scott_rubin

I am teaching my 15 year old son how to operate the original Elan, but have misplaced the manual. Can anyone help me with the custom functions? There are seven. What do each do and at what setting do they do them? Also, there is a symbol in the lcd box which looks like an alarm. I thought it indicated that the camera would beep when focus is acheived, but there is no beep. Finally, there are three metering modes. Can anyone verify that a) the dot with the semi circles is evaluative; b) the semi circles without a dot is partial; and c)the blank box is centerweighted. Thanks so much.

Thanks for your answer, Kurt. I shot a test roll today with IS on and

off. I used 800 speed film and indoor light with the camera on AV.

The shutter speed was approx 1/40. I did not hear any noise at all on

the 28/135 IS lens when it was operational. I think I can tell a

very, very slight difference in the focus, but without a loupe it's

hard to tell if it made a difference. I will try again tomorrow and

use a rheostat on the light to get the shutter speed to 1/30 and

lower to see if the lens is working in IS mode.

I will be using the lens indoors for events where a flash would be

prohibited or draw away from the main speaker. The orange tinge to

the picture from the light is marked. Is there a filter that would

work best to eliminate this cast? Thanks, Scott.

With the EOS 3 and an image stabilizing lens, does the camera automatically adjust to the slower shutter speed to take advantage of the IS feature, or must the program be shifted? If it must be done manually, any recommendations as to the best and fastest way to do the shift accurately?