As of yesterday, I'm the proud new owner of a Canon EOS Elan 7 and 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM lens, my very first EOS gear. I have yet to read but 3 pages of the instructions, but got a roll through it today anyway. The camera is astoundingly quiet and fast focussing. IS worked great. I'm a little confused with fill-in flash and auto-bracketing. The auto-bracketing seems to have two abilities, single shot, where you have to press the shutter release 3 separate times. This is nice if it's windy, but a pain if you want only two exposures. Continueous drive auto-bracketing appears to be a second option. It seems that if I only want two exposures, this mode is better. I can hold the shutter release for two exposures, let go, and it cancels the rest. Is that correct? Second question is fill-in flash. Can I do flash compensation? What's the best way to turn down the flash and overexpose the overall image 1/2 stop? There doesn't seem to be separate exposure compensation and flash compensation. Do I need an accessory flash or can I use the built-in flash? If I can figure this out, the 135mm f/2 USM is next on my shopping list. This Elan 7 seems like a good buy for the price. Thanks all.
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