The mode select dial on the eos5 is a drama. I fixed mine when I had that camera, but ultimately ditched the whole thing in favor of the eos30. No more spot metering, but otherwise I've always liked the 30 more. I think that's the elan II, isn't it?
The mode select dial on the eos5 is a drama. I fixed mine when I had that camera, but ultimately ditched the whole thing in favor of the eos30. No more spot metering, but otherwise I've always liked the 30 more...
I had an issue similar to one recently discussed here as well, if that's what you were referring to. Tracked it down to a mechanical defect in that particular lens, a 50/1.4. It had some play in the front assembly, probably due to it having been dropped by a previous owner.
My dad had an EOS 5 (still does, actually, I think). Great camera. Just wish it had metering in the viewfinder and the mode selector dial wasn't so fragile.
The EOS 5 does have the meter in the viewfinder-- The A2 (US version) for some reason doesn't (might have been a patent issue). My mode dial still works, but I treat it gingerly.
The mode select dial on the eos5 is a drama. I fixed mine when I had that camera, but ultimately ditched the whole thing in favor of the eos30. No more spot metering, but otherwise I've always liked the 30 more. I think that's the elan II, isn't it?
The EOS 5 does have the meter in the viewfinder-- The A2 (US version) for some reason doesn't (might have been a patent issue). My mode dial still works, but I treat it gingerly.
That's right, I remembered the details wrong. The EOS 5 is the international version. It was the A2 that had no meter in the viewfinder due to some kind of intellectual property snafu.
have you taken the time to compare each of the camera metering modes to your hopefuly accurate light meters? that i think would be a mite more helpful before deciding
have you taken the time to compare each of the camera metering modes to your hopefuly accurate light meters? that i think would be a mite more helpful before deciding
It occurs to me as well that the mode function changes what parts of the scene influence the reading, so if part of that process works right in certain modes, it would reveal something about the nature of the problem.
It could be something as simple as some poorly located dirt.