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Re: [OM] FAQ-Q

Subject: Re: [OM] FAQ-Q
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 08:09:34 -0500
Was that a joke?  Anyway...The hot shoe on a 1N or 2N is always "X"
regardless of the sync switch setting on the side of the camera.
This feature causes some compatibilty problems with some studio strobes
(they  won't fire).

John
Camtech

VELUWEH@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> The FAQ claims:
>
> >B6) What are the differences between an OM-1 and an OM-1N?
> > The OM-1N has redesigned film advance and rewind release levers,
> > a direct contact inside for Recordata backs, a flash
> > ready/sufficient flash LED in the viewfinder, and
> > automatic X-sync with Shoe 4.
>
> I'm a bit puzzled by this last one (automatic X-sync).
> Comes this all-mechanical direct descendant of the mother of all OM
> equipped with a little dwarf that responds to electric signals emitted
> from an activated T20 or T32, reaching out his little hands to
> "automatically" set the shutter ring at 1/60? If this is the case, I
> want some refund on my OM-3, because I think the dwarf is missing. Or
> is it? Maybe it only comes out when the moon is full? Or could this
> part of the FAQ be a copy and paste demon?
>
> P.S. 1 - I don't have have an OM-1n (I've been treated for that), so I
> can't verify.
> P.S. 2 - No Paul v.T., when I want an OM-1n I'll buy it here in Holland.
>
> Hans
>
>




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