--- Mortimer Snerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:25:59 -0800 (PST), you
> wrote:
>
> > >The 420ex (not 430ex!) was introduced along with
> > the
> > >Elan 7.
>
> > BTW, is it supposed to be particularly suited for
> > the Elan 7 (EOS 30)
> > or was this just coincidental?
>
> It's the only flash in the line right now whose
> autofocus illuminator covers all 7 focusing points
> in
> the Elan 7. There's other stuff, but the 550's got
> more power and has some interesting features.
>
> MadMat
>
Actually I tested the af pattern of both of these
flashes a couple of weeks ago, and the af illuminator
pattern covers all 7 af points of the EOS 30 (Elan
7e).
The 420EX has a cross pattern of (from memory) 3
vertical and 3 horizontal lines (about what you'd
expect) while the 550EX has an "area" pattern with
lots of horizontal lines and a few vertical ones too.
Using either one I could get the EOS 30 to focus on a
blank white wall in darkness using the 6th/7th top and
botton af points. So from what I could see the 550EX
has all the bases covered with the EOS 30's af points.
Regards
Gary
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