> --- Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Yes I have an Elan 7. Sorry I forgot to mention
> > that. Interesting,
> > now I want to find out what happens if you hit the
> > midroll rewind -
> > when the CF is set to leave a leader - right *after*
> > it finishes
> > rewinding. I assume the toggle function is *during*
> > rewind. I had
> > opened the back and shut it again and the camera had
> > repositioned the
> > film on doing so. I assumed this was what caused
> > midroll rewind to
> > finish reeling it in, but maybe not. Next time
> > I'll try hitting the
> > button right after rewinding to the leader without
> > opening it.
>
> If it works the same as with the 1n then if you press
> the midroll rewind button after the film is rewound
> (with leader out) the film leader goes into the roll
> (complete rewind).
> A comment to a previous email (from you?). You did a
> (midroll) rewind with leader out. The you opened the
> door and closed it again. The reason why the camera
> started winding is because it thought a new film is
> the camera which it tried to advance to the first
> frame. Since you did not pull the leader out enough it
> was not able to load it. That is why it showed a
> blinking roll on the display. Since the film was still
> at the same position there was nothing to worry when
> opening the camera back again.
> Maybe instead of just trying things out it would be
> wiser to study the manual. That way you really know
> what happens when you do this or that. In addition you
> will also find features that you have not been aware
> of before. So even if the camera is very intuitive and
> most things can be figured out without the manual it
> still is wise to read it.
>
> Robert
Actually, I didn't know that it would wind the leader all the way in if you
pressed the midroll rewind button after a normal rewind with the leader out.
I don't think there's any explicit mention of this function in the manual
(unless I missed it), so I think the general confusion on this point is
understandable...
--Alex
*
****
*******
***********************************************************
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
* http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm
***********************************************************
