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Re: Collectible OM-3 condition-> was [OM] OM-1(n): mechanical

Subject: Re: Collectible OM-3 condition-> was [OM] OM-1(n): mechanical
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:23:59 +0000
Mark Dapoz wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Paul Farrar wrote:
> 
> > Whatever doesn't include a flash, because the 3 (I hear) needs a battery
> > to operate the flash trigger. I know the 4T won't fire one on it's
> > mechanical 1/60 without a battery.
> 
> I just looked at the schematic for the 3Ti and they do indeed route the
> X sync contact to a mechanical switch.  The remaining contacts for TTL
> control go through the IC so they obviously won't work without batteries.
> I wonder why they didn't do this for the 4Ti?
>                                         -mark

I suppose because the shutter don't work without a battery either.

-- 
A happy makefile for you too.

Dirk Wright

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