Michael wrote: > 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.
Now thats what I call a starter kit! ;-) > 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? No, the third exposure is NOT cancelled. As soon as you press the shutter again it takes the third exposure. The only way i've found to cancel the third exposure is to turn the command dial. You don't have to turn it to L (off), any change will do, and you can change back to the original mode immediately. > 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. You set exposure compensation using the quick control dial on the back. To set flash compensation, you press the 'func' button on the back of the camera until the flash compensation symbol (lighting bolt with +/- next to it) on the lcd has an arrow next to it. Then you turn either control dial to set the flash exposure 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. The built-in flash covers a 28mm lens, and isn't very powerfull. For a 135mm lens you'll probably want an accessory flash anyway. Martijn Stol * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
