> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Durling
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: EOS Decided against an Elan 7e - a/f assist light (plus
> flashassist)
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:40:47 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >
> >So what do you do, tape it on to the camera and turn it on with your left
> >hand? What does it look like to the people on the other end of the laser
> >when one of the dots or arrows hits their eye?
>
>
> Somehow I never thought it was *people* you were shooting in EV -1
> conditions. I mean they won't sit still for those kinds of exposure
> times! Why not just go back to albumen prints?
>
> I'm starting to think we're inventing problems here.
Why should I care about inanimate objects being annoyed by a flashing white
a/f assist light? It is when I am photographing people, or at least scenes
with people in them, that it becomes a problem. It is when you point your
camera at them and it starts to flicker or flash that they become annoyed.
With the Elan 7 (and also my Maxxum 600si through the flash itself) it is
really irritating. A single flash pop when the picture is snapped is
annoying enough, but at least people expect it. But with The white assist
light, you even get it when you are shooting with available light.
Gerry
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Gerry Palo
Denver, Colorado
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