For a long time I have held that with
the instruction book and a little
patience anyone with an ounce of
intelligence can find out how to work a
machine or instrument. Too bad -- I now
have to abandon this premise.
After getting the card for the *ist D I
programmed custom 1 so that it would do
the things I needed for the microscope.
Everything works and the images are
first class. However, things are not
going so well with the camera off the
microscope.
First of all a simple question. The
battery indicator shows full when the
camera is turned on and everything
works. I've taken a few pictures of
things in my lab and they look okay. But
after a while the battery shows empty.
But things are still working okay. Is
this normal? The original Lithiums and a
fully charged set of new NiMH show the
same thing.
And now the problem. The flash, when up,
stops the camera from exposing. If I put
it down I can take a badly lit image of
a dark corner. Auto focus works,
exposure measurement works and the
pictures, where there is enough light,
look fine.
There is nothing in the book that helps.
The A for auto is on but no flash
setting makes any difference. There are
other (perhaps related) problems but I
had the impression that the green button
solves all. I guess I'm mistaken. But I
think I'd better ask my questions one at
a time. By the way I can be contacted on
Skype these days 'edfwill' or Don
Williams, Finland, and if anyone has the
time and patience I'd be eternally grateful.
Don
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Dr E D F Williams
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Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005