On 26 Oct 01 at 8:57, Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video wrote: > At 05:24 PM 10/25/2001, you wrote: > >If you were to choose between the EOS 1N RS and EOS 3, and you can only > >choose one of the two, which would you choose? And, of course, why would > >you choose the model you chose? > > IMHO it depends entirely on what you're going to shoot. The ONLY advantages > to the RS are faster fps and that you see the image during exposure (which > some actually find disconcerting at first). Very few people I know NEED 10 > fps and most of us have survived with momentary finder black-out since the > dawn of SLRs with instant-return mirrors.
The FPS-advantage is often misunderstood, because the key argument is SPF, seconds per frame. A 3-frame AEB bracket can be done in half the time, *and* allows full viewfinder control....with a normal camera, I consider this non-action scenario more or less as a viewfinder blackout.... Initial response time (in contrast to the above sequential response time) also has a huge impact on ergonomics....I have seen reports of people having to go back to a camera with a longer response time....appears to be very annoying, as if you are frustrating human reflexes.... Also, the 1n RS (as well as normal 1n) can be modified at Canon to accept a 15th Custom Function; one out of a range of 19. This includes the option to delay film transport until your finger is lifted from the release button (the RT had this as one of the stock CF's). It's not cheap (US$200 at that time, not sure what the current status is....probably 99% labor anyway, for opening and closing the housing). A full list of these 19 SCF options can be found on my homepage: http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/cf_eos1n.htm -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
