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Novice questions about Canon cameras
The camera is quite well built. The body is made of polycarbonate, an
engineering plastic that is better than metal. Don't let lightness fool you. On the other hand, if you are an experienced 35mm SLR user, teh Elan 7 is a camera you will not outgrow. It can do most things faster than any Rebel and is a camera used by many professionals. My wife has an Elan 7 and I swear it's the best consumer priced camera I've ever used. -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html "Matt" wrote in message om... I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments Matt |
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Novice questions about Canon cameras
The camera is quite well built. The body is made of polycarbonate, an
engineering plastic that is better than metal. Don't let lightness fool you. On the other hand, if you are an experienced 35mm SLR user, teh Elan 7 is a camera you will not outgrow. It can do most things faster than any Rebel and is a camera used by many professionals. My wife has an Elan 7 and I swear it's the best consumer priced camera I've ever used. -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html "Matt" wrote in message om... I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments Matt |
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Novice questions about Canon cameras
Well, since your the only answer I have so far, I'll bite.
I went to ebay and dug into leicaflex. Limited stuff to see, but either very spendy (by my standards) or old and beat up, with repairs and lenses needed. Must be a high quality unit, but I think that a latemodel one in good shape will run more than I want to spend. Why do you consider the Canon equipment to be crap? That's kind of what I was trying to find out anyway. Sonny Boy aka Matt Where did you ever get the idea to buy this kind of crap. Get hold of a used Leicaflex and get to know what a REAL camera feels like, sonny boy. |
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Matt wrote:
I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments My girlfriend has the ti (I have a 2000). It is an excellent camera. It doesm feel light, I agree. If you buy the battery grip, which I recommend anyway just for the battery issue, it feels much more substantial and comfortable in your hand. At least, to me. -- How come nobody uses words like "nifty", "spiffy", and "keen" anymore? |
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Novice questions about Canon cameras
Matt wrote:
I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments My girlfriend has the ti (I have a 2000). It is an excellent camera. It doesm feel light, I agree. If you buy the battery grip, which I recommend anyway just for the battery issue, it feels much more substantial and comfortable in your hand. At least, to me. -- How come nobody uses words like "nifty", "spiffy", and "keen" anymore? |
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"Tony Spadaro" wrote in message r.com...
The camera is quite well built. The body is made of polycarbonate, an engineering plastic that is better than metal. Don't let lightness fool you. On the other hand, if you are an experienced 35mm SLR user, teh Elan 7 is a camera you will not outgrow. It can do most things faster than any Rebel and is a camera used by many professionals. My wife has an Elan 7 and I swear it's the best consumer priced camera I've ever used. -- Thanks Tony, that's very helpful. I appreciate the insight. Matt |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:04:10 -0700, Michael Scarpitti wrote:
(Matt) wrote in message . com... I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments Matt Where did you ever get the idea to buy this kind of crap? Get hold of a used Leicaflex and get to know what a REAL camera feels like, sonny boy. Gee, Scarface. Is that nervous twitch getting the better of you? We only need to hear your bile once, thank you. -- Dallas Group guidelines on http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm Improve signal to noise ratio by filtering all crossposts. |
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Novice questions about Canon cameras
In article , larboard34
@hotmail.com says... Firstly, if you have to ask these questions, you are probably at the stage where you really do not need an autofocus camera, or at least don't know that you do. Even if he doesn't "need" autofocus, it is sure handy to have for situations when you typically do - like sports or action. Secondly, the Rebel and other consumo Canon cameras available are not, under any circumstances, all that durable. The pro models are built with different materials and they are not particularly known for ruggedness vis-a-vis the metal cameras. They're plenty durable for ordinary use. No camera is going to like being dropped - the consumer models might fair slightly worse, but the best thing is not to drop the camera or abuse it in the first place. Mr.Spadaro to the contrary, polycarbonate is not more durable than a good aluminum structure. The 70s and early 80s SLR families were and It is quite a bit more durable. Is it as rigid? No. Will it deform upon impact like aluminum? No. Is it lighter and cheaper to manufacture? Yes. Polycarbonate is a excellent material if you know what it can and cannot do. Unfortunately, many people do not know what it can do, much less what it can't. Without getting too technical, it's rugged enough for most people who aren't going to drag it across rocks. still are more durable, more reliable, and far more repairable-when parts are to be had-than the current generation of cameras. I don't see the relevancy. Are you putting your cameras through the wash? Hands down, used manual focus gear is probably a better bet: if you are determined to own new I would look at Nikon. Not that Canon is necessarily poorer, but manual and autofocus Nikon optics interchange and there are a lot of them. Nikon manual and autofocus interchange to a point - many of the newer (especially consumer) models do not fully support the older lenses. Not necessarily a point in Nikon's favor. Why do camera manufacturers work so hard at making new camera models, with more and more functionality, but less ruggedness and user elegance? One reason is that the new camera invariably costs less to build. Plastics are moldable, with an upfront outlay for tooling, but very low unit cost once set up. And electronics are cheap if made in volume. On the other hand, the more stuff it does, the easier it is to promote, and most camera buyers are not knowledgeable or even intelligent. Uh, progress is good? Better to have features you use occasionally with good results than never have them in the first place. Technology is not the devil. I don't think people are breaking any more cameras today than they used to (per capita, at least), so I doubt the build is a valid worry. Medium format has changed much less than 35mm since the "Golden Era", and large format even less. Large format, being tripod-bound and heavy, is never bought as a phallic status symbol (or far more rarely), and occasionally medium format is, but not nearly as often as 35mm. ....which has nothing to do with anything. When buyers smarten up, the camera manufacturers will have to go back to making the cameras people want. Yes, digital will kill much of the market currently extant for 35mm. That's ok because it's still going to be bigger than the large format market. The end of consumo film cameras and minilabs will be a blessing for good photography. Judging by market trends and camera sales, the camera manufacturers HAVE smartened up. They produce affordable cameras with wide feature sets that appeal to amateurs. They also produce tank-like metal bodies with expensive glass for professionals. Depending on your whim, you can go nearly any direction at any budget and still get better gear than you could have 20 or 30 years ago. Now the REAL point of this post should have been: "It's the photographer, not the camera." |
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Novice questions about Canon cameras
My that was helpful.
-- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com "Michael Scarpitti" wrote in message om... (Matt) wrote in message . com... I've been thinking about buying a Canon Rebel TI. On paper it looks like a great value, tons of versatilty, innovation, and great features at a real good price. But... I handled one the other day and found myself wondering if it was very well built. It just didn't feel that solid in my hand. Is the Rebel TI a durable product? Would I be better of buying a higher end used camera for about the same kind of money. It seems like an ELAN 7E might be comparable in price used. If the Rebel TI gets good marks for quality, I can see no reason not to buy it. I have read some reviews. Most ofthem were good, but the one bad one said that the camera wasn't well built. So I turn to you camera buffs for insight. Thanks in advance for any helpful comments Matt Where did you ever get the idea to buy this kind of crap? Get hold of a used Leicaflex and get to know what a REAL camera feels like, sonny boy. My that was helpful. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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