Canon EOS 50e / ELAN IIe Manual

Does anybody know where the Canon EOS 50e / ELAN IIe instruction manual is
available for download, perhaps in pdf format?
It does exist as people are selling it on ebay.
Canon, the supposed digital imaging company only offer a photocopy for 7
quid.

 

apcy78 () wrote...

I have not managed to find a copy of the original manual anywhere,
but there's an on-line alternative:

http://www.eosdoc.com/manuals.asp?q=ElanII

There appears to be a .pdf version of this:

http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/photo/elanIIe.pdf

Hope this helps. It certainly helped me with my EOS 50e!

Ian

 

You should try to find a copy of "The Magic Lantern Guide" for this
camera, it's far superior to the Canon book.

 

You should try to find a copy of "The Magic Lantern Guide" for this
camera, it's far superior to the Canon book.

 

Only if you like page after page of errors omissions and flat out lies.
This is a case where the Canon manual is superior in almost every way. The
Magic Lantern book is only better with examples of flash.

Bill Jameson

 

For Elan II manual look at http://eosdoc.com/manuals.asp?q=ElanII
I have three manuals for this camera. The one that came with it, one
that I downloaded and the Magic Lantern. The Canon ones are very basic
and do not do any explaining of the different settings, only tell what
they are. I very seldom refer to the Canon manuals. The Magic manual
is much better in all aspects because it is also a narrative manual
that explains why and how you can use the different settings. The only
part I don't like is the flash section that deals mainly with the
Canon flashes (Speedlites). Because the II has so many features it
takes a while to get familiar with them all. If a certain feature is
not used in a while then you can go back to the Magic manual to
refresh your memory. I believe that the Magic manual was worth every
penny.
Ken

 

Absolutely, worth every penny. In particular the explanation on the
different metering modes covers essential details that are entirely left out
in the Canon manual. However I would make sure you get both.

Dave