> The EOS 3 is > > just not as fast at releasing the shutter as the even the EOS 5QD bodies > > Doesn't the -3 (w/PB-E2) have a shorter lag time than the A2? > If I read this chart right, it's 105 ms for the A2 vs. 64 ms for the -3. > http://www.usa.canon.com/camcambin/cameras/35mm/slr/eos3comp.html > But maybe you're not talking about shutter lag. > > Trenton >
Hi Trenton, Maybe, I really don't know. The EOS 3 I shot with had no booster, it was bare. I don't know if a booster makes any difference in release time or not as the Canon lit. I have shows the EOS 1n at 55ms but does not specify that it is with a booster. In any event I sensed the EOS 3 as slower to lock on and shoot when compared with the EOS 5QD bodies I had been using for a year. This sense of delay was on a very early EOS 3 body that ultimately was sent back to Canon for repair (firmware?), and the EOS 5QD bodies were a later version. Also ECF was turned off on both bodies and only the central cross type AF point was used. For my field shooting tests I picked my favorite EF lenses, EF 85 1.8USM, EF 70-200 2.8L and EF 300 2.8L lenses. I also used the EF 70-200 2.8L and EF 300 2.8L lenses with both EF 1.4X and EF 2x converters to see if there was any noticeable loss of AF speed with the converters. As expected the EF 2x did slow AF operation slightly. Maybe there is somebody on the list reading this that uses both bodies and can relate their experience and opinions about the shutter release lag time of these bodies and if they have not tried, turn off ECF on the EOS 3 to see if it make the AF go faster. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
