film?), shutter WILL lag if
> camera is set to auto (camera reads flash off black pressure plate,
> shutter stays open). You need test card or dummy film roll loaded for
> otf.
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> usher99 [at] aol.com wrote:
>
> This had been a longstanding issue/irritant. Sometimes a T32 even won't
> fire but seems to especially misbehave with my T28. This summer the T28
> did not fire after much effort with my new Z. 38 macro. I even had an
> eraser in my pocket and used it prior. After disassembly of the whole
> rig and once again careful cleaning with Ethyl acetate and the
> eraser--seemed fine. Finally finished up another roll in the 4T and did
> a dry run sans film today of my latest butterfly rig in anticipation of
> an upcoming trip home----shutter seemed to lag. I estimated stayed open
> like OM-2 for 1/15 sec or so because of insufficient flash. Another
> cleaning and it seemed fine again. I had it CLA'd a few months ago and
> of course it was on its best behavior when John had it. When I put the
> T28 on an OM-2 when it didn't fire on the 4T, it was fine. This guy is
> going on flash probation. Otherwise it is fine and there is no visible
> issue with the hot shoe.
>
> Any comments appreciated.
>
> Mike
>
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