Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Ken Durling
Some of you guys who are unhappy with OE might consider trying Forte Agent. I use it and like it a lot, many many user specified preferences. It's also an excellent newsreader. In regards to the issue under discussion here, all you do is highlight the part of a message you want to refer to, hit

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Jim Davis
> Good question. In addition to the AF points lighting up the plane > of focus, the most common reason is when I want to temporarily > disable custom settings. E.g. MLU, 2nd curtain sync, FEC, FEB, > or even just plain exposure bracketing. > > So, if I only want a single shot with AI Focus and Ev

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Jim Davis
> > I don't know anything about automatic cutting down of messages. I use > > Outlook 5.5, and I simply use my mouse to cut what I don't need, and then > > type my message below it. Simply, quick, and easy. What's the problem? > > > > Yes, but haven't you noticed that when you reply to a message,

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Julian Loke
> "F. Craig Callahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm (sincerely) curious about the kinds of situations where you > find "Green" mode best. ... I guess I'm a little perplexed as to > why you'd want to give up so much control over your camera. :-) Hi Craig, Good question. In addition to the AF

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Skip
Julian Loke wrote: > > > "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > Has anyone else had this happen? Would you consider this normal > > behavior for the AF system? Is it simply that as far as the camera > > is concerned, the center spot is the only one that can achieve focus? > > Hi Don, > > Th

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Tom Pfeiffer
- Original Message - From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 6:45 PM Subject: Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read > > I don't know anything about automatic cutting down of messages. I use > Outlook 5.5, and I simply use my mouse to

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Mr. Bill
Besides, you don't own any wide-angle lenses at all! The first thing I'd buy, after a photo course is a 20-35 or 17-35 zoom. If you can afford it, but the 17-35mm f/2.8 L, you'll never need to buy another. You'll have everything covered from 20-300mm. You need that way before you need a 300mm

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Mr. Bill
I don't want to risk insulting anyone, but if you don't know the answer to the question "Why would I want 1/3 stop control rather than 1/2 stop control?" You need to spend your money on a photo course rather than a new camera. My rule: What, in order, are the most important things to taking good

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread F. Craig Callahan
Julian Loke wrote: > Similaryly, I have also found there are other situations where there > is no good replacement for green mode on the Elan 7E. Unfortunately > green mode also lacks program shift and exposure compensation :-( Hi Julian, I'm (sincerely) curious about the kinds of situations

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread F. Craig Callahan
Julian Loke wrote: > The alternatives seem to be: > 1) Use the centre cross-sensor only > 2) Use a well-calibrated ECF > 3) Use the keypad to manually select the sensor > > What do Elan 7 / EOS 33 / EOS 1v / EOS A2 users do? [And EOS 3!] I do (1) most of the time, (3) when it's useful (for ve

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Robert Meier
--- John Chennavasin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My question was with regards to > this comment. How will the > > difference in stops on the body be of benefit. > > With slide film, exposure is much more critical. You > have less than 1/3 stop > exposure latitude. The difference between 1/

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Robert Meier
--- Jason Lay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 1v comes with a power booster already built into > the camer, the 1n you > can purchase a power booster for the camera, is > there a power booster > available for the 3? Now my other question on this > note would be how useful > is a power booster,

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread F. Craig Callahan
Tom Pfeiffer wrote: > They bear no resemblance whatsoever to the options on the edit menu in > Outlook Express. Yes, Outlook Express is a truly lousy email client. In this case your only options are to enable or disable automatic quoting in replies. Using Netscape, I simply leave autoquoting off

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Julian Loke
Hi Don, I thoroughly agree that cross-sensors are more desirable. Maybe even arranged like the Contax N1. http://www.contaxcameras.com It is also strange that Green mode has features that are missing in the "Creative" modes. Especially how after ECF has been used to select a focus point, ALL t

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Don
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:37:44 -0400, you wrote: >> "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... >> Has anyone else had this happen? Would you consider this normal >> behavior for the AF system? Is it simply that as far as the camera >> is concerned, the center spot is the only one that can achieve focus

Re: EOS D30 and flash exposures

2001-04-15 Thread Bill White
At 07:53 PM 4/15/01, you wrote: >Thanks, Bill. I hadn't noticed that CF before (Auto Reduction of Fill >Flash). I'll turn it off and see how things go. Oddly with CF10 disabled and using only the center focusing spot, I get perfect exposures with the D30 and 550 even in the dark (just as you wou

Re: EOS D30 and flash exposures

2001-04-15 Thread John Cornicello
> From: Bill White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS D30 and flash exposures > > At 02:45 PM 4/12/01, Johnc wrote: >> I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or what. For quite some time I've >> used an EOS A2 and a 540EZ flash with great results. I recently got a D30 >> and a 550EX and

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Jim Davis
> If there is a way to make Outlook Express 5.5 conform to the WJM's wishes, > I'd be eternally grateful if someone would drop me an email and let me know > how. Both of us will sleep better if you do! > > Tom P. I don't know anything about automatic cutting down of messages. I use Outlook 5.5, a

Re: EOS D30 and flash exposures

2001-04-15 Thread Bill White
At 02:45 PM 4/12/01, Johnc wrote: >I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or what. For quite some time I've >used an EOS A2 and a 540EZ flash with great results. I recently got a D30 >and a 550EX and can't seem to get them working right together. When I use >the flash I estimate that I get arou

Re: EOS Elan 7 "green" mode question

2001-04-15 Thread Julian Loke
> "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > Has anyone else had this happen? Would you consider this normal > behavior for the AF system? Is it simply that as far as the camera > is concerned, the center spot is the only one that can achieve focus? Hi Don, The Area auto-AF on my Elan 7E is a bit

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Tom Pfeiffer
I, too try to remember to delete the footers, but when I hit reply, the cursor is positioned at the TOP of the message, not the bottom, and I often forget that this group requires you to delete the footer. The result is that I get a lot of 'bot-mail from WJM that begins with the phrase "Don't pani

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If there is a way to make Outlook Express 5.5 conform to the WJM's wishes, > I'd be eternally grateful if someone would drop me an email and let me know > how. Both of us will sleep better if you do! Well, I use MS OE 5.5,

Re: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread helen doane
I use the 200/2.8L and EF 2x, and have been pleasantly surprised with it. Jason Lay wrote: > >in regards to the 200 2.8L with a teleconverter, would I lose the ability to > autofocus? No, any Canon body will still AF at f5.6 (Unless you have one of those EF-Ms) > Also, what is the image qualit

Re: Re[2]: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Tom Pfeiffer
- Original Message - From: "Jason Lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > in regards to the 200 2.8L with a teleconverter, would I lose the ability to > autofocus? Also, what is the image quality like with todays teleconverters? > I have heard that the image quality is considerably less when you ad

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Tom Pfeiffer
- Original Message - From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 2:58 PM Subject: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read > Dear group, > > I see some posters finding their way past the Majordomo > 'admin-footer' filter, but only

Re: Re[2]: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
> > What kind of sports? Generally speaking: the faster the lens the > better - but that is obvious. It also depends on your budget. the > 70-200 2.8L is really great, but it costs $$$. Buying a (comparable) > prime will give you a fast lens for less money (and less weight). The > 200/2.8L with a

RE: EOS Manual focusing and Evaluative Metering??

2001-04-15 Thread Kenneth M. Sarno
> > What I'm totally in the dark about is how the evaluative metering > handles a scene when manual focusing. > > Specifically, does the currently selected focusing point (though not > necessarily being utilized) still weight the exposure or does the meter > simply attempt to balance the entire sc

Re[2]: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Dieter Henkel
JL> that seems to be the general concensus. What lenses would you recommend JL> upgrading to? I walk around the city with my camer and take pictures of JL> things that interest me...anything from people to objects. I like going to JL> sports games and taking pictures there too.. Hello Jason,

EOS Manual focusing and Evaluative Metering??

2001-04-15 Thread Clifton Painter
Dear EOS list members, I've just begun to understand how the Canon AIM system works, no thanks to either the EOS 1v or 3 manuals. What I'm totally in the dark about is how the evaluative metering handles a scene when manual focusing. Specifically, does the currently selected focusing point (t

EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Willem-Jan Markerink
Dear group, I see some posters finding their way past the Majordomo 'admin-footer' filter, but only by cutting off the admin-footer, not by overall more efficient quotingstill the same number of previous messages included, and in the reverse orderplease read below why cutting off the

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Daniel ROCHA
From: Jason Lay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Jason ! > In a previous response from John Chennavasin, he said "If you shoot slide > film, you may find the 1/3 stop aperture and shutter > speed adjustment on the 1n, 1v, and 3 to be more helpful (it's 1/2 stop on > other bodies)." My question was wit

Re: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Grega Fenko
>From: "Jason Lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >that seems to be the general concensus. What lenses would you recommend >upgrading to? I walk around the city with my camer and take pictures of >things that interest me...anything from people to objects. I like going to >sports games and taking picture

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread John Chennavasin
on 4/15/01 12:51 PM, Jason Lay ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > In a previous response from John Chennavasin, he said "If you shoot slide > film, you may find the 1/3 stop aperture and shutter > speed adjustment on the 1n, 1v, and 3 to be more helpful (it's 1/2 stop on > other bodies)." My question

Re: EOS Trip to Canada

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
Dieter I grew up in Toronto and can say that you have chosen a great area to go to photograph the Autumn colours. There are a few places that I would recommend. First is an area called Halton Hills, and second is the Niagara Escarpment. As for the time of year to go, that is really hard to say

Re: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
that seems to be the general concensus. What lenses would you recommend upgrading to? I walk around the city with my camer and take pictures of things that interest me...anything from people to objects. I like going to sports games and taking pictures there too.. - Original Message -

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Andy White
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:51:04 -0700, Jason Lay wrote: >In a previous response from John Chennavasin, he said "If you shoot slide >film, you may find the 1/3 stop aperture and shutter >speed adjustment on the 1n, 1v, and 3 to be more helpful (it's 1/2

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Ken Lin
> > The 1v comes with a power booster already built into the camer, the 1n you > can purchase a power booster for the camera, is there a power booster > available for the 3? Now my other question on this note would be how useful > is a power booster, and what exactly does it do?? Only the 1VHS (

EOS Trip to Canada

2001-04-15 Thread Dieter Henkel
Hi list! I'm planning a trip to Canada (starting in Toronto) this autumn. Any tips concerning the right time for capturing the colours of this wonderful time of the year? I have three to four weeks to spend. Main subject will be landscape, my second favourite is architecture. Any reason to take

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Daniel ROCHA
From: Robert Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (...) > I think you made a type. The difference is 2 stops. Oh yes !! 2,8 - 4 - 5,6 -- PhOTo -- vOYaGe -- GrAPhiSMe -- Portail : http://perso.magic.fr/drocha Groupe français Canon EOS : http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/canoneos_fr/ * *** **

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Grega Fenko
>From: "Jason Lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >can anyone tell me the web address for B&H...thanks http://www.bhphotovideo.com Good light Grega ___ http://fenko.8m.com _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN H

Re: EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Grega Fenko
> I was thinking >of trading my 28-80 in for the cannon 28-105, and trading in my 75-300 for a >300mm f2.8 prime lens Hi! I'd seriously consider upgrading lenses first. New/better body won't improve your pictures(unless you need 1/8000s). Good light Grega ___ http://fenko.8m.c

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Waghorn
It's www.bhphotovideo.com - Original Message - From: "Jason Lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 8:37 PM Subject: Re: EOS Re camera bodies > can anyone tell me the web address for B&H...thanks * *** ***

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Andy White
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:15:36 -0700, Jason Lay wrote: >how slow is the Elan 7 compared to the 1n, 1v and EOS 3 The 7 is 4fps, max shutter speed is 1/4000th (half that of the 3) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-199

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
In a previous response from John Chennavasin, he said "If you shoot slide film, you may find the 1/3 stop aperture and shutter speed adjustment on the 1n, 1v, and 3 to be more helpful (it's 1/2 stop on other bodies)." My question was with regards to this comment. How will the difference in stops

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
can anyone tell me the web address for B&H...thanks - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 8:41 AM Subject: Re: EOS Re camera bodies > Hi, > CHeck this link out : > http://www.photozone.de/ > It has a lot of info on Cameras,

Re: EOS Loading film on Elan 7

2001-04-15 Thread Robert Meier
--- Ken Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went through the same behaviour modification when > I changed from A2 to > the -3, it has become second nature now. If I remember correctly with the EOS 5 you have to load the film the same way as with the 1n. Therefore, I guess with the EOS 3 one has t

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Robert Meier
--- Daniel ROCHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How will I benifit from the 1/3 stop apperature > speed as opposed to the > > 1/2 stop apperature speed? > > I don't understand ! > The 300 2,8 offer 1 stop difference than with your > zoom at 300 5,6. But the > image quality is far better that you

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread YEGEY
Hi, CHeck this link out : http://www.photozone.de/ It has a lot of info on Cameras, lenses, etc. You'll be able to compare features and specs. As for my personal opinion - newer doesn't mean better. While 3 and 1V are great cameras, 1n (I have one and don't plan on upgrading to 1V or 3 unless i

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Daniel ROCHA
From: Jason Lay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I own the 28-80mm cannon lens and the 75-300mm cannon lens. My picture > are all over the spectrum. Averything from scenery and wildlife to family > pictures at get togethers and pictures of people and things. I was thinking > of trading my 28-80 in for the

EOS Re: camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
> I was thinking >of trading my 28-80 in for the cannon 28-105, and trading in my 75-300 for a >300mm f2.8 prime lens That'd leave you with a gap between 105 and 300 which, for me would be serious. BTW, it's Canon, not . regards, Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video http://www.bhphotovideo.com * *

EOS Re Camera Body

2001-04-15 Thread Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
>they don't make the 1n anymore? I have heard that they are a really great >camera...Is it possible to find one used perhaps, or is a used body a bad >thing to get into??? Where does the EOS 3 surpass the 1n, and where does >the EOS 3 fall short against the 1v?? The 1n is/was a great body a

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
how slow is the Elan 7 compared to the 1n, 1v and EOS 3 - Original Message - From: "Andy White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jason Lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 7:56 AM Subject: Re: EOS Re camera bodies > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sun, 1

Re: EOS Loading film on Elan 7

2001-04-15 Thread Ken Lin
> What confuses me with the Elan 7, which I can use > until the end of May, is the way I have to load the > film. With my camera I slice the film canister from > bellow into the film compartment. With the Elan 7 it > works just the other way around, I went through the same behaviour modification

Re: EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Andy White
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 10:10:23 -0700, Jason Lay wrote: >Faster focus speed...faster film advance speed would be nice, but the Elan >II is already pretty fast...faster shutter speeds for sure...better >weatherproofing would be great...and as far as the

Re: EOS Re Camera Body

2001-04-15 Thread Andy White
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 10:11:13 -0700, Jason Lay wrote: >they don't make the 1n anymore? I have heard that they are a really great >camera...Is it possible to find one used perhaps, or is a used body a bad >thing to get into??? Where does the EOS 3 su

Re: EOS Re Camera Body

2001-04-15 Thread Dieter Henkel
JL> they don't make the 1n anymore? I have heard that they are a really great JL> camera...Is it possible to find one used perhaps, or is a used body a bad JL> thing to get into??? Hello Jason, A used body is a good body as long as it functions properly. -- Best regards, Dieterma

Re: EOS camera body

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
I own the 28-80mm cannon lens and the 75-300mm cannon lens. My picture are all over the spectrum. Averything from scenery and wildlife to family pictures at get togethers and pictures of people and things. I was thinking of trading my 28-80 in for the cannon 28-105, and trading in my 75-300 for

EOS Re Camera Body

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
they don't make the 1n anymore? I have heard that they are a really great camera...Is it possible to find one used perhaps, or is a used body a bad thing to get into??? Where does the EOS 3 surpass the 1n, and where does the EOS 3 fall short against the 1v?? - Original Message - From:

EOS Re camera bodies

2001-04-15 Thread Jason Lay
Faster focus speed...faster film advance speed would be nice, but the Elan II is already pretty fast...faster shutter speeds for sure...better weatherproofing would be great...and as far as the colour I like the silver finish of my Elan II, but that is not a huge priority... - Original Messa

Re: EOS close-up filters...

2001-04-15 Thread Grega Fenko
>From: mircea bunea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:36:59 +0300 > >Hi Tom! > >thanks for your anwer (list fellows, please excuse the "I'm not a >woman" thing...). >yes the price is in USD and that's the reason I bought the stuff. at >the moment I can't afford a more expensive

Re: EOS 28-90/f2.8L???

2001-04-15 Thread Don Weiss
-Original Message- From: "Andreas W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: EOS 28-90/f2.8L??? <...> I would also love to know what Canons new USN-technology offered in the 'EOS ELAN 7E EF28-90mm USN Kit*' does. Medium gray