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[OM] Re: Off-camera flash with OM1

Subject: [OM] Re: Off-camera flash with OM1
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:29:25 -0800
Tom Scales wrote:

>Turn your bounce grip over. There is a cable that pulls out of the base. It 
>plugs into the X socket.
>
>That's all!
>
Not Quite all! You must remember to make sure the rotary switch around 
the flash socket is set to "X". If set to "FP", wou will be sadly 
disappointed in the results. Some folks have been known to glue the 
switch in the X position to avoid unexpected results. FP is a sync for 
Focal Plane flash bulbs that used to do what the F280 later did 
electronically, provide light long enough to cover the entire time the 
slit between curtains takes to traverse the film at speeds higher than 
1/60. The bulbs required time to get to full brightness, so the sync 
occurs before the first curtain is released. With instant responding and 
very short duration conventional electronic flash, that results in no 
flash in the picture.

Moose



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