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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Durling
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 12:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: EOS Decided against an Elan 7e - a/f assist light
>
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 13:06:05 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I do like the new all-black body, but aesthetics aren/t enough
> reason to put
> >up with that flickering mess.
>
>
> What flickering mess? I have actually had next to no problem with AF
> on the E7, and I have shot in some pretty lowlight situations, like
> night time. I think you guys are painting it a little worse than it
> really is!
>
What was the maximum f-stop of the lenses you used at the focal length you
used them at? What we really need is a benchmark test for a/f behavior --
hunting, kicking in of a/f assist and so on -- for each camera.
Also, as far as using a flash with a red or i/r a/f assist light, it has
been pointed out that it is very cumbersome to keep it attached at all
times. There is another problem or two. Is there a way to use the a/f
assist light without using flash -- i.e. letting the a/f expose the picture
without using the flash? And then, when you want to use it, is it quick to
toggle back and forth between them? The problem becomes one of manipulating
controls rather than taking pictures, and all that in low light. A small
supplemental infrared a/f assist attachment might be the ticket, if you
could also use either the built in flash or an attached flash at the same
time. But better they update the A2 and add the feature (and charge $800-900
for their trouble, I suppose).
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Gerry Palo
Denver, Colorado
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