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RE: [OM] Re: Flash

Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Flash
From: "R. Wastell" <rrw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 22:55:32 -0900
Shawn,

To clarify the bounce issue; you can bounce the T32 and the sensor will read 
the light. The flash tube and reflector on the T32 tilt out (up) 90 degrees and 
in (down) 15 while the body of the flash with the sensor (in the "O")  is fixed.

Thus, with the flash mounted on the hot shoe (not using TTL control) you can 
bounce and the built-in sensor will control the light. If you mount the T32 on 
a Bounce Grip 2, you can both tilt and swivel but the flash sensor will point 
whatever direction the Grip head is pointed.

To get the full advantage of the Bounce Grip 2 you need to use it with a camera 
capable of TTL control which will bypass the built in flash sensor.

I have had good results bouncing the T32 in Normal Auto flash using my OM-1n; 
both on the hot shoe and on the Bounce Grip 2.

The T32 owner's manual lists the acceptance angle of the Normal Auto Sensor as 
20 degrees.

Bob


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From:   Shawn Wright[SMTP:swright@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent:   Saturday, January 03, 1998 9:10 PM
To:     olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        Re: [OM] Re: Flash

On  3 Jan 98 at 18:34, mahlon.r.haunschild wrote:

> Its little window on the world is buried (nicely hidden) in the letter "O" of 
> "Olympus" on the front of the flash.  Therefore, it doesn't tilt or swivel, 
> unless you tilt/swivel the entire flash.  I wouldn't mind finding out its 
> field 
> of view...
> 
Thanks for this info. So, in other words, it's no better off than the 
310 flash if used in normal auto mode on a non-TTL camera. (ie: you 
can't bounce it without a remote sensor). So, is there a remote 
sensor for the T-series flashes also, like the older 310 flash, which 
sits on the camera shoe to read the reflected light?

I always wondered why Olympus didn't just incorporate this sensor 
into the bounce grip 1/2. Sure, it would be 6-8 inches off-axis from 
the lens, but still better than direct flash.



Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
swright@xxxxxxxxx
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
http://www.sls.bc.ca



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