> > The EOS 55 looks almost as nice as the Elan 7E :-)
> >
>
> It is! I own two of the black 55's plus a 30 (7e).
> Swapping from 55 to 30 and back is almost totally
> painless as the control layouts are almost identical.
>
> The 55's have a panorama feature (which I'll admit
> I've never used), but have two lines etched on the
> focusing screen showing the panorama area - they're
> extremely useful for maintaining level horizons - I
> actually miss them when I use the 30!
>
> All 3 have battery packs, and I like the BP-300 more
> than the BP-50, but I'd still swap them for a VG10
> equivalent just to get a FULL control set (even
> without batteries!!!).
>
> I get quite a bit of interest and enquiries from
> people about the 55's (much more so than the for the
> 30). Concensus seems to be "Why on earth didn't Canon
> market the black body outside Japan". Seems they
> fixed that with the 30 ;-)
>
> Regards
> Gary
Heh heh, I've been eyeballing some black EOS 55s in the stores here
used. The sell pretty cheap and I would get E-TTL and flash compensation.
I'm not selling my 10 though! I'll likely pick one up as soon as my bank
account catches up :-)
Another nice looking black body is the EOS 100 here. There seems to be
plenty around and in mint shape. They sell cheaper too, and I understand
this is the Elan. A quiet, simpler camera, and I think it plays music like
Julian's but not sure of that. Be a good backup, and nice when a quiet
camera is needed. Any thought of how the 55 compares to the 100 as to quiet
operation?
Jim
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