iwan_tirta

Hi,

 

I've got some dirt on in my EOS 300v, and it looks like it's behind

the focus screen (mirror bit with the focusing points on it).

Wouldn't be too worried about it except its two spots and its black,

at a glance almost looking like one of the focust points. I can't

seem to blow it out (because I think it's gone behind the screen).

 

Has anyone else come across this problem, and any ideas on how to

clean it ?

 

As a last resort, I'll send the camera to be cleaned, but even with

a proper clean, I'm not sure if this will fix it.

 

Thanks

 

Iwan

Hi All,

 

I'm planning a 14 week backpacking trip around North Africa (mainly

Egypt) and Europe from mid-Sep through to Dec and have a couple of

questions to ask :

 

1) What do you recommend for a case to carry all the gear ?

 

My gear at the moment is a EOS30 (7e in the US), 24-85mm zoom, 50mm,

75-300mm zoom plus accessories (filters, remote cord, cleaning

fluid). Also have a lightweight tripod - Velbon CX 480, approximately

0.4-0.5 kg for the tripod. I carry this around at the moment in a

shoulder bag and a dedicated tripod bag, but tried this for a whole

weekend around town and found the combo too bulky to carry. Also, my

shoulder and the middle of my back began to ache from carrying the

shoulder bag.

 

I'm leaning towards a mini-backpack at the moment, with a strap for

the tripod. Any suggestions/ comments on this ? Any ideas for which

brand/ type of back I should be looking for ?

 

2) Film

 

Any ideas for film? My stock film at the moment is Fuji Sensia (can

get relatively cheap at bulk prices) and Velvia (for those scenes

where I want to really capture the colour). Style of photography is

mainly landscape (urban) and architecture, not so good at asking

people to pose for photos or to capture candid shots of people. Any

thoughts of other films to think about given varying locations

(Egypt, Eastern and Western Europe), temperature etc. ?

 

3) How to store/ carry film ?

 

I'm not planning to cart film around Europe, so am planning to send

back film to Australia (current residence). Any ideas/ thoughts/ tips

on how to do this ?

 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I've owned the 300v since January this year and have taken photography classes with it. My opinion....it's a great camera for the price. Does its job as a camera, most of the "bad" pictures has been my fault. My minor gripes with it are :

 

No choice of exposure meter. On Manual/Av/Tv it uses centre-weighted but converts to partial when AE lock is used. Annoying in high contrast situation when I want more control over what I'm exposing for. Also, at times AE lock disappears just before I take a picture and this results in up over/ under exposure.

 

Second wheel would be nice. That way you KNOW you are changing the aperture and not the shutter speed.

 

I certainly haven't "outgrown" the camera (don't know what it means, if it means working within the limitations, then yeah I haven't outgrown the camera). Still have a lot to learn on lighting, composition, use of film etc which this camera is more than adequate for.

 

In very few circumstances, a faster shutter speed would be nice when I want greater depth of field for a brightly lit subject but am limited to 1/2000. But you can get around this (admittedly not as convenient) by using a different film speed.

 

In sum, the 300v is 99% of the camera you need for 95% of the people out there.

Thanks for all your responses.

 

I take Brad's (and other previous posts) point that you do need to test under the conditions in which you will be using the lens. But from a learning perspective, my thought is that it would be better to see the difference for yourself rather than look through test results from the net, even if the testing is done under artificial conditions. Sure, a score of 3.71 might be better than 2.8 but what do the numbers mean ?

 

Also, the testing is just another idea to take my general photography skills further, but this time with purpose. Hopefully, through the testing, I'll learn a little bit more about how to look at photos, as well as the film I'm using and my camera system.

 

To all who've contributed ideas, thanks for your help. I'm going to try the newspaper test this weekend.

 

Cheers

Hi,

 

I just bought an EF 24-85 mm USM lens to "replace" the 28-90 mm kit

lens that came with my camera. At first glance (and I've only

developed two rolls of film), the new lens appears to be sharper,

more contrast/ defined lines etc. Also, I've read a few threads and

websites that say something along the lines of the 24-85 being vastly

superior to the 28-90 kit lens.

 

For my own education, and to see with my own eyes the difference

between the two lenses, I'm going to take a couple of rolls of film

(the same type), one with each lens, to see the difference in

contrast, colour, sharpness etc.

 

Any ideas of how to go about doing this, i.e. use B/W or colour,

suggestions of scenes to use like highly textured surfaces, or

surfaces with different colours, using different light sources etc.

 

Thanks.

I live in Australia, but am looking to purchase a camera from the US.

At the current exchange rate, an Elan 7e is approximately $650 AUD

including shipping to Australia. Local shop prices here are about

$900 AUD.

 

Does anyone have experience (particularly Australian experience) in

buying a camera from o/s and what the potential problems are ? As a

start, I anticipate problems with international warranties, being

able to service the camera locally under warranty and shipping a

defective product back to the store.

 

Thanks

I've had a Rebel Ti for about six months, and have been taking photography classes with it. Found it quite easy to use, although the pressing the button on the back to change aperture when using manual mode is a bit of a hassle. Haven't outgrown it yet, although now I know more about how to use metering and autofocus modes, I will be looking at a camera that allows me to choose them.