The problem with fixed shoes is that they can pull off and I see a lot of 4
and 2Ss with loose shoes.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Well it finally happened. My shoe 4 bit the dust
> Clendon
>
> The OM2SP (or OM2Spot/Program) does have a fixed hotshoe with three
> contacts, and also has a five-pin TTL auto connector. It will therefore
> work with a Bounce Grip 2, so long as you have a TTL cord or TTL Shoe cord
> to connect the BG2 to the camera. That may well be the cord you already
> have!
>
> The earliest OM2SP does have a green flash-ready viewfinder LED, which is
> indeed reputed to show heavier battery drain than later red-LED versions -
> but that only applies when the flash is connected and powered. I have not
> noticed much wrong with my own.
>
> You should be aware that the fixed shoe can become loose with time - there
> is maybe 0.5mm radial play in mine - but that is better than the 1mm
> vertical play in my 4T!
>
> If you are interested, you may just prevent me putting the 2SP up on the
> auction site...
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of bsandyman@xxxxxxx
> Sent: 19 May 2003 16:07
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Well it finally happened. My shoe 4 bit the dust
>
>
> The hotshoe finally cracked enough that the pins that insert into my OM2n
no
> longer make good contact. The timming was excelant as I was at a wedding.
> Fortunatly I was merely a guest.
>
> So what I am thinking is that instead of fooling around and trying to get
> one of the rapidly dwindling replacement shoes, I would get a body that
> doesn't have this problem.
>
> Apparently them OM2s or OM2sp have fixed shoes and would also support my
> motor drive 2 and my power bounce grip 2.
>
> That's what I gather from my brief read on e-sif, but I couldn't get a
good
> picture of the auto cord connector on the OM2s/p to verify.
>
> Anyway the thing I am speculating on is if a trade would be feasible. If I
> offered my OM2n, a zuiko 50 f1.8, and a shoe 4 autoconnector adapter
thingy
> for an OM2s or OM2sp, would anybody byte? Is this an unfair trade?
>
> Also what kinds of things do I need to know about these bodies. I seem to
> recolect some of them have green LEDs that have too high current draw or
> something.
>
> I am not ready to jump just at the moment. I am still trying to make up my
> mind, but I appreciate any opinions anyone wants to offer.
>
> --
> Clendon
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