I agree with Malcolm's general assessment. I own an
EOS 1Ds Mk II now. I started out in the EOS world
with an Elan 7e with seven focus points and it worked
beautifully. The focus points were etched in the
screen. I just put one of the squares over the
intended target and it always hit the correct spot.
My next camera was an EOS-3. None of the focus points
are marked on the screen and if I was aiming at a
particular object in a "busy" picture I never know if
I would hit it dead on or on an adjacent cell. It
seems stupid but I ended up turning ECF off and only
using the single center square. What a fall back! I
always wished Canon would have offered an "engraved"
7-point screen for the EOS-3 to be used to a matching
7-point focusing option. If I had to go back to a
film camera now, I would pick the Elan 7e in a
heartbeat. I too very much miss the 7 point ECF.
John Lovda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Craghead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:22 PM
> Subject: EOS Eye Controled Focus
>
>
> Does anyone have an opinion on why Canon has not
> embrased ECF on their digital cameras? They seemed
> to
> have been going in that direction with their film
> cameras but have not seemed to have much interest
> since the push to digital. Is there a technical
> reason
> for this or is it just a cost cutting measure? I,
> for
> one, think it would be a nice feature to have
> provided
> that it works well. Any other opinions? Thanks.
>
> Michael K. Craghead
>
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>
>
> I had ECF on my EOS50E (Elan IIE) and it worked fine
> for the 3 focus points.
> A short time later, I upgraded to an EOS3 with high
> hopes, but never got the
> 45 point ECF to work adequately. I even bought new,
> coated spectacles but
> too often, despite lots of training etc. the ECF was
> a waste of time for me,
> and I started missing shots. To cut my losses, I
> switched it off and just
> use the other features of the EOS3. I also need and
> use a -0.5D dioptre on
> the EOS3 which probably affects matters.
>
> However, I note that there's a used EOS30 (Elan 7E
> ?) in a local shop, and
> I'm now wondering if the fewer ECF points would work
> OK with me and my
> spectacles. I do miss ECF...
>
> My guess is that Canon must have had too much flak
> from disappointed users
> of the 45 point version, and decided to give it a
> miss on the digital
> bodies.
>
> Malcolm
> Milton Keynes, UK
> http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm
>
>
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