Julian Loke wrote:
> 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 :-)
That IS interesting. Who would have thought that something so
simple could be so functional.
> 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.
Why didn't Canon incorporate the AF assist lamp into the flash
head of other cameras instead of going the disco route? I'd
rather have an ugly camera body than ugly pictures.
> 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.
This was the deciding factor for me in buying the 420EX. I was
initially looking at the 550EX, but despite the extra power (and
significant extra dollars), I didn't want to be impeded when it
came to AF. Flash photography is a pain when the frame is matrix
metered for the center focusing point, especially when contrast
in the scene is signficantly varied (and when one NEEDS AF assist
in poorly lit situations). Also, from experience, the 380EX was
insufficient on only a few occassions, and not even the 550 would
have saved me in those. So the 420EX was a decent power upgrade
and a major AF upgrade.
Chris
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