Canon Eos 3000N - Cheap but not bad

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Hi to all,

Recently, I took from my cupboard a Canon Eos 3000N I bought in 2004 (or so), just to test some soviet fisheyes (as there weren't Full Frames dslr at time).
It was collecting dust on the shelf but I tought could be nice to test it again, as it's in pristine collection....
So, I made a first test with Foma Retropan and kit 28-80 zoom lens (You can search about it in chemistry/film forum) and the second one with Kodak Trix rated @box speed, souped in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X (Images in this post).

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Actually I'm testing it with the Canon Eos 50mm f/1,8 II

You can read and see more on my Film Blog
 
Honest question: Why does the body get any credit for the image? It's all the lens and the film as far as I know. I see a lot of comments about the relative quality of this camera over that camera, this model of the same camera vs. that model. I suppose I can understand the ergonometric consideration but that really hasn't anything to do with the image quality.
 
Darthfeeble said:
Honest question: Why does the body get any credit for the image? It's all the lens and the film as far as I know. I see a lot of comments about the relative quality of this camera over that camera, this model of the same camera vs. that model. I suppose I can understand the ergonometric consideration but that really hasn't anything to do with the image quality.
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You're right of course... but usually here we talk about "cameras" also if we well know that (especially with film) photographs are made by the lenses and the film (and developers)....
Btw I said which lens I used and more is written about in my blog posts... 🙂
 
Almost all the 35mm Rebel bodies are at least useable, and a lot of them are incredibly lightweight, and pretty well featured.

I have a few, but prefer going up a level to get the ones with the rear control dial, because that's what I'm used to using for Exposure comp on digital so it's easier to switch back and forth.
 
The point against these low-end AF film bodies are price and longevity - given that pro and prosumer grade bodies now cost next to nothing as well, and are more likely to be reliable 20-25 years after their production, there is not that much point in going for the entry-level ones. In my experience the latter are rather prone to strip their plastics gears - they never had much reserves for the extra torque they now need due to lost or hardened lubricants.
 
p.giannakis said:
That's a nice camera too. Just be mindful of the camera back latch when opening and closing the back. I have seen a few of these cameras with broken latch...
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sevo said:
The point against these low-end AF film bodies are price and longevity - given that pro and prosumer grade bodies now cost next to nothing as well, and are more likely to be reliable 20-25 years after their production, there is not that much point in going for the entry-level ones. In my experience the latter are rather prone to strip their plastics gears - they never had much reserves for the extra torque they now need due to lost or hardened lubricants.
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Well I know these are entry or mid (55Qd) level, almost plastic, cameras but it's just a passtime use their target....
I have many vintage cameras (G.A.S. you know.... 😀 ) just for fun... and some serious users for serious jobs.... either srl (Leica RE, Olympus OM 10 & OM2n, Nikkormat Ftn) or RF (Leica M2, CAnon 7 & P ) and just talking abou 35mm.... 🙂
 
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