David R Munson
写真のオタク
When I switched from Nikon to Canon for the sake of digital and the lens lineup, one thing I immediately missed were my film bodies. Specifically, the F3P and F4e I had. They were just perfect for my purposes, felt great in the hand, and their use was totally intuitive to me. I never had to think about the camera, only concentrate on making images.
I have an Elan 7 Canon film body, and one thing I love about that is that it is absurdly quiet. As in, possibly the quietest camera I have ever owned or used. However, the AF on it turns to crap in even moderately-low light levels or even in full light levels with low contrast subjects. This was maddening.
About six weeks ago I purchased a used EOS 3 at a shop in Busan, South Korea. Went back to Busan a week later and found the power booster for it. I have shot probably 35 rolls with it at this point and it is fantastic. The void that was left when I parted with my old Nikon bodies has now been properly filled. The solid build and intuitive control I missed are back in my life, with some pluses over both the Elan 7 and the Nikon bodies I was using before. For example, the autofocus is quick, pretty much never hunts, and the eye-control feature works wonderfully once calibrated properly. I also really appreciate the deliberate nature of the controls, having found it pretty much impossible to change a setting accidentally (as opposed, for example, to something like a 400D, which is a camera that makes it practically impossible to *not* change settings accidentally).
Right now my lens lineup is 24/35/50/85, and while I would like to add something wider than the 24mm and a 135mm on the long end, these lenses combined with the EOS 3 now compose a very potent, powerful system for me that is adding to my productivity while helping the technical part of it all fade back into the background where it should be. While my needs are clearly going to be different from the needs of other photographers, based on my experience I have found the EOS 3 to be perhaps the best 35mm SLR I have ever used.
I have an Elan 7 Canon film body, and one thing I love about that is that it is absurdly quiet. As in, possibly the quietest camera I have ever owned or used. However, the AF on it turns to crap in even moderately-low light levels or even in full light levels with low contrast subjects. This was maddening.
About six weeks ago I purchased a used EOS 3 at a shop in Busan, South Korea. Went back to Busan a week later and found the power booster for it. I have shot probably 35 rolls with it at this point and it is fantastic. The void that was left when I parted with my old Nikon bodies has now been properly filled. The solid build and intuitive control I missed are back in my life, with some pluses over both the Elan 7 and the Nikon bodies I was using before. For example, the autofocus is quick, pretty much never hunts, and the eye-control feature works wonderfully once calibrated properly. I also really appreciate the deliberate nature of the controls, having found it pretty much impossible to change a setting accidentally (as opposed, for example, to something like a 400D, which is a camera that makes it practically impossible to *not* change settings accidentally).
Right now my lens lineup is 24/35/50/85, and while I would like to add something wider than the 24mm and a 135mm on the long end, these lenses combined with the EOS 3 now compose a very potent, powerful system for me that is adding to my productivity while helping the technical part of it all fade back into the background where it should be. While my needs are clearly going to be different from the needs of other photographers, based on my experience I have found the EOS 3 to be perhaps the best 35mm SLR I have ever used.