Very nice design, APS format is convenient for travelling. Good facilities

Flash is weak and it is very easy to get shadow from the lens if you are using a superwide angle

I bought this secondhand on ebay so I didnt need to risk taking my EOS1v on geological fieldwork in Spain with me but I could still use the lenses I have. It has almost all the facilities which I have on the EOS1v ( or at least all the ones I use!) and some that it doesn't such as the IR remote control. It is nice to use and takes quite presentable pictures which I generally get scanned immediately on processing as it is difficult to scan APS later. I like it a lot and leave it in the car with a TOKINA 19-35 zoom on it for those just-in case photos. The panoramic format is just right for landscape photos for geology/geography. The format makes my 75-300 IS zoom into c 420mm which is a a lens length I cant afford for my EOS1v!

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haven't used it

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CANON M1 APS, CANON EOS 1v, CANON T90

Wieght is much better than a 35 mm Eos. Features near equal to 35 MM Canon products. Output quality of photos is very good. APS film can is a better storage device than 35 MM negatives (my opinion only).

No resale value whatsoever.

This camera works very well if you are comfortable with the limitations of APS. We recently used an IX on a trip to Italy, and high quality shots of the entire trip in both color and B&W formats. It appears that Canon is now moving away from SLR APS; I'm not sure why. All I know is that I can mess around with shutter speeds, apertures and depth of field issues while my wife can use this camera as a point-and-shoot.

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Eos Elan II, Eos Elan IX Lite, F-1, AE-1 P

Quality build Features Full APS Features (C,H,P masking, midroll rewind)

Some users may consider it a little heavy. Masking difficult to see in low light.

This camera is a real jewel. In regards to the quality of its features and construction, it's better than the Rebel 2000 or any comparable 35mm camera. It features a high quality construction better than any entry level AF SLR (regardless of label) and as good as several intermediate or mid-level SLRs. In terms of its features, it has a faster maximum shutter speed (1/4000) than the Rebel 2000 or comparable 35mm (again, any make). Feature-wise, it's comparable to the now discontinued Canon Elan II. If one were to buy a comparable new 35mm SLR, one would bypass the Rebel 2000 and set up to the Elan 7. The metal chasis and metal lens mount make for this camera's quality constuction. Of course, what good is a great bulid and great features if your images always come out bad? Well, I haven't had this problem with this camera. Just stay away from Fuji Nexia and you won't either. Spend the extra dollar or two for a pack of Kodak Advantix. The same or similar shots taken with Advantix were ALWAYS better than Nexia- both indoors and outdoors. The weight of this camera combined with certain lenses may be a concern for some. It hasn't been the case for me, however. I also like the way the camera fits my hands. Smaller hands may prefer the IX Lite. I recently ordered a Tokina 19-35mm lens. Can't wait to try it out on this gem. I think the Tamron 24-135 would be a great match for this camera. Maybe next year....

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Canon Rebel 2000 Pentax ZX5

Great macros with my 22-55 USM! Good battery life. Bright view finder. All the APS features (except the smaller frame size). Metal lens mount.

On board focus-assist is too close to lens. Could use an auto-off feature of some sort. I'm forever leaving it on when I put it in my bag.

I purchased this camera as a beginner- it was my first SLR. I have had no complaints about it. It seems to handle almost any situation I'm in, and if something went wrong, it's easy for me to figure what the camera didn't like thanks to the data placed on the back of my prints. I do occasionally get some graininess at 400 speed and above, but I think that that's mostly due to my inexperience. 200 and 100 speed color films work great (I greatly prefer Fuji to Kodak in this area). I have a friend with a Minolta 35mm; I've used that camera on a few occasions. It is not nearly as good as this Canon APS camera. The Speedlite 420EX works great on it too. Overall, it's a conveniently sized, sturdy, full-featured camera. I've enjoyed it immensely.

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Fits all 35mm canon lens. Gain length on longer lens this helps. Well made not a plastic lens mount. ( i broke that pentax one just by using the camera )I suppose size if your hands are small and 35mm is little big or heavy.

Film price and what you can get. Need Genuine Fractals software if you want better enlargements. 4X6 type prints are best. I don''t like the remote timer at all. Not easy to get metering like I want at times. Pentax is the best probably at that.

Bought it used with 24x85 lens. This camera has eye control. Seen nobody''s review had that. Its ok. Trying to deside if I want to get eye control on EOS-7, $50 dollars for new I think. This is a well made camera. I let other people use it and they think its the best camera they used. Sure they used some junk stuff. I got Pentax PZ-1p. The canon lens and the sigma hsm lens work better. Pentax lens are just ok and I''m look to get rid that brand. I got 500 old Pentax lens that fits this APS camera with adapter and will keep that lens. Film is the problem, price buying and devolpeing. And the choice of film can''t found 100 locally. Kodak 400 is to grainy. I don''t even like Kodak 200 , Fuji 200 is ok for 10 x 8. That''s the choice of film locally. 35mm locally hasn''t much of choice either though. Changing meter program isn''t the best. Basically haven''t a choice. But for people shots this camera sure works good. All the 35mm lens mount will fit APS. And you can get adapters for older Canon lens and maybe even others. They just fit not work autofocus. But 24x 85 is 30 x 106 or so. 500 is 625 thats good the 24 to 30 is bad.

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Called to get and order USA manual I can''t read Japan. Said they would warrantee it. This camera was brand new still had plastic and the box sealed .

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Only box camera APS. 35mm slr are the same. Its the film

APS - mid-roll change is great and the three formats are interesting, Canon EF bayonet, lovely feel

It''s APS! No depth of field preview.

I sort of bought this by accident - I saw it second-hand, and once I had picked it up I was hooked. It''s a quality camera, feels very solid and is a platform for all of Canon''s EF lens range. Sure, it looks a bit odd with my 28-135 IS USM or 70-200 f2.8 on it, but they work fine. I use it mainly for composing in the panoramic format - OK, it''s not a true panoramic, but it''s fun. Image quality is surprisingly good, but APS has probably had its day, and ultimately this is more of a conversation piece than a really useful tool. I still like it, though, and I''ll be keeping it

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No other APS, but 10 EOSs and many other SLRs

True Canon EOS performance, tremendous flexibility (can share other Canon EOS EF/AF lens and accesories. All the features you expect from an EOS.

The camera...none really. It''s the film. Low light and B&W are not your friend if you''re an APS users. But, on the other hand it''s a great causal use film format.

Overall it''s a great camera for ordinary photos. I have found limitations with the APS film format, but certianly not with the camera. I have a 35MM EOS, and share lens (19-35MM, 28-80, 70-300) and it offers exreme flexibility, I love being able to switch film mid-roll. Definitely stick with slower speed film and avoid B&W (yes there is B&W APS film). I''m still a 35MM kind-of-guy, but the EOS IX is a great everday hard working go-anywhere companion and I''m glad I took a chance on it.

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Canon rocks...so does National Camera Exchange here in Minnesota.

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Canon Rebel 2000 EOS, Olympus NewPic 600 APS.

Good solid body. Natural ergonomics. From looking at this camera, I thought it would be awkward to hold until I got one in my hands, and then I just loved it. This camera, by using the excellent line of Canon lenses, allows one to put a great lens in front of this tiny negative, thus milking every possible bit of sharpness out of it (a negative this small needs all the help it can get).

The LCD format indicators in the viewfinder are somewhat difficult to see in certain scenes.

I have worked with cameras from 35mm to 4x5 view, and still possess several 35's and two medium format SLR's (an RB67 and a M645). I used to do some pro photography, then got out of it and now I wanted to get back into it, but only for my own use. I no longer have access to a darkroom, or studio lighting, etc. I chose to dabble in the APS format because it allowed me to play with composition in the camera by using the three picture formats. Combine that feature with a good zoom lens and a camera the quality of the EOS IX, and, as I said above, I feel I'm getting the most out of such a tiny, limited negative. I truly enjoy composing my photos in the different formats, and it's the first zoom lens I've ever used. All my teachers were purists who disdained zoom lenses. I have to confess, I love mine (as long as I use it within its limitations). So far, I really love the EOS IX. It's the first Canon product I've owned.

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Ritz took care of a lens I didn't like. I haven't needed Canon yet. I notice sometimes the information displayed in the viewfinder flickers a little bit, but so far everything is working o.k. I hope that doesn't turn into a problem. I hate sending things that I paid a lot of money for away to be 'fixed'.

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Fuji 400ix APS - not satisfactory. Returned for a refund. General image quality was not up to my standards.

Dazzling array of features. It offers more features and performance than my EOS 100.

The camera is extremely uncomfortable to hold. There is barely any space on the left side of the camera for the left hand. The right side is very uncomfortable. The camera itself feels unbalanced. Furthermore, it is not light especially when the 24-85 mm standard lens is used.

Despite the features and performance, I never came to terms with using this camera because the handling was so awful. In the end I traded it in for a EOS IX lite because the latter is much more comfortable to hold even though it had a much lower specification and performance. I would advise anybody considering it to try out its handling carefully before buying it.

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Not with this camera. I had problems with a canon flash gun and it took over 4 weeks to fix

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Canon EOS IX-lite and Canon EOS 100 with range of lenses, Ricoh GR-1, Minolta TC-1, Minox GT and Contax G2

compatible with all EOS lens and most of the accessories. Since it is now discontinued, street price is great.

No customer setting allowed. Built in flash can't do ETTL nor FP flash. Small view finder and it does not work well with the 50mm/f1.8 lens.

Very nice looking camera and now at a very attractive price ($199). If you already into
the Canon EOS and want to try APS, this is a great choice.

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Never tried.

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EOS Elan