We did this years ago with an old A-11 to use for testing XA's. We put the
PC plug in the front through the "A-11" name, wired to the contacts. Kept
the thumbscrew to mount it, but removed everything else. Works fine with
any of the XA series cameras.
Note that with an XA set in flash mode, the aperture is approximately f/4.0
as I recall. So long as you predicate your exposures on that basis, you
should be OK with just about any flash. Don't know offhand what the other
cameras do, but it should be close if not the same.
I wouldn't try mounting a shoe on the flash -- too flimsy. Just use a cheap
bracket and PC cord.
>
> I also bought a non-working A-11 from KEH, with plans to gut the unit,
and
> use the shell to rig up a PC contact, as described in the Olympus XA
repair
> FAQ. The FAQ author admits he did this with a XA, and has not tried it
with
> the XA1,2,3,4. I was going to use the XA2/A-11 shell on a BG2 with a T32
> flash.
>
> Has anyone tried anything this foolish? If so, how much correction did
you
> have to dial into the T32 panel for acceptable exposures? If I glued
(epoxy
> Walt, epoxy!) a shoe to the top of the unit, would it hold a T20? Any
other
> good ideas?
>
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