Best Canon Film Camera (from the list) to keep?
I just got a huge lot of cameras and lenses for $50. I'm going to sell most of them off but, being a Nikon guy, I'm not familiar with the Canon Line. I would like to keep the best Canon Eos / Rebel body to use.
Which one is the best to keep?
Thanks!
Here is the list of the EOS bodies:
Canon Eos Rebel 2000
Canon Eos 620
Canon Eos 1000 FN
Canon Eos Rebel XSN
Canon Eos Rebel II
Canon Rebel TI
Canon Rebel 2000
Canon Eos Rebel S
Canon Eos ELAM
Canon Eos Rebel XSN
Check KEH.com for a good idea of what those various cameras are worth if they are in working order
I would pick the camera with the least wear. The Canon EOS ELAN if the most robust.
See the link below for the user manual of that camera.
I have an Elan IIE (aka 50E) and an EOS 620.
Of those 2 the Elan is the better camera - more functionality and controls that pretty much mirror my EOS70D. It also shares my EX Speedlites and IR remote with the 70D.
The Rebels are all entry level cameras - I don't know them but would guess they are lower level cameras than the Elan.
Camera condition being equal I would keep the Elan.
Take a look here for the relative age and target users of EOS film cameras
The 620 was on of Canon's first AF SLR. While good for its time, the 620 is probably not as good of a camera as the Elan. None of the Rebels are worth keeping if you have an Elan as on option.
Back in the film days, the EOS line was:
1) EOS-1, 1N - pro models.
2) EOS-3 - Pro/Enthusiast model
3) A2 & A2e - Enthusiast / advanced amateur
4) Elan (there were the Elan, Elan II, and the Elan IIe which had eye controlled focusing points).
5) Rebel models
Unlike DSLRs, SLR bodies can't have an effect on image quality. An image taken with the most expensive body can't look any better than an image taken with the same lens on the worst possible body. What makes one SLR better than another is the level of control that it offers over the image-making process. For example, Rebels had one shot or continuous shooting. The only way of choosing single shot or continuous shooting was to put the camera into a "sports" mode which was an icon of a runner on the command dial. If you wanted to shoot in any other exposure mode such as shutter/aperture priority or manual, you couldn't choose the frame rate.
The metering was also limited on most of the Rebel models to multi-segmented or center weighted.
If you wanted these kinds of control options, you had to go with at least the Elan. Not only can the Elan can be set to single or continuous shooting in any exposure mode, it shoots at 3fps instead of 1 with the Rebel. It also had a spot metering option too.
Keep the Elan and sell the rest.
Sell all to maximize funds you can use to buy a new Nikon 50mm f/1.4!
If you're "a Nikon guy," why would you want to keep a Canon camera? Why not sell them all (so you hold on to a Canon and let it sit around and lose value?) and upgrade to a better lens? It's like "found" money to upgrade your Nikon lenses or get a more sophisticated Nikon camera.
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