----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:03 PM Subject: EOS Yet another A vs. B... AF of the Eos50E vs Eos30 > Hi guys, > > > After having nigthmares of the greatest candid I could not take, while > photographing a wedding party last friday, I'm thinking more seriously > about replacing my EOS50E. > I was using a 100f/2.8 USM with light enough for 90f/5.6 ISO 400 and the > thing wouldn't lock on the subject. The light was pretty flat, but I > still think it could have done better. > > This question is for those who have "migrated" from the 50E (Elan IIE) > to the 30 (EOS 7). Do you feel the AF is improved compared to the > EOS50E? Is it faster/better ? > > I'd like to hear some comparisons. Thanks!! :-) > > Greetings, > > Gerard. > I have never had a problem getting my ElanII to lock on at wedding parties and I do not have 2.8 lens. Were you using all focusing points or center focus. I only use center focusing and never experienced the problem that you had. If you had 3 focusing points activated this may explain why you lost the oppurtunity as the focusing points may have been looking at something else, was it in AI -AI-servo or one shot? Don * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
