First of all, if you look around you can get a shoe 3 for about $15.
Second, the removable hot shoes for the Olympus OM cameras have a
reputation for being fairly weak and prone to breakage.
Third, IMHO, your idea to alter a shoe 2 sounds like it will become even
less strong.
Fourth, the value of your T-series flash is on a scale of 3 to 8 times
greater than the cost of a shoe 4.
All in all, it sounds like a move to be done in utter despiration only.
Rand E.
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>Bjxrnar Rxnningen wrote:
>
> Thank you, now I know that I'm supposed to buy a shoe 3 to get TTL-auto
> with my OM2.
> When I measure at my shoe 2 and my Power Bounce Grip 2 (with a shoe 3
> contact pattern), it seems simple to modify the shoe 2. The shoes look
> like this:
> -------- --------
> | o | | o o |
> | O | | O |
> -------- --------
> Shoe 2 Shoe 3
> I have now measured on my equipment and found that the small contact on
> the shoe2 has the same function as the left small contact on the shoe3
> (TTL-auto?). I'm going to extend the small contact on my shoe 2 to the
> left, so it can come in contact with the appropriate contact on my T32.
> The modified shoe should look like this when I'm finished:
> --------
> | =o |
> | O |
> --------
> Modified shoe 2
>
> Any comments? To me this seems like an acceptable solution considering
> the expenses with a new shoe3.
>
> L.J. Clark wrote:
>
> > Double Ummm.....
> >
> > OM-1 Shoe 1 Manual/Normal Auto
> > OM-2 Shoe 2 Manual/Normal Auto
> > OM-2 Shoe 3 Manual*/Normal Auto/TTL Auto
> > OM-1n Shoe 4 Manual/Normal Auto
> > OM-2n Shoe 4 Manual/Normal Auto/TTL Auto
> >
> > * 1/30 sec. or slower
> >
> > Source: T-32 Manual
> >
> > John Petrush wrote:
> > >
> > > Ummm......I believe the type 3 shoe is for the 310 flash. The
> > T-series use
> > > the type 4.
> > >
> > > John P
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Frank van Lindert <lindertv@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Monday, January 26, 1998 5:54 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [OM] Om2/shoe2 and T32 flash cut-off
> > >
> > > >On Mon, 26 Jan 1998 09:29:48 +0100, "Bj\xrnar R\xnningen"
> > > ><etobjr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>I have a OM-2 with hotshoe 2 and a T32-flash. Can I modify
> > > >>my hotshoe to make my camera cut off the flash when there is
> > > >>enough light on the film? If I use my Power Bounce Grip 2
> > > >>with 5-wire cable and type 3 connector, the camera cuts the
> > > >>flash correctly.
> > > >
> > > >It is almost impossible to modify this shoe-2 yourself but,
> > > >fortunately, Olympus made the modification for you.
> > > >Buy a hotshoe type 3....
> > > >
> > > >Frank.
> >
> > Larry
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > An example of too much time, and too much technology...
> > http://www.twodimes.org/home
> > -------------------------------------------------------
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