In case anyone has any vague interest, I've just posted three images
taken with my five-hour-old Olympus E-1. The color image is simply there
to give you an idea of what a color image might look like - hardly great
photography. The second image I was having fun. The third I'll stand by.
;-)
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/folder-5381.html
B. D. Colen
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Hermanson
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:05 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FW: [OM] T32 is not firing at 1/60 but at 1/30 downwards
problem is purely mechanical.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: FW: [OM] T32 is not firing at 1/60 but at 1/30 downwards
> If the flash won't fire at 1/60 on shoe 1, it's most likely an X sync
> circuit problem as pointed out by JH. This could be down to a number
> of reasons, but basically if the shutter speed is accurate, the X
> circuit microswitches are not timed correctly. If the shutter speed is
> not
accurate,
> have it adjusted and then see above.
> Because 1/60 is close to the limit for the shutter assembly's natural
> X
sync
> speed, the actual speed would not have to be out by much to prevent
> both microswitches closing at the nominal speed.
>
> The quench - signal problem is more likely to cause the "fires at a
fraction
> of max output" situation.
>
> I've never seen documentation of this issue. I pieced the scenario
together
> from various sources, including the OM2 circuit diagrams and
> Mannheim's book. The result being that I don't know any more about it
> than I have already written! Sorry!
>
> Julian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile"
> .
> > Bad news: 1) I have also shoe1. Installed it but T32 will not fire
> > at
> 1/60.
> > 2) I taped over the quench contact on shoe3, T32 will not fire at
> > 1/60. On both cases fires at 1/30.
>
>
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