From: Harald.Brandt@eua.ericsson.se (Harald Brandt)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: Re: Elan "better" than 10s?  (AND: EOS A2E not= EOS 5!)
Date: 4 Jan 93 15:42:20 GMT
Organization: Ellemtel Utvecklings AB, Sweden

In article <1993Jan3.224644.1001@colorado.edu> 
panos@burton.cs.colorado.edu (Panos Tsirigotis) writes:
> 2) Use of the analog exposure scale in manual mode
>         I am really perplexed about this one. Although both the 10s
>         and the Elan have an analog exposure scale, they don't use
>         it in manual mode. Instead they use '+','-' to indicate
>         how to adjust exposure (when both '+' and '-' light up
>         you have reached the correct exposure). The only models
>         that do use the exposure scale in manual mode are the EOS-1
>         and the Rebel (but not the Rebel II). And the use of the QCD
>         coupled with the exposure scale make manual mode very easy
>         to use plus you can tell by how much you are under/over exposing
>         if you need to do this.
>         BTW, the A2 also uses the +,- method (if it used the exposure
>         scale in manual mode I would have bought it despite the price
>         difference from the Elan).

Now i'll give you a surprise!:  The A2E (US-model-name) and EOS 5 
(rest-of-the-world-model-name) are not equal!

At least this was a surprise to me when I came to England after having 
studied the A2E extensively in LA together with a Canon representative:  
The EOS 5 HAVE the manual scale in manual mode!  I was very surprised and 
very happy, since I did not buy in the US, but decided to buy in England 
(because of price).  So why on earth do Canon USA require their version to 
be without that???  I think it is an extremely nice and simple feature, 
especially if you happen to be  a 'zone system exposure person', i.e you 
know that 'if I measure on that spot, it should be 1 stop underexposed 
(zone IV)'. (Sometimes I do this, although I didn't  know it was called 
'the zone system'). Appart from this, I have not found any more 
differences. All the custom functions are the same. (Although the UK 
brochure (not the manual) and UK camera magazine Buying Cameras have made 
an error concerning CF1: they claim setting it gives slower and quieter 
rewind, but it gives faster rewind).

Concerning the EOS 10 vs ELAN (EOS 100) I fully support the method of 
doing a personal evaluation of each feature. Many of my preferences are 
like yours, but some are different, like I value the possibility of doing 
exp compensation of the flash, since I will mainly use the flash for fill 
in, and since I generally don't like flash photography, I will like to 
keep the flash low so it is not noticed very much that there is a flash - 
underexp will give colors more in line with the impression I had there 'in 
the low light'. For me, leaving the film leader out is a very good feature 
cause I know I will every now and then change films.

Lastly, a recommendation to the one who originated the question, don't 
forget the most important:  Try the camera to seen if 'your hand will like 
it'. They are slightly different, and it is of the utmost importance that 
you can get the right 'feel' for the camera and its controls (otherwise, I 
claim, the  pictures turn out less creative).  E.g only you can judge if 
you like the quick control dial (I do).  And a really MUST is to  like the 
shutter release button.  Do also try it in portray format (unless you know 
you will seldom use that).

A happy EOS 5 owner. /Harald
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