The AF assist light on the 7e is in no better position than the one on the
IIe, if anything it's closer to the lens because the body is smaller.
Tom P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: EOS Elan IIe vs. 7e
>
> Very interesting thread indeed.
> I've a 50E and I've been thinking about the upgrade as well. I miss more
> focusing points from where to partial meter in macro situations.
> The AF-assist light is a funny story, much like a 4 sided coin (odd!).
Did you
> know or have noticed that the "much preffered" near-IR assist light of the
50(E)
> is partly shadowed with the bigger lenses?. I've a 28-135 and it blocks
the
> whole left-most pattern and part of the central one, leaving me to focus
with
> the right AF point ONLY. (It will work sometimes with the central as well
with
> the shorter end of the lens. The more the lens extends, the less AF-assist
> near-IR pattern I get !!).
>
> So, maybe annoying, but the AF/assist light placed somewhere high with
respect
> to the lens is a GOOD approach.
>
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