I don't think the number of 3's sitting on the shelf at one camera store is
a very statistically accurate view of anything. As another example, I picked
up the February 2001 KEH catalog and found 49 used EOS bodies:
9 of them were Rebels, presumably ill-advised purchases or trade-ins
4 were Elan II/IIe's, I'm guessing trade-ins
2 are APS bodies, no comment on those
1 Elan, must be a keeper for there to be so few here!
7 are 1000x models, those were dogs, weren't they?
1 is an 850, everyone likes their simplicity and is hanging on to theirs?
4 are 700s, probably old and near the end of their life
1 is a 620 - what a classic (no kidding, wish I had one)
6 are 500's - low-end relics no doubt for there to be so many!
2 are 10's - another favorite body of mine
3 are RT's - traded in by pros after a long, exhausting life
2 are 1n's - decent but dated
2 are 3's - not as prevalent as in other camera stores in this thread!
2 are 1's, trade-ins from pros, well-worn I'm sure
2 are 1v's - how did these get here?
1 was the ole' manual EF-M, must be a GREAT body
>From this, I would have to extrapolate that the most sought-after body is
the A2/A2e. Not likely, is it?
I am one of those who traded in a 1n for a 3. My three is lighter, faster
focusing, WIRELESS E-TTL was important to me, ECF has its uses, and nothing
else that was truly modern had a 100% viewfinder and spot-metering, except
the 1v which was $1900 at the time.
I do agree that the 3 is aging, and my guess is that Canon will replace it
and the A2/A2e with a single body that has ECF, E-TTL, 8000th shutter, and a
command dial that is reliable.
Tom P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 4:32 AM
Subject: Re: 3 Old? (was: EOS 5 X 3 X 30 my impression)
> > I think commercial time life for high-end camera is higher than for
> low-end ones. On ohter words, 3 will become old more slowly than
> > the low-end bodies. 3 is a very good body and doesn't like obsolete to
me
> at all.
>
> I think the best indicator of camera bodies is the number you find for
> sale used in the camera stores. For instance, there's three EOS 3 bodies
for
> sale here now, all are mint, selling for 95,000 yen. There's a couple of
EOS
> 1 bodies, a Kiss or two, an EOS 100, and that's it. A month or two ago
when
> I was in, there was two EOS 3, two EOS 1, a 10, two 1000, and one 100.
> This tells me that perhaps the EOS 3 is not all that people expect or
> want in a camera. I have seen no EOS 1v or EOS 1n bodies for sale here
used.
> That tells me something about them also. The rest of the midline of course
> seems to vary in quantity, the EOS 5 is rare, the EOS 10 sells well, etc.
> My own take on the EOS 3 is, it's nice but doesn't need the ECF,
should
> have a built in flash, and cost too much. Oh ya, it's a bit heavy and
bulky
> as well. I think a pro'd go for a 1N, an amateur would get likely a 50 or
> 30. That puts the EOS 3 in nowhere land. It wouldn't surprise me if they
> dropped it from the line, or replaced it real soon. Then again, maybe
we'll
> all be lucky and they'll just drop the price of the darned thing.
>
>
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