Don wrote: > 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. Hi Don, I usually use the "E" of the EOS50E... yeap I love the eye-control stuff. But you have to be kidding me when you're saying that you have never had troubles focusing at wedding parties. Maybe they were all well lighted. The one I had to photograph last week was an AF nightmare... "romantic" lighting meant dimmed halogens and no enough light even for at ISO1600 at anything above 1/10f5.6 (28-135 IS) (Delta 3200 downrated gives very nice results). The AF assist light on the 550EX was of big help, but only when it was on-camera and not on the flash bracket (where it HAD to be for more flattering lighting and to avoid harsh shadows). Poin > 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. > At the short distance I was and with the 100 mm lens, I only had a baby face and a glass of champagne at the same plane with the shirt of the daddy as background. Eye control efectively selected the point I wanted (on the eye of the baby.... very important in many portraits) and then it went for a walk across all focusing distances in the lens. Using the focus limiter would have helped, but there was no time for that and I didn't think of it beforehand :-( > was it in AI -AI-servo or one shot? > One shot. Greetings, Gerard. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
