railphotog Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 <p>The European/Asian Canon EOS 5 film camera is supposed to be the equivalent of the EOS A2/A2e in North America. The A2e has ECF - Eye Controlled Focus. Does the EOS 5 have ECF? The description on the Canon Camera Museum indicates that it does have ECF, but a seller I'm dealing with says it doesn't. Might I assume he may not know what he's talking about? </p> <p>Is there an EOS 5 version without ECF?<br> <br />Thanks!</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_burke3 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 The EOS 5 does indeed have ECF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 <p>Yep, but only in the horizontal orientation. You an Elan IIE, Elan 7E or Elan 7NE for the whole freakin' ECF enchilada.</p> Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railphotog Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 <p>Thanks for the replies!</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 <p>They right.<br> The only difference between the international EOS 5 and the American EOS A2e is in the viewfinder display. Most people prefer the additional information in the 5.</p> <p>Another camera with <em>very</em> sophisticated eye-control is the EOS 3 which many people feel rivals the EOS 1 series.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 <p> Yes the EOS 5 has ECF and it works very well, the reason why i still keep 2 bodies that i still get to shoot occasionally . </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morten_lohmann Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 <p>As the others have said, the 5 does have ECF. <br> It sounds as though you are planning on buying one. In that case I would strongly suggest that you also consider the EOS 3. The ECF in the 3 is more refined, and it has more focusing points. <br> The 3 also has a better viewfinder and is generally a a step above the 5.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortimer_hill Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 <p>Also, the EOS 3 works with the current EX range of flashes</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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