On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 18:44:47 -0000, "Bob Turner"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Prior MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>| I had my hands on an EOS7 for a few minutes. Much smaller than I
>| thought. The sales droids at this mall shop (was on a trip) hadn't a
>| clue how to use it.
>|
>| It seemed to me that to change metering modes you had to push a button
>| clear over on the film canister side and then push a second button
>| with your right thumb.
>|
>| I could not do this w/o using both hands, which would be a real
>| problem in real life (having to take hand off lens in order to access
>| this feature).
>|
>| Was I not using this correctly or is this truly such a bad design?
>|
>
>This one caught me out too, Paul. You have to press the metering button
>above the function button and then turn the control dial next to the shutter
>button. (I think - my German is not too good).
Yes, this is what I was doing. I can't see any way to do that without
using 2 hands. That alone is reason for me to not buy the 7.
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