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Subject: Re: [OM] OM bodies...
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:42:26 -0600 (CST)
> 
> Charlie presses me for details on:
> 
> > <<The OM-2 is out for TTL with a T series flash.>> 
> >  
> >  Why?
> 
> I'm too lazy tonight to look it up, but there aren't enough contacts and you
> don't get all the functionality of the T series flashes.  I forget what you
> loose, but I bet 50 people here know it off the top of their heads.  OK, who
> is first with the answer?
> 
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV

Several people have mentioned the ready/confirm light. There is an additional
difference that could be considered a loss or a gain, depending on the
circumstance.

The OM-2 releases the 2nd curtain when sufficient light has accumulated for
exposure, the OM-2N and later release the 2nd curtain immediately on firing
a T flash, regardless of whether enough light has accumulated. The OM-2
behavior is better for fill flash, but results in more unsalvagable shots
when flash was the primary source and was insufficient. Apparently, 2N and 
later can be modified to 2 behavior if the ready light connection is 
blocked, since they use that as a cue for the presence of a T flash.

Paul Farrar

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