My sentiments exactly. I bought my IIe and and IX kit at about the same
time, and although the IX was vaunted as the APS equivalent of the II, I was
immediately put off by that stupid flashing light. It got to the point where
I wouldn't even use the body without putting on a 380EX unless I was in
bright sunlight. I still think it is the poorest "improvement" Canon's made
in a long time, and I've kept my IIe as the backup to my 3 precisely because
I didn't want another body with a white autofocus aid. Too bad. I would love
to have something with a built-in flash, ECF, E-TTL with a fast (>2000th)
shutter. The A2E is too dated for my tastes, plus I'd end up with one whose
command dial would break the day after the warranty expired.
I do like the new all-black body, but aesthetics aren/t enough reason to put
up with that flickering mess.
Tom P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "GerryPalo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 8:26 AM
Subject: EOS Decided against an Elan 7e - a/f assist light
>
> After a couple of in-store tryouts I decided against getting an Elan 7E.
The
> single reason is that darned a/f assist light. Even in the light of the
> Circuit City store it flashed like crazy trying to draw a bead. I looked
at
> it from the other end and found it so irritating that I don't ever want to
> impose it on other people. I will stay with the IIe, in spite of the
> improvements of the 7, and wait to see what they come up with next.
>
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