> > Dear friends, > I had a Canon EOS RebelG (500N) camera but I sold it because I > want to buy a > more advanced model. I've been thinking of a Canon EOS 5 > (faithful to Canon), > but the cost makes me think it twice. I need your advice on this. > What do you > think about it, EOS 5 has several years in the market (which is > good and also > not so good) and I heard Canon won't produce EOS 5 cameras > anymore, because the > EOS 3 would replace it. > > Thanks in advance. > > Jose Garay > Lima, Peru
Hi Jose, I've owned and used many of the Canon EOS camera bodies including both of the bodies that you have posted about. What body suits your needs depends on what you are trying to shot and how the images will be used. I received an EOS Rebel G as a gift the weekend before Christmas from Freestyle Photo during one of their in store promotions. I've used this body with the included kit lens, EF 35-80 4-5.6 III and some of my other lenses like the EF 50 1.4USM, EF 85 1.8USM, EF 28-70 2.8L, EF 70-200 2.8L and EF 300 2.8L to see how well it works and what the metering system is like. I was pretty impressed with it overall. It has a good meter and fairly fast AF performance, it's light, simple to use, makes good images and best of all, cheap! The kit lens, an EF 35-85 4-5.6 III though is really cheaply made and when used wide-open produces soft images, but if stopped down to f/8-f/11 perfectly good images can be had. OK, OK, using an EOS Rebel G/500N with the bigger Canon lenses is kind of wacky and completely unbalanced in use, but the images the body and lenses produced are perfect! If used with an EF 28-105 3.5-4.5USM or similar light standard zoom lens this is a great, cheap camera that can make excellent images. Originally I was going to sell it off on eBay but after shooting with it I've decided to keep it for beater, beach and kids' use because it worked so well. The EOS Rebel G/500N camera body with the kit lens is an OK camera for casual use but when used with Canon's better lenses makes images just as sharp and crispy as an EOS 1n or EOS 1v! My first EOS bodies were EOS 5QD's. The EOS 5QD is still IMO, the best deal of Canon's two light-build, semi-pro EOS bodies. The EOS 5QD is not as young and sexy as the EOS 3 and lacks the EOS 3's faster AF performance and higher film advance speeds, doesn't have 45 AF points but, for the price of a clean, used EOS 3 you can buy TWO minty used EOS 5QD bodies with VG-10 grips AND still have some money left over to buy a decent lens and even some film! Looking at the past and current Canon bodies, picking the best of the EOS bodies is pretty easy. If you are willing to accept a used body (the best way to get the BEST EOS equipment you can afford), IMO the next step up would be an EOS 5QD, used in excellent to mint condition they can be had for as little as $200-$300. Next, for a bomb-proof body with all of the features most serious shooters could possibly need, I'd seriously consider an EOS 1, used in very good to excellent condition they can be found for $300-$400. And later for a simple but really good upgrade of the EOS 1 just add the Canon Power Booster E1, you then have a fairly fast shooting EOS body that takes cheap AA batteries and is suitable for sports to weddings. If you MUST have a new body the choices are going to be slim, especially if you are balking at the cost of an EOS 5QD ($470@B&H). The only similarly priced EOS body is the Elan 7e which IMO is not really a step up. Oh sure, it has lots of bells and whistles but camera body features don't make good photographs, they add to the cost of a camera body without adding anything to the reliability of the body. But like I said it depends on what you want to use the body for and what you found lacking in the EOS Rebel G/500N body. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
