Julian Loke wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Could someone provide a little background information on the internal > > construction of various EOS bodies. I know that the EOS-3, EOS-1n and > > EOS-1v have a die-cast metal core with plastic skin while the A2E and > > Elan-7e have a plastic base structure. What about earlier models? I heard > > that the 10s is metal. Is this true? What about others such as the 630, > > 650, IIe, etc. > > Hi John, > > Canon touts the Elan 7E as having more metal than the average SLR. > In fact, they have an interactive online demo of just how much. See: > http://www.elan7.com/camcambin/cameras/35mm/slr/elan7_demo/intro_f.html > > Cheers > Julian Loke > P.S. If metal is so good, why are carbon fibre plastic tripods so expensive > :-( >
They talk about the skin or surface protection. They are not talking about the frame or internal "chassis". If polymer material is so good, why isn't the 1v made the same way as the Elan 7e? Thanks, John * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
