"After all, the flash amount
doesn't vary or stop during the exposure."
Ah, but it does, that is what the Super FP mode is all about - instead
of a single flash of determined (by the camera) length, as in the case
of TTL OTF flash with the T seies flashes on OM cameras with that
capability. Suyper FP provides a burst of flashes whose duration is
controlled by the camera. Put another way, with T seies, the camera can
tell the flash to "stop now" if the flash has not already stopped. With
Super FP, the camera can tell the flash when to start, and to keep on
going until told to stop.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tOM Trottier
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 8:58 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Cheap, rare OM3 in UK
All you should need is two contacts.
The question is, will the F280 flash in Super FP mode without any
special
signals from the camera aside from "Start." After all, the flash amount
doesn't vary or stop during the exposure.
tOM
On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 12:26
Richard F. Man <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Someone was selling a 5 contact OM-$T hotshoe on the bay last week.
> Wonder
> if that will work?
>
> At 03:16 PM 1/12/2003 -0500, tOM Trottier wrote:
> >Why should you need any special connection (except for the shutoff at
> >shutter close)? It's just like an FP flashbulb. If I had an F280, I'd
> >try it on my 3.
> >
> >tOM
> >
> >On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 20:59
> >Frank van Lindert <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > Unfortunately the OM3 has only one contact in its flash shoe for
> > > TTL control with the T-system flashes, not for super FP with the
> > > F280.
> > >
> > > Frank van Lindert
> > > Utrecht NL.
> > >
> > > On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:41:22 -0500, "tOM Trottier"
> > > <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >The 3 is rarer than the 3T but less desirable, as it lacks OTF
> > > >and F280 flash support, and battery life is shorter.
> > > >
> > > >Has anyone tried to use the F280 with the OM3 or 2 in super FP
> > > >mode?
> > Is it
> > > >possible? I don't see any physical reason why not. I noted in the
> > > >eSIF
> > that
> > > >the F280 Super FP officially works only with the 3t, 4t, and
> > > >77/707.
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