http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/ EOS Elan 7/7E Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:40:20 GMT EdM http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16993 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16993 Camera, Manuel, SanDisk ExtremeIII 2.0GB Compact Flash Card, SanDisk 512MB Compact Flash Card and DVD Guide for XT, new Canon shoulder strap. No Box, No lens. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:33:34 GMT EdM http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16992 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16992 Canon EOS Elan 7e 3 years old, includes Magic Lantern Guide, manual, 10 rolls of Fuji 100 Pro film. No Box, No lens. Good Condition with no problem history. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:28:00 GMT Yakim Peled http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16991 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16991 I remember him very fondly. A great person. Happy shooting, Yakim. ________________________________ From: elan7e@yahoogroups.com Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:42:18 GMT deepak9911 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16990 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16990 just remembering ken Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:45:26 GMT Rodrigo Gimenez http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16989 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16989 I'd like to know about the depth of field button: how do you like its position, compared to most other cameras position, like the Canon EOS 1 (for the right Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:31:56 GMT Tony Muller http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16988 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16988 That "oily" substance is actually a by-product of the foam shutter damper deteriorating. It _can_ be cleaned off, but unless the cause of the problem is Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:50:48 GMT Ruben Leal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16987 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16987 Maybe the problem is with that lens' diaphragm. Maybe is damaged and causing the camera to drain the batteries when trying to close it. What happens if you Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:43:37 GMT rodgimenez http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16986 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16986 ... possibly in the manual you can see the shutter doesn't fire situations and compare Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:18:17 GMT Anil Singhal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16985 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16985 Thanks for all your inputs! And I realize that it is workign fine with a different lens. It is not ok with kit lens28-90mm, 50f 1.8 (ya not even this 1).. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:11:46 GMT rodgimenez http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16984 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16984 ... It's very different: a band at the top instead of at the bottom, and white instead of dark Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:30:59 GMT Ruben Leal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16983 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16983 This isn't the same problem, neither the same camera, but here's another shutter problem: http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00UBMW From: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:55:08 GMT rodgimenez http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16982 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16982 ... No idea on the exposure modes, but the batteries always cause different ssrt of problems with cameras, we don't know if it affects somewhat, but on my Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:43 GMT Ruben Leal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16981 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16981 Had you recreated in M mode the settings you get in P mode? I mean, if P mode calls for 1/60 and you use 1/500, or vice versa maybe there is a problem with the Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:45:22 GMT Anil Singhal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16980 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16980 Hi, The latest discovery is that it works fine in Tv mode, P mode but shows up the shutter problem in Av/M mode. Also, I'm using pre-used (for flash) Duracell Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:00 GMT Anil Singhal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16979 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e/message/16979 HI Rodgimenz, You have described perfectly. I experience it exactly. So, I believe its the shutter that have gone awry. So, service center is the answer.