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Re: [OM] T-32 Zoom Adapter (was: Macro coupling rings and T32 flashes)

Subject: Re: [OM] T-32 Zoom Adapter (was: Macro coupling rings and T32 flashes)
From: PCACala@xxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 01:34:08 EST
Hi Stephen:

The T-32 Zoom Adapter is a flimsy beast.  I've broken two when my T-32 slid
off the Bounce Grip 2 hot shoe and my T 0.6m TTL Cord acted as a bungie cord,
albeit not quite well enough.  They do seem to Super Glue OK, though.

The adapter works for lenses from 50 mm to 135 mm, with pre-set stops at 50,
75, 100, and 135 mm.  As it zooms to 135 mm the flash is constrained to a
narrower angle and the Guide Number goes up.  It's 32 without, 36 with the
adapter at 50 mm setting, 38 at 75, 40 at 100, and 42 at 135.  So you get
almost one stop extra light with 135 mm and longer telephotos.  Well and good,
except that animal/people pictures with a telephoto yields red eye real bad,
even in Bounce Grip 2.

The unit hasn't earned keep in my arsenal.  It's use has been limited to 200
mm shots of stage shows.

Using this on the T-32 when in the camera hot shoe will prevent one from
seeing lens settings, although it does tilt in tandem with the flash head of
the T-32.

The whole flash system seems like it's been a profit center for OLY, but esp.
this item.  It must have only cost a few bucks to manufacture.

I think I once coverted this item in order to boost the light level in ceiling
bounced flash, but over the years I find that I never carry it with me.  So
I've never used it for such.  Nor has it proven useful for syncro-sunlight
bird photography, which I think was another idea why I needed it.

Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV

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