Canon Elan 7e question

With the canon elan 7/7e, do you have the ability to rewind the film midway
through the roll, take it out, and then start using it again where you left
off at a later date?
I thought this was only possible in APS cameras, but I read a review of the
7E somewhere on the web where the person mentions doing this.

Thanks!

 

Yes. It has mid-roll rewind capability. To start using the roll again,
you would load the film normally, in manual mode select the smallest
aperture and highest shutter speed. With the lens cap on, and
preferably not in bright light, you would fire off the appropriate
number of frames to get you to where you left off. Many people use an
extra frame in case the film loaded slightly differently the second
time. Many Canon users find they don't need to do this, allegedly due
to the accuracy of the IR frame counting mechanism.

Lisa

 

35mm cameras won't remember where you left off on the roll like some of
the higher-end APS cameras. So it is not as easy as just putting the
film back in. But people have been doing it for years with just about
any kind of camera by the simple method of writing on the film can where
you were when you took the film out. Then simply shooting past that spot
after re-loading, with the lens cap on and the AF off. If you camera
can't leave the leader out of the can when rewinding, you can get a film
leader puller to do the job. There are many different types, but if you
are going to do it all the time, I'd get one of the more expensive ones.
The cheap ones give me fits.

 

It can be done with any 35mm camera.

With the Elan 7 turn Custom Function 2 ON. This will leave the film
leader out of the canister on rewind. Remember what frame you were on.

Change film and shoot away.

To return to original roll of film, Take the new roll out and put the
old roll back in the Elan 7.

Put the lens in MF mode and put the lens cap on. Press the shutter
release button until you are back to the frame number you were at when
you took the roll out. Go one or two frames past that number.

With my EOS-5 I usually set it to manual and select the smallest
aperture and shortest shutter speed.

Bob

 

I forgot the rewind the film step.
Bob

 

CF 5 is for mirror lockup CF 2 is the "leave the leader out" CF. It
should work in all modes.

Bob

 

Bob (and everyone else),

Thanks!

 

No, it only works in manual mode. That I know for sure.

Cheers

 

Now that I find surprising because on my EOS 50 E / Elan II E (The Elan 7
E's predecessor) it works in ALL the non "Pic" modes (i.e. Manual, Aperture
Priority, Shutter Priority, Program)

 

Sorry, I ment Manual as to include all modes except the 'Pic' modes.