Re: EOS Split Image Focusing Screens with ECF?

2001-02-02 Thread Gary Fisher
--- Maria T Hansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good morning! > > I'm considering getting a split focusing screen > mainly to improve my manual > focussing skills on my EOS 3. Does anyone know how > well this screen works in > combination with Eye Controlled Focus? Is the ECF > any slower using

EOS Split Image Focusing Screens with ECF?

2001-02-02 Thread Maria T Hansson
Good morning! I'm considering getting a split focusing screen mainly to improve my manual focussing skills on my EOS 3. Does anyone know how well this screen works in combination with Eye Controlled Focus? Is the ECF any slower using this screen, less accurate etc? My father has a split image sc

EOS test

2001-02-02 Thread Ken Cravillion
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Re: EOS Lens kit plans

2001-02-02 Thread helen doane
Ken Durling wrote: > OK, indulge me here. ;-) I think we all like to think about lens > kits. So, since I've had my Elan 7 w/28-90 and 75-300 lenses for > about 2-3 months now and have shot 20-30 rolls, I'm starting to get an > idea of what my patterns are and what I want my lens kit to be w

Re: EOS Re: Split Image Focusing Screens (was cross type AF sensors vs. aperture)

2001-02-02 Thread Gary Fisher
--- Julian Loke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Gary Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > Interestingly though I found that the RT doesn't > > AF while DOF preview is being used even at > > apertures wider than f5.6. > > ... > > BTW Julian, what camera model did the focusing > > screen come f

Re: EOS Extension Tubes again!

2001-02-02 Thread Steve Taylor
| Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:23:54 -0800 | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: Re: EOS Extension Tubes again! | | | The Canon 25mm tube has a chip inside, the 12mm does not. If you mount | the 25mm tube on a body with no lens attached and fire the shutter, the | body "locks up" - the 12mm tube doesn

Re: EOS 1st step towards digital.

2001-02-02 Thread jorge
Hi Michael, they already did, and call it Foveon II, check they website: www.foveon.net The better part is the option to connect it on a Mac. Just the possiblity of ColorSync use makes all the difference. Jorge "gariba" Batista > The dfinity is basically a Foveon. And that is not bigger > than a

Re: EOS Re: Split Image Focusing Screens (was cross type AF sensors vs. aperture)

2001-02-02 Thread Julian Loke
> "Gary Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > Yesterday I put a split image focusing screen into my > RT. Two statements: 1. Great. 2. Don't know why they > didn't come that way standard!. ... > This morning I tried Julians suggestion of stopping > down the lens to f11, and sure enough, by jud

Re: EOS testing [off topic]

2001-02-02 Thread Skip
Julian Dadag wrote: > > Guys, > Is the list down or something? I'm not getting any messages from the > list anymore and was wondering if i got removed somehow or if the list is > down. Can someone please email me to say if this message reaches the list. > > Julian Dadag > It posted here

Re: EOS GPS use in cameras

2001-02-02 Thread Skip
Now I get it. It does seem to be a limited market, however. Skip -- Shadowcatcher Imagery http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * *** *** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: *http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/marke

Fw: EOS Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Ron
Jonathan, If I recall, you did some extensive tests of the 70-200/2.8, even comparing it against the Nikon 80-200/2.8. What is your opinion of the f4.0 compared to the f2.8, since you are so well versed in the 2.8's optical performance? Also, if you own the 300/4, I believe that collar a

Re: EOS OT - Filter question

2001-02-02 Thread Gary Fisher
--- "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone hear of Crystal Optics brand filters? I know > they are made in Japan, > so they probably use Hoya glass but I checked with > Hoya and they have no > idea of the name/filter. Anyone hear of them > before? Hi Peter, No person

EOS Re: Split Image Focusing Screens (was cross type AF sensors vs. aperture)

2001-02-02 Thread Gary Fisher
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Bob Meyer wrote: > > Anyone who's old enough to remember manual focus > > SLRs with a split-image "rangefinder" in the > > viewfinder is > > probably familiar with what happens when you mount > > slow lenses on the camers (or view with the lens >

Re: EOS Re: One wonders if Canon will make some response soon...

2001-02-02 Thread dherzstein
> >Very interesting, but could someone explain the utility of a camera > >being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? > > Add location to the data back info, or to what the camera can > download to your PC? Some months ago, on the news:sci.geo.satellite-nav (GPS) newsgroup, someone mentioned inte

Re: EOS Extension Tubes again!

2001-02-02 Thread dherzstein
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 15:53:50 +0100 Gerard Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > Yesterday I realized something quite extrange: > I've the Extension Tubes from Kenko: 12, 24 & 36mm (sold as a kit) > and the 25mm. > Casually looking inside them I saw that the 25mm do has electronics > in

Re: EOS RE: Battery Discharging

2001-02-02 Thread Bob Sull
Kevin Dodds wrote: > > I don't know what effect that leaving the command dial on would have. > However > Kevin Dodds Before getting it fixed for the command dial problem, I always kept my A2e "on". I don't think that shortened my battery life by any grate amount. Bob --

Re: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!?

2001-02-02 Thread Michael Quack
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Hugo_G=E4vert?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!? > > > The wireless flash commands from 550EX use 1/32 power of > > > the flash if I remember correctly (could also be 1/64). > > > > That is *very* little output. Not enough if you want

Re: EOS 3 Lenses

2001-02-02 Thread Julian Loke
> "Hugo Gävert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Come on, Julian. I think you are now giving people a bit too much > concern for a thing that is not really that significant. > Either you are saying that they should get EOS 7 (or EOS 50, or...?) > to use with that lens, but even then the focusing would

Re: EOS One wonders if Canon will make some response soon...

2001-02-02 Thread Karen Nakamura
It's mainly for QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) scenes. With GPS information (long/lat) recorded for each scene, it makes it easier to "connect the dots" of the scene so that you can have virtual walk-throughs. Otherwise, you'd have to record on a piece of graph paper the physical relationshi

Re: EOS Private Re: Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Ken Durling
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 16:19:37 +, you wrote: >Oh ye of so many questions that one could find the answers to elsewhere, >the B&H page for the newer EF 100 2.8 USM (the older is USM also, but >not "ring" USM which enables "FTM" - this is like the various EF 50 mm >lenses, the 1.8, 1.4, and 1.2, b

Re: [about Bob Setup] Macro reversers for EOS

2001-02-02 Thread Bob Talbot
> I sent this message to the list, but maybe you didn't see it. I'm quite > interrested in your setup. Ah, sorry: 1) I was busy 2) I could not believe no response from the guy who asked the question: that gets me a bit pissed as if it would cost him many keystrokes to acknowlege ... > At the

Re: EOS which remote control for eos 30/elan 7

2001-02-02 Thread Don
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 15:19:24 -, you wrote: >I'm going to buy the remote control for the EOS 30. >I saw two of them that should work : RC 1 and RS60E3 > >Which is the one without the wire (remote control)? > >Arvid Mestdagh RC1 -wireless RS60E3 - wired -- if everything is going rightyou'v

EOS items for sale

2001-02-02 Thread Bob Markey II
I have the following EOS items for sale: EOS 3 - Like new, in perfect working condition, and nearly flawless aesthetically. Used for about 20 rolls. Must sell to afford D30, Comes with box, warranty card, packaging, manual, etc. $800 OBO. 540EZ flash - Like new, flawless condition, with box, sof

Re: [EOS ?] GPS in cameras

2001-02-02 Thread Plumviewer
> > >Very interesting, but could someone explain the > > >utility of a camera being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? > > > > Add location to the data back info, or to what the > > camera can download to your PC? > > Cool. The ultimate "push the button and look" camera? > I can wait until m

EOS OT - Filter question

2001-02-02 Thread Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)
Anyone hear of Crystal Optics brand filters? I know they are made in Japan, so they probably use Hoya glass but I checked with Hoya and they have no idea of the name/filter. Anyone hear of them before? PK * *** *** * For list ins

Re: EOS Re: OT - negative strip cutter

2001-02-02 Thread F. Craig Callahan
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video wrote: > According to the database, under Gepe: > 35mm cutter f/mounting presses - 458007 > 35mm ac ill cutter/viewer - 458008 > 4x4cm cutter f/roll film - 458664 > 6x4.5cm cutter f/roll film - 458665 > 6x6cm cutter f/roll film - 458666 > 6x7cm cutter f/roll film -

EOS Private Re: Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Plumviewer
Ken Durling wrote: > > On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 11:30:43 -0500, you wrote: > >Canon Tripod Mount Ring B for 100/2.8 Macro USM - C547041 > > I'm told there is a new version of the 100/2.8 Macro that comes with a > tripod mount - can anyone confirm? Oh ye of so many questions that one could find the

Re: EOS Shooting before frame 1

2001-02-02 Thread F. Craig Callahan
Hugo Gävert wrote: > I think you got my point, Yes, I did. And perhaps I should have said something to the effect of, "of course not every subject or every occasion demands (begs for?) in-depth treatment or a wide variety of shots from different vantage points." fcc * *** ***

Re: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!? (URL of the Flash Works brochure)

2001-02-02 Thread Daniel ROCHA
From: TRIFFONOV, Stillian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Could you please post the URL of the Flash Works brochure. It's at http://eosseries.ifrance.com In french (only) and, in the Flash section . -- PhOTo -- vOYaGe -- GrAPhiSMe -- Portail : http://perso.magic.fr/drocha * ***

Re: EOS zoom 75-300 f/4.5-5.6 II Price second hand ?

2001-02-02 Thread jul . loke
> Arvid Mestdagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What can I ask for such a lens second hand? Hi Arvid, There are several places to check pricing. Have you seen Mike LePard's Photography Blue Book? http://photobluebook.virtualave.net/ Cheers Julian Loke * *** *

Re: EOS Re: Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Scott Huguley
>> Canon Tripod Mount Ring B for 100/2.8 Macro USM - C547041 > > > I'm told there is a new version of the 100/2.8 Macro that comes with a > tripod mount - can anyone confirm? > > Ken > * No such luck. Just bought one. Scott * ***

Re[2]: EOS 3 Lenses

2001-02-02 Thread Dieter Henkel
FCC> Dieter Henkel wrote: >> >> For landscape work I would suggest a wider lens than 28mm. FCC> Also, something like the 200/2.8L. Not all landscapes are well-served by FCC> wide-angle lenses, especially if there's nothing of particular interest in the FCC> foreground. Trying to included every

Re: cross type AF sensors vs. aperture [was: EOS 3 Lenses]

2001-02-02 Thread jul . loke
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Bob Meyer wrote: > Anyone who's old enough to remember manual focus SLRs > with a split-image "rangefinder" in the viewfinder is > probably familiar with what happens when you mount > slow lenses on the camers (or view with the lens > stopped down). For those without that expe

Re: EOS Re: Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Ken Durling
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 11:30:43 -0500, you wrote: >Canon Tripod Mount Ring A - C547022 >Canon Tripod Mount Ring A for 200/2.8 L-EF - C547003 >Canon Tripod Mount Ring B for 100/2.8 Macro USM - C547041 I'm told there is a new version of the 100/2.8 Macro that comes with a tripod mount - can anyone c

Re: EOS Re: One wonders if Canon will make some response soon...

2001-02-02 Thread Bob Meyer
--- Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:29 AM 02/02/2001, you wrote: > >Very interesting, but could someone explain the > utility of a camera > >being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? > > Add location to the data back info, or to what the > camera can download to

re: EOS FlashWork on the Web !

2001-02-02 Thread Icoz, Evrim
WHat a bummer - isn't there an english version online? -e > > It's in French (only) > > http://eosseries.ifrance.com > > * *** *** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: *http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/

EOS Re: OT - negative strip cutter

2001-02-02 Thread Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
At 12:50 AM 02/02/2001, you wrote: >Since B&H carries the Gepe slide mounts, maybe they have the cutters too; >and if >Henry happens to read this, perhaps he'll give us the scoop. :-) According to the database, under Gepe: 35mm cutter f/mounting presses - 458007 35mm ac ill cutter/viewer - 4580

EOS Re: Buying tripod collar for 70-200L f/4

2001-02-02 Thread Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
At 12:50 AM 02/02/2001, you wrote: >I've been trying in vain to obtain a tripod collar for my EF70-200L f/4. > >I know this lens uses the same tripod collar as the EF400 f/5.6L lens but >every dealer I've asked admit that it's a difficult-to-find item. > >Can anyone tell me the part number and its

EOS Re: One wonders if Canon will make some response soon...

2001-02-02 Thread Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
At 07:29 AM 02/02/2001, you wrote: >Very interesting, but could someone explain the utility of a camera >being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? Add location to the data back info, or to what the camera can download to your PC? -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Phot

EOS testing [off topic]

2001-02-02 Thread Julian Dadag
Guys, Is the list down or something? I'm not getting any messages from the list anymore and was wondering if i got removed somehow or if the list is down. Can someone please email me to say if this message reaches the list. Julian Dadag ___

cross type AF sensors vs. aperture [was: EOS 3 Lenses]

2001-02-02 Thread Bob Meyer
--- Hugo_Gävert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Julian Loke wrote: > > > Would there be any interest if Canon could devise > an EOS 3 custom > > function to retain cross-type AF down to f/5.6 or > f/8? > > I'm pretty sure it would be a cross-type sensor if > it was possible. I

Re: EOS which remote control for eos 30/elan 7

2001-02-02 Thread Ken Durling
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 15:19:24 -, you wrote: >I'm going to buy the remote control for the EOS 30. >I saw two of them that should work : RC 1 and RS60E3 > >Which is the one without the wire (remote control)? Arvid - The RC-1 is the wireless. Ken * *** *

EOS which remote control for eos 30/elan 7

2001-02-02 Thread Arvid Mestdagh
Hi all, I'm going to buy the remote control for the EOS 30. I saw two of them that should work : RC 1 and RS60E3 Which is the one without the wire (remote control)? thank you Arvid Mestdagh _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail f

RE: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!? (URL of the Flash Works brochure)

2001-02-02 Thread TRIFFONOV, Stillian
Michael, Could you please post the URL of the Flash Works brochure. Thanks, Stillian ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they ar

Re: EOS 3 Lenses

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Julian Loke wrote: > Would there be any interest if Canon could devise an EOS 3 custom > function to retain cross-type AF down to f/5.6 or f/8? I'm pretty sure it would be a cross-type sensor if it was possible. I will not believe that those restrictions are for marketing rea

EOS Extension Tubes again!

2001-02-02 Thread Gerard Maas
Hi all, Yesterday I realized something quite extrange: I've the Extension Tubes from Kenko: 12, 24 & 36mm (sold as a kit) and the 25mm. Casually looking inside them I saw that the 25mm do has electronics inside. It has a chip connected to the pins. (sorry, no electronics knowlegde as to know for

EOS GPS use in cameras

2001-02-02 Thread Michael Quack
> From: Skip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS One wonders if Canon will make some response soon... > > Very interesting, but could someone explain the utility of a camera > being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? Sure. A friend of mine is location scout. He used to need lengthy route des

Re: EOS Sigma AF 14 2.8 vs. Sigma AF 15 2.8

2001-02-02 Thread Jay D. Washington
The 14mm is rectilinear--it correct for straight lines. This makes it much more expensive to design and make. More importantly, you will get very different pictures with each lens. Curvy, distorted semi-fish eye (full frame fish eye) with the 15mm, but straight lines with the 14mm. Both can b

RE: EOS Sigma AF 14 2.8 vs. Sigma AF 15 2.8

2001-02-02 Thread TRIFFONOV, Stillian
Olivier, Thank you. Now it is clear. Stillian ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this em

Re: EOS One wonders if Canon will make some response soon...

2001-02-02 Thread Skip
Very interesting, but could someone explain the utility of a camera being able to be hooked up to a GPS unit? Skip -- Shadowcatcher Imagery http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * *** *** * For list instructions, including unsubs

Re: EOS 3 Lenses

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Dicky wrote: ... > > a Canon EOS 3 configuration ... > > EOS-3 £1,099.99 > > 28-135mm Zoom Lens £499.99 > > Hi Richard, > > Are you aware that the EOS-3 will have less than optimal > autofocus performance for the EF 28-135m

Re: AF Precision (was EOS 3 Lenses)

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Plumviewer wrote: > Julian Loke wrote: > > > > >> http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/faq30/eos3af.html > > > > > "Plumviewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > > And, repeated acknowledgment that the 70-200 2.8 L is kind of > > > an AF odd ball ... > > > > Hi Plums, > > > >

EOS zoom 75-300 f/4.5-5.6 II Price second hand ?

2001-02-02 Thread Arvid Mestdagh
Hi, I have the above lens taht I do not use anymore. It's in very good shape (no marks , scratches on anything). 2 years old but not used the last year. What can I ask for such a lens second hand? Anyone interested please mail me privatly on the following address : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Th

Re: EOS Sigma AF 14 2.8 vs. Sigma AF 15 2.8

2001-02-02 Thread Olivier PARIS
>Dear group, > >What is the difference in the quality between Sigma 14 2.8 and Sigma 15 >2.8? >The price of 14mm lens ($724) is about twice the price of 15mm ($404). I am >wandering why this one millimetre is so expensive? :-) > > These 2 lenses are really different : As far as I remenber, the S

Re: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!?

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
Hi! On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Vesa Perala wrote: > Hugo > > If you do not really need multiple Canon EX flashes for anything > else but your home studio then don't waste your money. I might, but multiple flashes... probably not. One 550EX is enough for me for "normal" stuff... :-) But thanks for th

EOS Sigma AF 14 2.8 vs. Sigma AF 15 2.8

2001-02-02 Thread TRIFFONOV, Stillian
Dear group, What is the difference in the quality between Sigma 14 2.8 and Sigma 15 2.8? The price of 14mm lens ($724) is about twice the price of 15mm ($404). I am wandering why this one millimetre is so expensive? :-) Here is the link where I took the prices from. http://www.ttec.com/scripts

Re: EOS Studio with only Canon EX flashes?!?

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Michael Quack wrote: > > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Hugo_G=E4vert?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The wireless flash commands from 550EX use 1/32 power of > > the flash if I remember correctly (could also be 1/64). > > That is *very* little output. Not enough if you want > accented l

Re: EOS Shooting before frame 1

2001-02-02 Thread Hugo Gävert
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, F. Craig Callahan wrote: > Hugo Gävert wrote: > > > Many times I'm really wondering what would be the > > best way to expose this scene - if film didn't cost, I could then just > > shoot with AEB every time. > > That would hardly lead to better photos. To get better photos,