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Re: [OM] Burning OM question

Subject: Re: [OM] Burning OM question
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:42:59 -0400
That's right.  The locomotive picture

http://www.zuiko.com/album/Trains/slides/1361-night.html

was essentially an OM-2 time exposure, painted with a single T32 fired 
multiple times as I walked around, without a wire attached.  Shutter did 
close on it's own though.

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On 10/26/2010 7:52 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> But in the case of painting with light the camera knows nothing about
> the flash and the flash firing is not sync'd in any way with the camera.
>    I don't know how the OM-2 auto mode would react knowing a flash is
> attached.  Maybe it doesn't at all which is desirable.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 10/26/2010 6:27 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> JH writes:
>>> FP fires when mirror goes up, I think delay is 10-15 ms before first
>>> curtain opens.  Varies slightly from camera to camera but okay if it's
>>> withing a certain range.  Bulb duration about 1/30th?  Never thought
>> of
>>> this before, I don't know if auto otf will work with this.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can't be that dissimilar to your nice train shot where you painted with
>> multiple flashes, No?
>> Any reason it shouldn't work?  Shutter could go at 1/200 and it would
>> still be fine.
>> Crummy discharge curve in my second post:
>>
>> The #6 seems to have flat output from 20 to 40 msec.
>> http://www.flashbulbs.com/CrPDwnlds/FlashInfoPdf2Sm.gif
>>
>>
>>
>> I am still looking for the big Berthas with the standard base--they are
>> pricey these days.
>>
>>    Mike
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