I like the improved ECF feature found on the EOS-3, which is a world of difference when compared to the one available in the EOS 5. Of course, like some professionals, I was hoping that the EOS-1N, launched in 1994, would have this feature as well. Alas, it did not. The same goes for the new EOS-1v pro model, which Canon decided it was not time to employ the ECF feature into a professional camera yet. Anyway, I have gotten used to not having the ECF on any of my EOS-1 series cameras that it did not cross my mind to actually activate this feature on the EOS 5 I was reviewing for this column during the afore-mentioned AFOS championship. In fact, I only remembered that the EOS 5 has the ECF after all the races were long over. And this was not the only thing I forgot when using the EOS 5 - more on this later and also in the next issue. Canon EOS 5 The Command Dial Like all of Canon's entry-level and midrange EOS models, the EOS 5 uses the Command Dial function for selecting the appropriate exposure modes. Setting the AF mode, ISO film speed, film advance mode (S, CL or CH) and metering system are done by pressing the corresponding buttons located at the back cover and turning the Main Input Dial. As mentioned in the preceding page, choosing the Evaluative metering and setting the EOS 5 in its Program AE mode not only allowed me to concentrate on the picture-making aspects but also on the effectiveness this combination could have on an actual assignment, like the AFOS championship. The glamour shots of the championship's Race Queens below are some of the examples. Group photo or zoomed in to their shoes     Two of them Another pair     Three together Posing with the driver Only one lens was used for all the above six photos - the EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS (Image Stabilizer) USM telephoto zoom, which will be reviewed in an upcoming edition of the Nuts & Bolts column. Photos of the Race Queens are not hard to shoot, one only needs to have the appropriate accreditation tag to do so but those holders having either the paddock and hospitality tags are not allowed into the pit lane area where these glamour girls usually are stationed. As can be seen in most of the photos, the majority of the Race Queens wore white uniforms but the EOS 5's 16-zone Evaluative metering was able to give out the correct exposures in all of them. With the exception of the "Three together" shot, the rest were captured without any exposure compensation applied except for the familiar "zoomed in, AE Lock activation, zoomed out, recompose and shoot" method. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .