When did Canon discontinue the EOS-1V?

[Chan Tran]

I see that B&H doesn't sell the EOS-1V any more. When was it discontinued?

 

[AgX]

Wikipedia (German) says 2008.

 

[Helios 1984]

Wikipedia (English) says 2015.

 

[Paul Howell]

I think B&H had old stock on hand that was sold with a new warranty. So just a guess is that Canon stopped production in 2008 and KEH ran out in 2015.

 

[Oren Grad]

The 1V has been discontinued at different times in different markets, apparently depending on local stock availability. As I post today it is still available in Japan...

http://cweb.canon.jp/eos/lineup/1v/index.html

...though that page has a prominent 在庫僅少 (limited stock) notice. Here are a couple of retailer pages showing that - again, as of today - you can indeed still buy one new in Japan:

http://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001000067239/
https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4960999124001

 

[Paul Howell]

The 1V has been discontinued at different times in different markets, apparently depending on local stock availability. As I post today it is still available in Japan...

http://cweb.canon.jp/eos/lineup/1v/index.html

...though that page has a prominent 在庫僅少 (limited stock) notice. Here are a couple of retailer pages showing that - again, as of today - you can indeed still buy one new in Japan:

http://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001000067239/
https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4960999124001

Will Canon support with as new warranty?

 

[Oren Grad]

I'm not sure that all of the Canon international subsidiaries will service the 1V at all any more, nor do I know the warranty terms for Canon cameras sold in Japan. So I think the safest answer is that they will provide warranty support in Japan for cameras sold in Japan, but you shouldn't assume anything beyond that. If you're thinking of getting one and that's an issue, best to ask Canon USA for their definitive word.

 

[EdSawyer]

The best camera Canon has ever made.

 

[jjphoto]

Yes. Stunning camera. Love both of mine.

 

[TenSpeed]

best weapon canon has ever made

 

[Chan Tran]

best weapon canon has ever made

I don't feel comfortable thinking a camera as a weapon.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

My curiosity is this: when did actual manufacturing stop?

Same question for the F6.

Sure, these cameras can be bought "new" from various outlets, but manufacturing may have ended years ago. That concerns me because seals and lubricants have still been deteriorating over time and I know it's not good for any mechanism to just sit unused.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

My curiosity is this: when did actual manufacturing stop?

August 2008.

The 1V does not have lubricants (it is described as a 'dry system'), but it has a great many seals (more so than than EOS 1N), and these do not necessarily require replacement unless there has been interference or compromise with the seals.

Finding a 'new' EOS 1V (or any EOS body) does not imply ongoing manufacturing. It is back inventory in retailers. Canon holds on to some inventory to provide for servicing as and when required. It is rare for an EOS 1N or 1V (and variants) to require intensive servicing.

I renounced my membership to Canon Professional Services as a consultant in 2009 when I shifted production to medium format. I was also a consulting editor to mir.com.my during their research and writing of the EOS 1/1N series pages.

 

[ciniframe]

I guess the only 35mm cameras still being made (other than Lomo toy cameras) are a three Leica models, the MA, M7, and MP. Unless Nikon still has the F6 in limited production. Down to 3 or 4 new 35mm for entire worldwide demand but all priced for the 1% demographic. So really, nothing at all for the hoi polloi.
Although not in the market for anything new, I still find that slightly disturbing.

Come to think of it, I suppose 99.9% of regular folks are also not in the market for a new 35mm either....so, no demand, no supplier.

 

[AgX]

My curiosity is this: when did actual manufacturing stop?
Same question for the F6.
Sure, these cameras can be bought "new" from various outlets, but manufacturing may have ended years ago.

Isn't it still in batch-production? This was reported in the past and I do not know of contrary reports.

 

[Helinophoto]

I don't feel comfortable thinking a camera as a weapon.

I think he meant you can use it as a club in a pinch.

Tough as nails, bought mine used from a dentist in 2005 ($600 or so), he had put 32 rolls trough, almost brand new.
It's now at 112 rolls, so around 4000 actuations on the shutter, so still pretty new.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Isn't it still in batch-production? This was reported in the past and I do not know of contrary reports.

The F6? I seriously doubt if Nikon is manufacturing it. Why? Because Nikon is suffering along with other DSLR manufacturers as phones and mirrorless digital erodes the sales of digital SLRs. In that context, I doubt whether Nikon could justify the expense of continuing the production of a 35mm product.

 

[AgX]

There had been reports, videos and deduction of monthly production rates on the F6 in the recent years, as well as reports on stock-ups at online offers.

 

[cooltouch]

Reminds me a bit of the Canon T90, which apparently was built only in 1986, but dealer stocks didn't run out until about 1990 or so. I don't think anyone was really aware, back then, that the camera had been produced for only a single year.

 

[TenSpeed]

I don't feel comfortable thinking a camera as a weapon.

Much rather walk the streets with a heavy camera vs some plasticy shiz

COME AT ME! I got a 400lb metal brick on a string

 

[Chan Tran]

Much rather walk the streets with a heavy camera vs some plasticy shiz

COME AT ME! I got a 400lb metal brick on a string

I have no problem carrying a heavy camera and in fact I value camera by the pounds. I don't like to refer a camera as a weapon not I like to use the term shoot.

 

[cooltouch]

I don't actively think of one of my heavy cameras as weapons, although I realize fully they could be used as such. And, while I often regard the term "shoot" as inaccurate, I can't think of another that works as well.

I've been in sticky situations before, however, where I actively carried my monopod as a club and, while not really brandishing it, I successfully made the point that the monopod's large ball head would defintely do some damage if I were ever pushed into having to use it to defend myself. Ne'er-do-wells lost interest in bothering me when they spotted the monopod being wielded in a non-photographic manner.

 

[philipus]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but does anyone know of any place where one can by a new old stock 1V?

 

[AgX]

You could call Canon for a dealer. Just these days they announced end of sales. But maybe the resting stock was only sold off the Canon shelf, with a dealer only as intermediate.