Mike -- It's not that you missed the reply, it's that no one replied. Which,
I have to say, surprised me. Since no one seems to be able to say why one
would use the f280 in super FP mode with an OM4T in manual mode with a
shutter speed slower than 1/60, I think that either 1) the answer is
painfully obvious, or 2) almost no one knows. Since at least some people are
typically willing to answer painfully obvious questions, that makes me think
its more likely that almost nobody knows the answer.
I'm partly disappointed in Olympus for providing such inadequate
instructions with the F280, but perhaps the simplification of the
instruction book is intended to make the flash seem more user-friendly? They
should have realized that the primary consumers of System gear these days
are the kind of people who will want the details.
But more than that, I'm surprised that no one on the list seems to have
figured out what the difference is. It seems to me that anyone using an
OM4t/F280 combination would have wondered about this strange suggestion in
the instruction manual, and that people seem to know enough about the inner
workings of this equipment to have figured out the answer.
Is it really true that no one knows?
Robert Swier
Rochester, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus-Digest" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 8:13 PM
Subject: [OM] F280/OM4t questions
> ...What, actually, is the difference? I guess the best way to say it is:
>
> Given a shutter speed of 1/60 or slower, what's the difference between the
> following:
> flash = Super FP
> camera = MANUAL
>
> flash = NORMAL
> camera = AUTO
>
> Robert Swier
>
I was waiting for an answer to this question and must have missed it in
the digest clutter.
I too have been going over the manual for the F280 and don't understand
why it says for speeds slower than 1/60 (not 1/60 and slower, Robert) to
set the camera to manual. Yet in a couple of pages it says set the flash
to "normal" and the camera to "auto" for normal OTF pictures. Seems the
latter makes more sense. Isn't this what one would do with a T series
flash as well? When would you use Super FP with the camera in manual
mode? sounds like plain old manual to me but I'm kinda confused by the
whole thing.
I thought I would use the F280/OM4t combo at my daughter's graduation
from college next month (shameless brag:>) and the ceremony will be
outside in the commons area. Being Portland in May the weather is a
toss-up and so awnings are set up. I thought I should plan for outdoor
fill flash and so I am going to run a practice roll or two.
I am also open to lens suggestions or any suggestions for that matter.
I'm leaning to the 35~70/3.5-4.5 and either the 135/2.8 or 180/2.8. I
want to keep it simple with a minimum of changes. I thought of bringing
the TTL Auto Cord F0.6m to get the flash off the camera a ways with a
little assistance but it's really short, am i right in assuming that the
2m and 5m TTL cords won't work with the F280?
Mike
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