On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:04:38 -0600, you wrote:
> I even have toyed with the idea of going over
>to a manual focus slr and learn to be handy with it. But Canon doesn't make
>one, and so I can't share lenses with my daughter, and I can't get the IS
>lenses.
I heartily recommend this! Not because I think you need it to be a
"real photographer," but because these cameras are a real joy to use.
And they are easy and inexpensive to find. Actually they *are* great
technique builders. I have an FTb and an A-1 currently, along with my
Elan7 non-e. I shot with a straight FT (stop-down metering and all)
for decades, and when it was stolen last year, my insurance company
insisted on a production camera. I was genuinely excited to get a new
high-tech camera, and I use it a lot and have bought better lenses for
it (50/1.8, 28-135 and Tamron 20-40) .
However, after a while I started pining for my old manual camera - not
really out of any definciency of the Elan 7, in fact mostly because I
could get spectacular FD glass for way less money, ( not counting L
lenses, the FD line-up is on average far better construction and
optics than the EF one , and the best are as good as than anything
today, barring the AF feature) and of course because they are what I
knew - the FT/FTb 12% metering is IMO one of the best ever, and very
intuitive . So I replaced my FT, with an FTbN - a big improvement
with full aperture metering, and am now also shooting with an A-1 that
I'm buying. I love it! P mode, Ae and Tv just like the 7. It is
fascinating to experience snapshots of the evolution of Canon design
philosophy, and I will probably eventually also get a T-90, if not
also an F-1. If I was richer you can believe I'd get a 1v, too!
What with the price of a good FTb, A-1 or AE-1P you could get two and
share lenses with your daughter!
I don't miss the IS *that* much, since I can afford fast FD lenses
(like the great 50/1.4 SSC which usually goes for about $70), but I
agree that IS is a big reason to buy EOS. And occasionally I half
squeeze the shutter on the A-1 (since it feels much more like the Elan
than my FTb, which is a *machine!*) and wait for the lens to focus . .
.
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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