>> "Julian Loke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Stuff I like on my EOS 1000FN that the Elan 7E Date does not have:
>> 5) Red, patterned AF assist light
>> <...snip...>
>> Stuff on the Elan 7E that I dislike, but will have to tolerate:
>> 1) Flickering strobe AF assist
> "Dan Honemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The strobe AF assist can be disabled via a CF, no (granted, you lose
> AF, but at least you avoid the strobe). IMO, the biggest mistake
> Canon made was not leaving the IR assist from the Elan II. Anyone
> have any clue why Canon would do this? (The second is not having a
> control dial on the BP300 vertical grip.)
> I've often wondered if attaching an ST-E2 would allow for IR AF
> assist for the Elan 7 in low light. Anyone try this method?
Hi Dan,
Michael Reichmann write that he uses the ST-E2 to rescue the poor
low-light autofocus peformance of the D30:
http://www.luminous%2Dlandscape.com/st%2De2.htm
According to the EOS system brochure not only does the ST-E2 have an
IR assist beam, but I think most Canon Speedlites (except macro ring
lites and 480EG handle flash) as well as the Wireless controllers
(LC-3 and LC-4) have a patterned IR beam.
Compare how well implemented AF assist was on the EOS 1000FN:
If I want flash or red-eye reduction or AF assist light, I pull up
the popup flash head. To disable it, I simply push down the popup
flash head! No need for CFs or bulky hotshoe add-ons :-)
Putting the AF assist lamp on the flash head means that it has extra
clearance over large diameter lenses, which could obscure the lamp
on the Elan II.
As I wrote, I will tolerate the flickering AF assist beam because it
works when any of the seven AF points are selected. The beam on the
430EZ only switches on for the central sensor, and the 550EX only
switches on for the five sensors arranged on the long axis.
Cheers
Julian Loke
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