Thanks, I hadn't noticed the stingy 24 volt limit. Canons allow 250
volts and the old Minolta A1 allows 400 volts. But I don't think I have
any flash units anymore that need more than about 12 (which includes the
T-32).
I don't know how to interpret the E-M5's warning:
"Connecting flash units with signal contacts that do not conform to
Olympus specifications may damage the camera."
Canon has a similarly worded warning on the 5D but the 5D has tolerated
whatever OM-TTL flash I've put on it. But I have to admit that it was
with great trepidation that I tried it for the first time. I think for
the E-M5 I'll only use a flash on a bracket with a wire to a single
contact adapter in the hot shoe. Alternatively you could use this
Seagull SC-2 adapter or its equivalent.
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-SC-2-Flash-Hot-Shoe-PC-Sync-Socket-Adapter-for-Canon-Nikon-/190585638914?pt=Camera_Flash_Accessories&hash=item2c5fca1002>
I can accept the flash on the hotshoe or provide a PC contact for the
flash mounted on a bracket.
Of course, the T-32 is just fine because it has the good grace to pick
up its feet. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/21/2013 7:37 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> Chuck:
> Thanks. My OM-TTL - compatible flashes are Braun and Sunpak 433D. I'll have
> to look to see what the feet are like. The Braun has a low trigger voltage
> and I can put a generic foot on it but the output is not adjustable. The 433D
> seems to have a trigger voltage below the 24V limit on the OM-D and has the
> advantage that the output can be adjusted.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 11:19 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Shutter Shock (Return of the absent minded.) [was Question]
>
> If you look at the bottom of a T-32s foot you'll see that there is a plastic
> cam between the two non-triggering contacts. This cam lifts those contacts
> off the surface of the foot. Then, if you look at an OM flash shoe designed
> for TTL flash you'll see that it has a recess in the front for the contact
> lifting cam to drop into. That sets the contacts back down onto the
> appropriate electrical contacts in the shoe.
>
> So, when you place a T-32 into a foreign hot shoe the flash's electrical
> contacts don't actually make contact except for the center trigger contact.
>
> But I have used Sunpak flashes with OM TTL module on my Canon 5D with no
> trouble despite the fact that the Sunpaks don't have the lifting cam. I had
> no qualms about using the T-32 in the E-M5. But I'm not sure about the Canon
> 540-EZ.
>
> BTW, getting flash sync at 1/320 vs 1/250 was a nice bonus.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/20/2013 9:50 AM, Martin Walters wrote:
>> Paul:
>> So, no problems with the T32's mis-matched connectors (OM arrangement
>> vs OM-D's)? I was worried that the OM TTL connectors might short out
>> on the shoe.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>> On 19/01/2013 5:14 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>> Did you notice that it screwed up flash sync? I ran into that when I
>>> tried a T32 on manual.
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Braun
>>> Certified Music Junkie
>>>
>>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St.
>>> Hubbins
>>>
>>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan
>>> Howard
>>>
>>> On Jan 19, 2013, at 15:13, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Setting the shutter shock to 1/8 second was one of the first things
>>>> I did upon setting up the camera. I'm not sure I've taken a single
>>>> shot without it. I does make a funny ka-thunk sound but 1/8 second
>>>> is fairly fast and I doubt I'll notice the delay. Well, maybe in
>>>> the spring if I have to shoot one of the grandkid's soccer games.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/18/2013 2:56 PM, Moose wrote:
>>>>> I too have been semi-incommunicado. We left for three days in the
>>>>> Monterey/Carmel area. My response to your first version of the question
>>>>> was the last one I made before turning off the laptop to pack it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I carefully packed power cords and mouse - and LEFT the computer home!
>>>>>
>>>>> I kept up, sorta, with the list on my iPhone for a day, but lots of
>>>>> traffic, way too many posts ostensibly about coffee and the way the GMail
>>>>> mobile app works led me to just let it go until I got home.
>>>>>
>>>>> I still haven't gone through the all the list mail, nor separated
>>>>> the endless drivel about a beverage of no interest to me from the
>>>>> inevitable subject drift.
>>>>>
>>>>> Skimming subjects, I did notice your repeat of the question, wondered if
>>>>> I had hallucinated answering it, and did so again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Much as I was surprised by the shutter shock problem of the E-M5, I
>>>>> was even more shocked by those of the Pens and the Pannys. Lots and
>>>>> lots of people have been taking lots and lots of photos with these
>>>>> cameras and quite often declaring themselves quite pleased.
>>>>>
>>>>> Having been troubled/puzzled by some apparent discrepancies in my
>>>>> E-M5 images, trying to guess where the problem might be, and
>>>>> deciding to pay much more attention to my technique for a while, I
>>>>> was both surprised, then pleased, to discover that the problem wasn't me,
>>>>> or the lenses, but the camera - and that there is a cure, not ideal,
>>>>> perhaps, but built-in, immediately available, at no additional charge.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then Mike posted the link to these further tests, and I discovered
>>>>> that my E-M5 is likely the least troubled of the Oly µ4/3s cameras, and
>>>>> troubled WAY less than at least one Panny.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guess is that all the Pens, at least prior to the latest two,
>>>>> all have the shutter mechanism. One way to check on the
>>>>> E-PL5 is the instructions. If they have the same 'Anti-Shock'
>>>>> settings in the menus as the E-M5, you can bet that it's still there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems like it's a difficult problem, and the only solution may be
>>>>> complete shutter redesign or an electronic first curtain, ala Canon (at
>>>>> least the 60D, probably others), which might require a new sensor?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've just done my first large number of shots with widely varying
>>>>> subjects, light, lenses, shutter speeds and ISOs since finding out
>>>>> about shutter shock. I intentionally made no effort to avoid the trouble
>>>>> shutter speeds. So I hope to find out if things have changed for the
>>>>> better.
>>>>>
>>>>> The shutter sound is definitely different, and there seems to be
>>>>> some subtle sense of shots taking longer. Fortunately, switching
>>>>> Anti-Shock on and off is quick and easy. Perhaps just as important,
>>>>> seeing whether is is on or off is instant.
>>>>>
>>>>> Asked And Answered Moose
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/18/2013 7:05 AM, Bob Benson wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks for answering my shutter shock question. I apologize for
>>>>>> duplicating the question; I've been for a few days at a family
>>>>>> funeral at a remote site in way eastern ohio (that's redundant
>>>>>> actually); internet access poor, and I wasn't able to tell whether my
>>>>>> original question actually got in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Again, thanks, and apologize.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob Benson
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