Seems like there is incompatibility even between Canon parts! Forget about the third party!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Julian Loke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 7:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS 550EX Folklore > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... > > My own opinion is that the answer is 'no, there are no > issues, the 550EX > > will work fine with the Elan 7, just as the 420EX will work > fine with > > the EOS 3 and EOS 1V'. > > Hi Ken I, Or is that Ken II? > > I wish I could share your enthusiasm. I can vouch that R Sriram is > absolutely correct about the AF assist and the fix (use Auto-Area AF). > > In fact, there are several threads on the Elan7E group > http://yahoogroups.com/group/elan7e > that also implicate the ST-E2 and the 380EX as being less than fully > compatible with AF assist on the Elan 7E. > > For some more urban folklore, setting my 550EX to manual > flash power causes > my Elan 7E in P mode to blink at the lens minimum aperture. > > How do you explain that one? * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
