Is there anyway to program the Elan 7 to wind film all the way so that everytime a picture is taken the frame is rolled back into the cannister, just like the Rebel G or Rebel 2000?

-- Jake E. (noone@nowhere.net), October 10, 2001

Answers

No; the available options are:

Custom function 2:

Fn-2 Film leader position after rewind

0 - Into cartridge

1 - Leader out

Because there are infrared sensors that place the film leader precisely, when you use leader out and reinsert the film, when you advance the correct number of frames it will be precisely aligned. (That's also why infrared films are not recommended.)

I'm not aware of the Rebel G and 2000 working as you describe; it is APS cameras that I've noticed unroll the film all the way and then roll it back into the cassette frame by frame as images are taken. Just curious: why is this a concern?

-- Rod (rod.nygaard@boeing.com), October 10, 2001.

Just paranoid i may accidently pop the back open and expose important film, though this is a hypathedical situation that may never happen. Just curious thats all I guess.

-- Jake E. (noone@nowhere.com), October 10, 2001.

In Canon's line, only the Rebels do this. The down side with it is the frame numbers on the film always run backwards. Otherwise it's a good idea. I suppose Canon thinks this feature is best reserved for beginners.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), October 11, 2001.

Having used a rebel II S (EOS 1000FN) for some time...I was familiar with the pre-wind system. The advantages to it are that you pictures are stored in the cannister, so if the back pops, they're relatively safe, the camera displays the number of shots remaining on the roll, and my camera would consistently get 37 shots on a roll.

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), October 11, 2001.

I haven't shot Rebels so I wasn't aware they worked this way. Thanks for the educational comments. That 37th frame would be nice...

-- Rod (rod.nygaard@boeing.com), October 11, 2001.