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Magic Lantern books are superb. They go into a bit more depth than the

manual. I have the Elan IIe as well and the ML book for it. I consult

it before I pick up my manual. It also has quite a section on Canon EF

lenses that might help you choose a(nother) lens to put on your

camera. By all means, pick one up.

I have two 380EX speedlites. After much thinking, I have not been able to come up with an accurate guess on what the actual GN of the 380EX is. I have heard elsewhere that all flashes are given a higher GN than it actually has. So does anyone know what the actual ranges of 25, 100 , 400 and 800 ASA films would be?

I was shooting a wedding today and during the formals my camera would light up with the MF warning and my aperture display would go to 0.0

 

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Details:

Elan IIe

28-105 zoom

380EX on bracket with shoe cord 2

Av mode set at f/5.6 or 8.0

shutter speed = 125th

Quantum B1+ and module (of course)

 

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So when this would happen I would either twist the FTM ring or sometimes I had to pull off the lens and reattach it. It wasn't a huge problem, I just looked lame in front of my new boss and the wedding party. Any thoughts?