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[OM] Re: E-1 and OM System flash units?

Subject: [OM] Re: E-1 and OM System flash units?
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:40:34 -0500
I think T series is 5-10 volts, while 310 is 90-100v.  I strongly suggest 
not even trying the 310.

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: E-1 and OM System flash units?


>
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Mark, Is there anywhere, you are aware of, where Olympus gives this 
>> answer.
>> I want it to be true, however I hesitate to attach my T-28, F  -280 or 
>> other
>> OM flashes to my e-1.  If doing so fries the innards of my  e-1 and 
>> Olympus
>> has officially sanctioned its use, I'm going to send it to them  for 
>> repair
>> (free), however if they didn't say it was OK I hate to risk it.   Thanks 
>> in
>> advance for your answer.  Bill Barber
>
> I doubt Olympus puts that in writing anywhere.  In fact, it'll probably be
> difficult to find anyone in Olympus who even knows what an OM flash is :-)
> If you want to assure yourself that a flash is truely safe, measure the
> voltage across the hot shoe once it has reached full charge.  If it's 
> anywhere
> near 200V-300V then don't use it with the E-1 or any other electronic 
> cmaera.
> -mark
>
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