> Last question. What's the easiest way to use the Elan 7's AEL button? It > seems that it needs to be held constantly in order to work, and there is no > custom function to make it an on/off switch. This is okay for handheld > pictures. But what if I'm shooting a landscape, evaluating parts of the > scene, and want to lock on something before putting the camera on a > tripod. I can't hold the button that long. Or is this a case where I > should use Av mode, evaluate the scene, and switch to manual with the > desired shutter speed.
I pretty much ignore the AEL button on my Elan 7, unless the scene calls for metering an area that isn't going to be in focus. I just hold the shutter button down halfway and recompose as necessary (or switch focusing points). If it's going on a tripod, I either meter the scene with the camera in my hands, then set it in M mode, or just place my faith in the metering algorithms and stick the camera on the tripod and fire away. --Alex * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
