> Ok, not quite, but...since it seems like the Elan 7 won't > allow the wireless > ETTL master flash (in this case, an EF 500) to be turned off > at exposure time,
It is up to the master unit whether to fire its own flash, not to the camera. Regardless of which Type A EOS body you use, if the flash has a setting to enable or disable the master unit's flash, then you can keep it from firing. If that's not true, I will be genuinely surprised. On page 21 of the Sigma EF 500 Super manual that I have (which may be an older printing) there's a section called "Master Flash On/Off Setting" in the box at the top of the page that is titled "Preparation for Wireless Flash". It tells you how to keep the master from firing. I can't imagine it works differently on the Elan 7 than on my EOS 1V or EOS 3. It works fine on those cameras: when I turn of master firing, the EF 500 Super acts like an ST-E2. --Ken S. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
