Olympus OM sync cable identification?

[st1]

Can anyone identify this OM sync cable? It's the only one I've seen with this type of plug.

thanks

 

[Chuck1]

It might be for the f280 flash

 

[st1]

It might be for the f280 flash

thank you! I hadn't even thought to check it but that's exactly what it is. it's only got a short flexi cord but now I can use the f280 slightly off body!

 

[MattKing]

It may also be for the T32 flash.
You would use that cord with the flash shoe on an Olympus OM-2, which lacks the accessory port for the two ended cords that the OM-2S and OM-4 (and OM-3?) have.

 

[st1]

I wondered if it was to use on an OM2, but this cord, the f280 and the OM3ti all match with a 6 pin symmetrical pattern, whereas the shoes on my OM2n and SP are all 3 pin, as is the T32, which also has the typical 5 pin flash sync cord socket.

I do have other shoe adapters for the OM2 to accept the regular 5 pin sync cord but so far I haven't figured a way to use the f280 on anything but the OM3ti...?

 

[Chuck1]

I've never been sure if the f280 syncs with the om3 as it would with the om3t and om4t (syncs at all speeds up to 1/2000)? Anyone know?

 

[st1]

I've never been sure if the f280 syncs with the om3 as it would with the om3t and om4t (syncs at all speeds up to 1/2000)? Anyone know?

i don't know, but I think this resource suggests not

OM-3

OM-3Ti

 

[MattKing]

I wondered if it was to use on an OM2, but this cord, the f280 and the OM3ti all match with a 6 pin symmetrical pattern, whereas the shoes on my OM2n and SP are all 3 pin, as is the T32, which also has the typical 5 pin flash sync cord socket.

I do have other shoe adapters for the OM2 to accept the regular 5 pin sync cord but so far I haven't figured a way to use the f280 on anything but the OM3ti...?

I think the differences relate to the F280's additional mode that, with some cameras, permits synching at more and faster shutter speeds, if one is happy with reduced shooting distances.

 

[st1]

ok I see, so it should work fine on the OM2, on or off body, it just won't use the extra pins for faster sync capability.

I wonder then if there are longer versions of this f280-only cable..

 

[wiltw]

That connector was used with any of the Olympus TTL-compatible cameras and flash units (F280), and there was a 5-pin socket shoe to permit use with T series flash units (but without TTL), and was on the TTL Auto Cord (and female sockets on TTL Auto Multi Connector). The fast flash shutter long-duration flash mode on the F280 was supported along with TTL functionality.
The OM-1n and the OM-3 both lacked TTL capability. The cord was available in 1', 2', 5' and 16' lengths

 

[st1]

That connector was used with any of the Olympus TTL-compatible cameras and flash units (F280), and there was a 5-pin socket shoe to permit use with T series flash units (but without TTL), and was on the TTL Auto Cord (and female sockets on TTL Auto Multi Connector). The fast flash shutter long-duration flash mode on the F280 was supported along with TTL functionality.
The OM-1n and the OM-3 both lacked TTL capability. The cord was available in 1', 2', 5' and 16' lengths

thank you for this! I'll start looking for the longer lengths.