Canon EOS 35mm Group

Hi guys, new to APUG, I've a eos 1n, bought it second hand two years ago for €350 I think, haven't looked back, started over twenty years ago on a AE1 which is still on the go, put the odd roll of film through it, great seeing this group, I've a few lens, mainly canon, some sigma and a tokina macro. Moving a little into the medium format stable, mainly for landscape, larger neg and all that, wont give up the canon, great for wildlife and everything else.

Regards from Ireland, Paul Whiteley

Good morning, all;

One of the things I had heard about my Canon Elan 35mm cameras (yes, I have two now) is that you could not use Infra Red film with them, but I did not hear why. Now I know. A very kind and patient fellow explained that there is an IR LED and a long wave light sensor visible to the upper right of the focal plane shutter when you open the back of the camera. That is the source of the Infra Red Radiation that fogs the film. Also it is a neat system that counts the sprocket holes in the film and stops the film advance mechanism at just exactly the right point for proper positioning of the film and the next exposure.

Another development here is the acquisition of a Tamron 15x "Wonderlens," their 3.5-6.3/18-270mm zoom lens. While it was purchased mainly for use on the Canon Digitals, it is a Canon EF lens mount, and it also fits onto the Canon EOS Elan. Nice. This really is a "do-it-all" lens and will cover just about any situation you will encounter where you do not want to open up the camera when changing lenses due to rain, snow, blowing dust or sand, smoke, salt spray, et cetera. It has replaced two of my Canon zoom lenses in many applications.

Enjoy;

Ralph
Latte Land, Washington

I still have my old Rebel X, though it's been packed and in storage pending our move to Alabama. I also have a newer XSi D****L camera that gets a lot of use. While my current in-use 35mm camera is a Nikon FM10, I'd like to pick up one of these now-bargain high end EOS cameras. I'm thinking about an A2, 1 or 3, and maybe even an older 620 for kicks.

Well I sold my Elan & 7e since my last post but what I did get was the EOS 3. I did have the EOS 1 N but I was not to thrilled about it since I had my 7e with the eye control focus. The EOS 3 is one of my favorite cameras now. I also have the HS attachment loaded with Eneloop batteries and I am good to go.

If you have a spare GR-E2 (or GR-E1), I'm looking for one.

Good morning;

Well, it continues, but not in exactly the way that most people would expect. Yes, my camera collection has continued to grow, but it is not my fault. Really. Remember my local friendly camera pusher who had asked me if I had Canon DSLR cameras (he knew very well that I did), and then he offered to me a Canon EOS Elan (first original version) with a minor problem for $10.00? Well, he has redeemed himself. A couple of days ago while I was in his shop, he handed to me a Canon EOS 620 with the comment that "It might even work." Well, I bought another 2CR5 battery and put it into the EOS 620. And, yes, it works. I like that Copal Square vertically traveling shutter. So, for the cost of only a battery (about $15.00 USD), there is another working 35mm film camera here. This thing is impressively automatic. I am reminded of a DSLR camera set on "Automatic Program" or "Point and Shoot" mode. There is not very much that you can select or choose on this camera. At least there is a +/- 2 f-stop exposure adjustment, so we are able to influence the way the camera works. Somehow it does seem like something that was designed to prepare us for the coming "digital onslaught."

Enjoy;

Ralph
Latte Land, Washington

Just getting started in film with a Canon EOS 620. Joined APUG recently.

You may be using the 620 in Full Auto mode, indicated by "[ ]" on the dial (sans quotes). "A" is the mode to use. Despite seeming like it would indicate Auto, it is the mode that allows shutter priority, aperture priority, manual, multiple exposure, ... I have been pretty happy with it. It has been a nice addition for more "artsy" pictures and steals the lens from my d*****l Canon used mostly for pics of the kids.

Good morning, dngrhm;

Why am I tempted to refer to you as "Don," or perhaps even "Don Graham?"

Welcome to the group. Probably you have already noticed that there are others here who also have the Canon EOS-620 camera. And, our other EF lenses that go onto the Canon DSLR czameras will fit right onto the EOS series cameras also, such as my Elan and the EOS-620.

Yeah, the rectangle symbol for the fully automatic or "program" mode does indeed work, but why? If everything in the world were a perfect 18% grey reflectance, I am sure that it would consistently turn out perfectly exposed negatives. Well, my world isn't. And there are some things that I want to do the way that I like to have it done. Not the way that some computer geek in Japan decided that it should be done for me.

If things get really overbearing with the computer controlled cameras, there are always the Canon F-1 and the Pellix-QL to fall back onto, in the Canon line. Then there are the Minolta and Nikon and argus and Asahi-Pentax and Zenit and Zorki and even a Sanei Sankyo K. K. Samoca 35 that I can use for some really "basic photography." Remember your film ASA speed and "the sunny 16 rule."

Enjoy;

Ralph
Latte Land, Washington

Hi Ralph,

You are close... It's Dan. What I was trying to suggest was not using the [] mode, but rather A. A allows you to switch to Manual, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority using the mode button on top left. Maybe I'm not understanding your issues with the 620. At this point the problem I have with the 620 is that switching back to the T4i feels like holding a toy. Also it is freeing using the 620 to not feel like I have to look down at the LCD after every shot.

That is quite a collection of cameras. I'm considering 4x5 in addition to 35mm. Maybe a more basic 35mm camera than the 620 would be a good stepping stone before the vast amount of control in view cameras.

Good morning, Dan;

I hope that we have not lost anyone in the six months or so that have passed.

There was a computer problem last summer, along with a lot of other things that came up. Now there is a motor home RV here that became time consuming as the paperwork for the purchase and the beginning of the effort to get it into shape for the drive to Latte Land was started late last Summer. It took a while. It is intended for use by my Number One Son when he comes back to the United States with his family. Buying the motor home RV was much cheaper, easier, and faster than trying to put a addition onto the house. And the C-172 also made some demands around that time. Lots of things seem to happen at times.

Anyway, yes, there are lots of nice cameras out there, and the ability to use our lenses on both the maker's film and digital bodies is a real plus.

Going from 35mm up to 4 by 5. That is a leap. The Graphlex Anniversary Edition Speed Graphic and the Super Speed Graphic will certainly fit into that concept. Going on out to a view camera is a quantum leap. When I did that with a SINAR F, I found that I really did not know very much about photography at all, in spite of having been doing things in photography since the early 1960s. Adding in the myriad movements available on a view camera with the image and perspective control they provide, turned out to be a very humbling experience. Yes, I can do some things now with the Scheimpflug Principles and perspective control, but in no way can I claim to have mastered them.

Now I have a much greater respect for the bearded gentlemen in the tall hats who went under the dark cloth back in the latter half of the 1800s.

Enjoy; Ralph, Latte Land, Washington

My favourite EOS is a 300 with a kit lens from an EOS 1000F. I tend to take photos as a 'series'. So I don't worry too much about how good (or otherwise) an individual photo is but how my photos fit together. I have an EOS 5 too. However, the 300 is smaller and lighter and less obtrusive when carrying around and does it's job perfectly for me.