I think you have answered your own questions, Dan.
1 Disillusion with the flash system
2 Not knowing what to do with a 4T
If the flash is fine everywhere else but in a room with dark red carpet half
way up the walls, perhaps the flash is being misled by the background. Keep
in mind that the flash auto exposure on a 2n is based on what the flashgun
sees through its own sensor, regardless of where the camera lens is
pointing, regardless of whether it is a 16mm or a 500mm lens. A change in
the proportion of red carpet:white wall in the background of your shot will
change the flash exposure.
The 4T is different - the flash expsoure is based on what the camera sees
through the lens you are using, and depending also on what is in the frame
from shot to shot.
Trying a 4T is one alternative. Another would be to try any other auto
flash on your 2n to see if that can perform any better in your chosen
location. A further alternative would be to switch the T32 into manual mode
and do the guide number calcs yourself, avoiding any possibility of the auto
flash system being misled. But there remains the possibility of *you* being
misled!
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Daniel Tan
Sent: 31 March 2004 11:04
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
50/1.4 + T32 + 2n + flat diffuser made from a milk carton.
--snip
I would guess that the lighting conditions of where I am are just rather
bad. It's sort of a tungsten light + fluros + dark red carpet that goes half
way up the walls.
--snip
Everywhere else, the flash has been fine.
DT
--snip
-----Original Message-----
From: "Daniel Tan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:46 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
>
> I've noticed! :P
> Unfortunately I'm not quite sure what I would do with one. My OM-2n is
> all I need :P
> Actually, currently I'm very disillusioned with the OM's flash system.
> Results just don't seem consistent.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gordon J. Ross
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2004 19:16
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
>
>
> Hi Dan;
>
> Note from enabling committee:
>
> there are a few OM 4T cameras on eb*y right now!
>
> Gord
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