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[OM] Re: OM-1MD - not firing flash

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1MD - not firing flash
From: "Allan Mee" <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:34:19 +0000
You could unscrew the hotshoe and refit it - my T20 on my OM2 failed first 
time when I changed from hotshoe 1 to hotshoe 3 - but taking off the 3 aand 
refitting it, after checking the T20, cured it.
Allan

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>From: "Jeff Keller" <jeffreyrkeller@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1MD - not firing flash
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:52:01 -0800
>
>
>Also, I believe someone mentioned awhile back that the end of the
>hotshoe pin can break off and remain in the camera socket. Take off
>your hotshoe and look at it carefully. Didn't John also say that
>poking around in the camera socket for the hotshoe could damage
>things? ... so be careful if you get an urge to clean that.
>
>Slightly different topic - I never leave a hotshoe on the camera. I've
>seen too many pentaprism covers with corrosion. Good luck,
>-jeff
>
>On 11/2/06, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Rob Harrison wrote:
> > > My OM-1md has stopped firing a flash. Thought it might be the T18 
>flash
> > > itself, but tried it with a T20, F280 and Sunpak 283, also without 
>success.
> > >
> > The first thing to do before panic is to carefully and fully clean the
> > flash shoe contacts. I have more than once had clean looking contacts
> > that didn't fire a flash, but did so after being cleaned..
> >
> > Moose
>
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