russell_brown1

Hey Everyone,

I'm just wondering what problems, if any, I'll run into if I were to

purchase the 420ex speedlite for my Digital Rebel. I have an Elan

7e, but I'm wondering how the 420 will respond to the Rebel when it

doens't have flash compensation. I know I can get a firmware hack

to combat this problem since the warranty is already expired on my

digital, but are there any more problems associated with this

combination, other than the lack of flash compensation? Thanks for

the input everyone.

Russell

The reason I put this in the Lenses category is that the problem

only occurs when I use my 75-300 4-5.6/f. Anything wide open works,

but after that it gives me that message. I desperately need it for

my paper assginment for the weekend. I was told to use an eraser on

the contact points, but this hasn't worked to any degree of

success. If anyone has any help please let me know, cause I need a

remedy quickly. Thanks for your help

Russell Brown

Anybody have an idea what this means? I tried to search, but I

couldn't find anything specific. I was using a Canon 75-300mm 4-

5.6/f, and switched lenses to clear the problem. What on earth is

going on with my camera when is says that? Error 99 does not sound

like something positive is going on inside the Rebel.

Thanks for taking the time

I upgrade awhile ago on my Elan 7 from the kit lens to the 50mm 1.8 and it blew me away. Get away from that kit lens, anf you'll never EVER regret it. The shots i get outta this thing (still) blow my mind. Trust me. the colours are ridiculous.

Hello Everybody.....

Ok...so heres my delimma. I plan on heading up north tomorrow

night and the weather is supposedly going to be quite good for night

shots. First I'll run you down what equipment I have:

 

EOS Elan 7e,

EOS Digital Rebel,

28mm f/2.8,

50mm f/1.8,

 

My questions are....

how will my rebel perform for star trails? I know I should be

using my wide angle wide open or possibly one stop down, but I'm

wondering how my star trail shots will come back with my 28mm set at

f/2.8 for about 2 hours? and what about a shorter time, like 20

minutes? Without question I'll be setting my ISO at 100, but a

longer exposure isn't really an option since the battery only lasts

about 2.5 hours.

Will I get better results if I were to pick up some Velvia 50 and

use the Elan instead?

Also, what effect will a circular polarizer have? I know it

removes a stop of light, so I'm wondering how a really long exposure

will turn out and what effect the polarizer would have on my

foreground.

 

Any insight to any of these questions would be absolutely fantastic

and appreciated. Take care, and I hope to hear your thoughts soon.

 

Russell

I'm finding that my camera (EOS Elan 7E) tends to be pretty accurate

when metering, yet I find that sometimes I get an incorrect exposure

with several of my lenses. I've been told that using a seperate

light meter is a good idea, so I was wondering if any of you know of

any good ones that are of good quality, and relatively inexpensive

as well....I just don't want to blow some money for one and get a

crappy meter in return. Any responses would be helpful. Take care.

Is there some sort of adapter or converter in existence that would

allow me to use old manual k-mount pentax lenses on my EOS Elan 7e?

Just a query I was wondering about. I'm not worried about wether or

not I can use auto focus or what have you, I'm just wondering if its

possible to take pictures with an old lens on a new camera. Any help

would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

Is there some sort of adapter or converter in existence that would

allow me to use old manual k-mount pentax lenses on my EOS Elan 7e?

Just a query I was wondering about. I'm not worried about wether or

not I can use auto focus or what have you, I'm just wondering if its

possible to take pictures with an old lens on a new camera. Any

help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

Whoa wait a minute....its going to make the CANON sub-par???? Really? Thats totally not what I was expecting

Hey Everybody,

My uncle recently gave me a Pentax ME Asahi manual SLR from years

back when he used to use it for dental photography at his office.

With it came a 100/4 SMC M-series Macro prime and an SMC 45-125mm

zoom. All are in pretty good condition. Am I gonna enjoy the

results compared to my Canon EOS Elan 7e with 50mm/1.8? I know I'm

going to have fun shooting completely manually, but I'm wondering if

the pictures are going to be sub-par by comparison. And any other

cheap but functional Pentax lenses you can think of that would

benefit this new SLR? Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Happy Shooting.