[photo-3d] Re: OM1 twins

[David Glick <xid@xxxxxxx>]

In Message 14 of Digest 366, Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:41:10 EST,  
JohnLadd2@xxxxxx said:

>I'd like to use my Olympus OM-1s to shoot simultaneously but I wonder if the 
>fact that they cannot be synced electronically would be too big an obstacle 
>to overcome. 
>...
As Ray Moxom has pointed out, they can be synched electronically via
winders or motor drives (unless they are the very early OM-1's which were
not motor-drive capable).  I have a twin rig of OM-4's set up this way and
it synchs well for anything but very fast subjects (60 mph traffic 150 feet
away does have slight but noticeable lack of synch).  Although OM-4's have
more electronics than OM-1's, they still have mechanical linkage for the
shutter release.  The synch cable for Olympus winders is easy to make with
two sub-mini (I think that's right) connectors from Radio Shack.  The
winders are designed such that triggering one by its button will trigger a
second one connected via such a cable.  I'd encourage you to give it a try
if you can get your hands on two winders.  Feel free to contact me if I can
be of assistance.

Dave Glick 
State College, PA