Thomas Bantel wrote:
While I'm pretty sure the 7 compares favorably with a much older
original Elan, it might well cost 3 times more to buy a new 7
instead of a used original Elan. I wouldn't tell this "not much
more". ;-) I thought about replacing my old Elan with a 7, but gave
it up after checking the price for the 7. Not enough (for me)
advantages to justify spending that much money on my 2nd backup body.
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Thomas,
It is MY opinion! I too have an Elan IIe but also the EOS3.
If I were upgrading from a Rebel I would seriously spend the extra
cash. A used Elan (original) is about $225 used. A NEW Elan 7 is about
$450. You get a warranty with the new one in case it breaks which could
save you $200 right there. You also get, much faster AF, better metering,
ECF, E-TTL compatibility, and other features that are easily worth the
price (IMO). If one is upgrading, they want to go forward
not backward. I mean, would you sell your Elan II and buy an Original Elan?
I think not.
Peter K
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