[photo-3d] Re: XA2 Twin Rig

["Ray Moxom" <raymoxom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Kernes wrote:
> Well, now that I've (almost) caught up with the work I didn't do while at
> NSA, I'd like to get some info on the XA2 twin rig I bought from
> Paul Talbot  at the convention....
>
> I'm particularly interested in whether there's an adapter that can
> change the dedicated flash port to a regular PC port so I can use my
> Vivitar  285 with the system if I like. (That 11A flash seems much too
> small for my  purposes - but it might not be. Would appreciate
> comment on that as well,  including a guide number.)

Some kind person posted a 'how to connect an external flash to Olympus XAs'
item over a year ago. It was a great tip, I remember how to do it but do not
recall who posted it.

Just get an A11 flash (working or not), remove the guts, fit a PC contact
and/or a hot shoe to the A11 and soldered to the (proprietary) connector.
Voila! One custom XA-to PC or hot shoe (or both) connector for your XA or
XA2 twin rig.

I think that the '11' in 'A11' is the guide number in metres. There was also
an A16 (guide number 16) flash for the XA cameras.

Ray Moxom