> I'm have ordered and am (still) waiting for my Elan 7E Date. Does
> your Elan 7 have a Film Status Indicator?
> http://www.usa.canon.com/camcambin/cameras/35mm/slr/elan7_lcd.html
>
> Would the dispaly be clearer than the SMOKED BLACK window?
>
> Cheers
> Julian Loke
Julian, and List,
I checked the EOS 7e here in Japan again today, and ouch, the price is
77,000 yen body only. That's roughly 750 U.S. dollars. Course they got a 5
percent discount, and you get point on next purchase, but methinks that too
high. The window, while smoked is not that dark, it looked like film would
be visible under room lighting in store. Personally, I always have film in
the camera, but if I'm wondering, I sure as heck check before opening. And,
my EOS 10 does also have a film icon on it and the exposure number at all
times if a film is in it.
I noted the arrow keys on the back control dial of the EOS 7e, and they
seemed perfectly placed for my thumb. Also, the on/off switch also seemed
easy to use. I do think the body a bit too small for me though, I really
liked the size of the 3 and the 1V.
They are selling it with the 28-105 for a slight discount, but one had
the 28-135 IS mounted in store so I got to check that out too. Nice looking
lens. Pretty big though, and very fat...
While I was there I picked up a couple more goodies for my EOS. I got a
used Kenko 2X Teleplus MC-7 extender for a very good price. It worried me a
bit that there was two of them on the shelf, but I guess people get them,
then upgrade and don't need them. I also got a Hoya 'wide lens hood' for my
75-300 lens. It is rubber, and folds to three positions for just about any
lens. I noticed no vignetting at 75 though with it full out, so it will
protect against flare very nicely and folds a bit shorter for storage.
So then of course I had to go up the local mountain and test my new gear
out. With the extender on I couldn't even get all out mount Fuji in the
frame! Course I'm 46 kms away, so 600mm really reaches out, heh heh. I
noticed the F-stops aren't properly registered, but exposure seems correct,
that is 2 stops more. The lens registered up to F38, so I am wondering what
really happens wide open, since the f-stop displayed certainly isn't correct
below F11 at the long end. Also, my EOS 10 will autofocus at F8, but that's
only good on this lens at the lowest end, or 150 with 2X on. It's above F8
as soon as you start to zoom it. No problem, I prefer manual focus most of
the time anyway. So I did some shots at different F-stops to see how the
extender was handled by the camera. I also shot with the 20-35 up there for
the first time, and wow, I got some nice clouds today to shoot with it.
Shooting almost directly into the sun, I noticed a real lack of flare,
that's nice. In fact right into the sun, there was minimal flare to speak
of.
I'll report on the sharpness and exposures of the Kenko 2X in a day
or so when I finish this film. It's a bear to hand hold now, I used as much
support as I could, and with 400 speed film was shooting at 1/500 or above.
Oh, and thanks to Javier on this list, I'll soon have my webpage up to
be able to display some of this testing and of course some of my 'better'
shots... saving up for the Nikon LS 2000 right now!
Jim Davis
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