"Dudley Hanks" <hanks.dudley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:f_gIj.16205$_v3.7791@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> First of all, for those of you who are interested in Dima's condition,
the
> tests came back last week, and the tumour is malignant. The vet also
said
> she noticed some small spots on Dima's liver while she was removing
Dima's
> spleen. Thus, Dima is, for all intents and purposes, retired.
>
> The vet says that, on a scale of 1 to 4, the severity of the cancer
would
> be at the 3rd stage. Thus, we should prepare ourselves for as little as
a
> couple of months, but the type of cancer she has -- hemoragic sarcoma
> (spelling?) -- is sufficiently unpredictable that she could have up to
six
> or eight months.
>
> At present, the surgery has helped her quite a bit. She has more
energy,
> and is even playful at times.
>
> I'm hoping the snow will melt quick enough for me to take her outside
and
> get some shots to post in her honour.
>
> In preparation for those shots, I dragged some of my old flashes out.
I'm
> hoping to get a nicely lit, three or four flash shot, but I've noticed
> some interesting effects when I try to use some of my odd assortment of
> flashes with my Canon A720.
>
> First of all, I shot a few tests with my HF-DC1, the remote, slave fired
> flash Canon produces for the A series cameras. This flash works great
in
> the various auto modes, but I can't seem to get it to fire when the
camera
> is in manual mode.
>
> Up until now, this hasn't been a problem, as I've been mainly playing
> around with the various auto modes, and tended to shoot existing light
> when in manual mode. However, I have a couple of flashes I want to use
> for Dima's shots that will only work with the A720 in manual mode, or,
at
> least, they work best in manual.
>
> My old Pentax AF 240Z flash tends to over-power the camera's circuitry
> when in the auto modes. It works wonderfully in manual mode, but the
> image goes really dark when in any of the auto modes. My Canon
Speedlite
> 540 ez has a similar problem when at or near full power, but works
> relatively well when around 60% or less of full output.
>
> Now, having said all that, I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get the
> HF-DC1 to work in manual mode, or why non-HF-DC1 flashes won't work
> properly in the auto modes with the A720. (Yes, I know they can't be
> sync'd with the camera's circuitry. But, I think they should work if
> triggered by a slave.)
>
> I have a couple of sighted volunteers who are helping me to read through
> my manuals, but they aren't photographers, so the search for info
related
> to this problem has been slow and non-productive. I'd appreciate
whatever
> insight you can offer.
>
> Thanks,
> Dudley
>
>
> Once again, if you love dogs, think about donating to Guide Dogs for the
> Blind at:
>
> http://www.guidedogs.com
>
> or,
>
> 1-800-295-4050
>
> Dima has been a great guide, and GDB has been incredible in helping her
to
> retire with as comfortable a life as possible.
>
>
My heart goes out to you. Dogs are part of most families that love them,
regardless of whether they are service dogs or just pets.
--
Peter
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