I have one 1vhs (thus with booster PB-E2), and a couple of 300 cameras (bought for nothing) just in case and for some alt. emulsion. Bought it new for 50% of normal prize when everybody went digital. Wanted to have a really good 35 mm, never really had one (save a Leica M2 during a short period), but also because I wanted Canons f:4/300 mm L IS and converter 1,4x and 2x (at that time Nikon didn't offer the same kind of stabilized tele lenses, at lest as I understood). It's an extremely nice and reliable camera! Thought for a while to get the normal battery grip (without the booster), but having worked with the booster, even with an extremely light "plastic" lens like 1,8/50mm II, I think I will stick to the booster - it's very nice in your hands, everything sits right where it should; it's a pleasure to hold it with both hands when working with auto focus and a small lens. Having worked almost exclusively with a Hasselblad 500 C I don't mind the weight, I rather like it.
Also bought at the same time Canon's EF 3,5-5,6/28-135mm IS - my very first zoom lens! - nice to work with, but the result? Not convinced, compared to 4/300mm and the very cheap looking 1,8/50mm II it's not really sharp. This is perhaps what you could expect from a zoom lens, but I was somewhat disappointed: everybody bought zoom lenses and said they were very good, as a lot of tests said - I'm not convinced, but my experience is limited.
Being used to such an extremely simple camera as a Hasselblad 500 C it took some time (and I'm still working on it!) to get used to all the various functions on the lovely 1v! Many times I never saw that I had activated exposure compensation by touching the rear wheel, and many many more mistakes!
Does software ES-E1 work with Mac OS X, or is there some such software available?
//Bertil
