>> Moreover, the fact that the Elan 7 is not capable of mettering acuratelly >> using T or M42 lenses makes me think that something has changed in the >> light paths of this camera. > >Indeed, I can see some circle-patents on the mirror where the AF points are >supposed to be.
If you see the sensor positions in the mirror, perhaps you are seeing the viewfinder that is above the mirror. >Thanks for pointing this out Vincente! >I would never have thought they'd go introduce more weight and complexities >to the mirror given that it will be slapped for every shot. The AF sensors are not on the mirror but under the mirror. The mirror only let pass some light for the sensors, but the sensors themselves are in the "floor" of the mirror box. You can see the light entrance to the sensors if you look ,from the rear, opening the back, trough the shutter opening in bulb. >I'd buy the explanantion of CMOS sensor needing more light. Seeing that >Canon has now gone from CMOS in the D30 to CCD in the 1D, ever wonder if the >next camera will also abandon the use of CMOS in AF sensor. Don't think so. The EOS-3 AF sensor is CMOS too. >Not metering with T or M42 lens sounds more like Elan 7 doesn't do TTL >metering when the lens doesn't communicate properly with the body. Likely a >firmware dicision rather than technical challenge. It's probably true, If it was a firmware decision, I would suspect a no mettering at all problem instead of a bad mettering. OTOH, my EOS 500n don't feature the Elan7 problem with my M42 f/1.4 lens stopped down, but overexposes open wide. I think that the problem has is related to the half-reflectance mirror of the Elan7. >Thanks! >BlueSky Best regards Vicente * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
