I'll do my best to recall all the settings: The Minolta lens used was 35-70/4 at 35mm f/4 against 28-135 IS at 35mm f/4. Another test comprised 35-70/4 at 70mm f/5.6 against 28-135 at 70mm f/5.6. In both cases 7 had no trouble to lock on the subject with his central sensor (operating as cross type for f/2.8, regular at smaller apertures), whilst EOS-3 gave up after short hunting. The test was done at evening (late twilling I assume), however the subject was clearly defined by unarmed eye. The distance was about 7-10 meters. The AF assist light of 7 was Off by CF. 800si was able to lock either by his central sensor which is of regular type (sensing for verticals). ISO = 100, shutter speeds metered on Aperture priority were in the range of 5-15 seconds for the apertures mentioned above.
BTW, IS capability of this lens is aimed for different purpose. It doesn't solve the problem of smaller aperture, but rather allows you to shoot handheld at speeds few stops lower then you would consider usually for particular zoom setting once you managed to achieve focus. Regards, Alex Z * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
