I am going thru the same process. I thought about the 1n, but I might end up getting a e-ttl body. I love my Elan II. It is easy to use, and does pretty much everything except spot metering :-(
-e > Erwin Harkink (ELN) wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm thinking of buying a second camrea body for using > beside my EOS 50e. As I'm a bit disappointed in the EOS 30, I > consider buying a pro-range camera second hand. > > Now a second hand EOS 1 is within a to me (and my > girlfreind :)) acceptable price range (about 600 USD). But > this a fairly old model. Is it still woth it? I won't be able > to use FP-flash with my 550 EX :( and it has only 1 AF-point. > But I *will* have 2,3% spot meter, 100% viewfinder, robust body... > > Is this camera still worth the money if I already have a EOS 50e? > > > > Erwin > > * > > **** > > You may be able to find a used 1n in your price > range. I'd recommend that over the 1, better > metering and 5 focus points instead of 1. On > the other hand, my local store has 2 EOS 1 > bodies new in the box for $699. Apparently, > Canon USA in California found a few that hadn't > been sold in storage somewhere, and released > them. Of course, these would be under > warranty... > Skip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
