splitter cable for Olympus E-M1 multi-connector ?

[rjlittlefield]

At http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 643#164643, fotofreak wrote that

Unfortunately the Olympus E-M1 possess no separate connectivity for the remote control (as it was e.g. at the Olympus E-5). It is possible, to release the E-M1 by the Stackshot controller with a cable connected to the multi-connector of the camera. But in this case the multi-connector is blocked and there is no possibility to transfer the image files directly to the PC (to the Olympus Viewer or Olympus Studio), or is there one?

The following very interesting article came across my desk today: http://www.ahfairley.com/Tutorials/E520 ... torial.htm

Essentially what this fellow says is that on the Olympus multi-connector, there are completely separate pins for USB, for shutter release, and for video output.

As result, it's a straightforward though tedious process to construct a splitter cable that brings each of those functions out to its own separate connector.

I have no further information about this issue. Can somebody tell me whether the article is correct and whether it also applies to the E-M1?

Thanks!

--Rik

[fotofreak]

Wow, that looks interesting and I also would like to know, for which Olympus E-M-versions it could be used. Much more interesting would be, whether it is possible to buy such an adapter (for those people like me, who don't have the manual skills to poduce such an dadapter).

[Olympusman]

When I was at Olympus I knew the guy that developed the multi-connector cable. It was designed to accomodate a real-time video feed from some Olympus DSLRs.He farmed out the production to a third-party in Hong Kong, and the initial (and ONLY) production run was 1000 pieces. They were distributed to users on a one-on-one basis for use with Olympus Studio computer camera control. When I found they were publicly available, the supply ran out just before I requested on from Chris. He said when he developed the prototype he had to severly file down a soldering iron tip to complete the connection to the USB plug on the camera side.