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selection. The exposure counter in the LCD will now display the remaining exposures
to be taken on this frame instead of the usual frame number. If you decide you don’t
want to use all the Multiple Exposures you selected, simply press the MF button again
and then turn the Main Dial until the numbers remaining disappear. Press the shutter
button half way to confirm this selection. Getting more than 9 exposures on a single
frame is also possible; before you get to the last exposure for this frame, press the MF
button until you get back to the Multi-Exposure mode and turn the Main Dial to add
more exposures. Press the shutter button half way to confirm this selection.
The next press of the Function button brings the camera to the Flash Exposure
Compensation (FEC) feature. This works for both the built-in flash and any attached
dedicated flash units. Use the Main Dial to select + or - FEC. Press the shutter button
half way down to confirm your selection. With Canon EOS cameras, flash exposure
is totally separate from the regular ambient exposure. Applying the regular Auto Ex-
posure Compensation will not effect the flash exposure, and using FEC will not effect
AEC. There are many times you would want to adjust one or the other but not both,
however resetting the film ISO will effect both. Often using -0.5 to -1.0 FEC is desired
for additional fill flash reduction. Keep in mind that Canon already applies up to -1.5
stops of auto fill flash reduction depending on light levels.
3.5 Film Rewind Button
Just below the Function button is the Film Rewind button. You can use this to rewind
the film early. It will also increase the speed of the rewind by pressing it again. Nor-
mally the Elan II/IIe auto rewinds when it comes to the end of a roll. It does this in the
silent rewind mode. You can speed this up by pressing the rewind button after it starts
to auto rewind.
The Elan II/IIe uses an Infrared (IR) frame counter that allows you to remove
a roll of partially used film by pressing the rewind button, and with custom function
#2 set to "1" the film leader will be left out. You can then mark on the canister how
many frames have been used. When you reload it into the camera to use the remaining
unused frames, set the Command Dial to M, the shutter at 1/4000, put the lens cap on,
set the focus switch on the lens to MF, and fire the shutter until you get back to the same
frame number you had when you removed the film. There is no need to waste an extra
frame to guarantee that you won’t overlap the last exposure. The IR frame counter will
place you back to the same exact position every time without frame overlap.
3.6 Film Window
The dark little Film Window on the left side of the camera back allows you to see what
type and speed of film you have loaded.
3.7 Camera Back Release
On the left side is the Camera Back Release. Canon made two backs for the camera,
one with a date feature and one without, but they are not interchangeable. With the
back open you can see where the film is to be loaded. Put the film canister into the
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