Hi Jaakko,
I own a EOS 300 myself and recently wanted to upgrade to a more 'professional'
body. At first, I also tried to decide between the 30 and the 3. Problem was
that I just couldn't justify the cost of the 3. It's a great body, and I would
like to own one, but it's just to expensive for me. On the other hand the 30
lacks some features I really wanted to have, which is the high shutterspeed,
high flash sync speed and spot meter. Finally I decided to by neither the 30 nor
the 3. Instead, I bought a used EOS 5 and I have been VERY happy with it.
Pro's:
Price (a used 5 is cheaper than a new 30)
Shutterspeed 1/8000, 1/200 flash sync, 3.5% spot meter
4,5 fps
Quite silent (makes no more noise than my 300)
Internal flash (with 28-80 mm zoom head, nice!).
Eye controlle works flawless for me (has it right really 100% of the time,
amazing thing!)
Con's:
Takes only 2CR5 batteries, external grip VG10 has no room for AA batteries.
Can't use AF assist light with external flash
No E-ttl -flash (A-ttl and normal ttl only)
Many problems reported with breaking main dials. I was able to fix this problem
on my 5 (I had to dismantle the body, see earlier post)
I was a bit worried about its age. The 5 has been in production since late '92,
so its older than the 3 and the 30. It therefor only has 5 focussing points and
a 16 segment light meter. Until now however, this has not been a real problem.
Five focussing points is enough for me, and the lightsensor is more than capable
in making good exposures.
At first I was disappointed by its AF speed and the ability to lock in focus in
less than perfect lighting conditiones. My 300 seemed to be able to focus in dim
light more easily. I finally figured out why: I always had my 300 set up to
choose it's own focussing point. On the 5 however I would use eye-control to
chose a focussing point myself. If I set up the 5 to allow it to choose a
focussing point by itself it is just a good as the newer 300. On the other hand,
if I choose a focussing point on the 300 manually, it focusing ability is
reducced to that of the 5 in eye-control mode...
(BTW: does anybody know why????? Why is focussing ability reduced if I manualy
choose a focussing point?)
So, in a nutshell: I think that the 5, altough older and therefor less advanced
in some aspects, is a serious option that is well worth considering!
Regards, and good luck with your choice,
Bart
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