It would seem to me that purchasing a remote shutter release for your EOS3, along with an extension cable for the remote shutter release, would be a more cost effective solution than to purchase an ST-E2. ST-E2s are expensive. You're also dependent on your lithium-ion battery working in the ST-E2, and those batteries are also expensive.
Another option is to attach your flash meter to an old tripod, and then set up the tripod to measure at whatever point is important to you. This is what I used to do before I invested in a remote shutter release extension cable. You end up walking back and fourth a lot, but it's not unreasonable. Or you can use a cheap pair of binoculars, strapped around your neck, to see the light meter reading without any walking. Cost of a cheap tripod simply to hold your flash meter should be far less than purchasing an ST-E2. And a third option is to use an assistant. Sometimes my ten year old son found himself helping me by holding the light meter, before I bought the extension cable. I also believe it's possible to take multiple exposures with a film camera without wasting film. For example, on my Canon A1, I can set the film advance level in such a way, pre-shutter release, such that post-shutter release, advancing the lever would not advance the film. Twenty years later, my guess is that the EOS3 can do this too without difficulty. I would think that the capability of taking multiple exposures on one frame of film is still a much valued feature of film photographers today. Best regards, Bill Neukranz -----Original Message----- From: Vesa Perala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 4:56 AM Subject: EOS RE: On-camera 550EX in slave mode. I could use the on-camera in slave mode - if it works as I suppose - to use ST-E2 as a remote release for the flashes. including the on-camera flash which is the main light. If I need to locate the flash meter further away than about two arms lengths I'm in trouble because the only way to fire all flashes is to test-fire the on-camera flash (I don't want to fire the shutter because I loose one frame in my EOS-3 each time; I hope EOS-3 * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
