Canon EOS3
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The EOS3 was Canon's last prosumer film camera. It had many features of the pro EOS1V but is less sturdily built. It can be fitted with an extra battery pack which I don't have and don't need. The one 2CR5 battery is enough.
The EOS3 is a very advanced SLR. It has 45 focus points and an eye-controlled system that selects the one you want. Just look at the part of the scene you want the focus to be on and half-press the shutter button. I have been playing around with mine and found the eye control to work very well, after several calibration runs. Those who don't like that can switch the eye control off and select the focus point with the control wheels.
There is also a way to combine the spot metering with the focus point, which I find very useful, but I haven't tried that. It means reducing the number of active focus points to 11.
I also don't know how the actual AF performs. With the Nikon F5 I was distinctly underwhelmed about the accuracy and speed. With the Canon I still need to try it outside. The dry runs seems OK, but that doesn't mean much.
The eye controlled AF was not taken over to the DSLRs but I heard it makes a comeback in the new EOS R line of MILCs.
In short, it is a very advanced and well endowed SLR that offers pretty much all the functionality of the EOS1V but is a lot lighter and cheaper. Mine is in near-mint condition, although it must be at least 12 years old. Production lasted from 1998-2007.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
Canon EOS3
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The EOS3 was Canon's last prosumer film camera. It had many features of the pro EOS1V but is less sturdily built. It can be fitted with an extra battery pack which I don't have and don't need. The one 2CR5 battery is enough.
The EOS3 is a very advanced SLR. It has 45 focus points and an eye-controlled system that selects the one you want. Just look at the part of the scene you want the focus to be on and half-press the shutter button. I have been playing around with mine and found the eye control to work very well, after several calibration runs. Those who don't like that can switch the eye control off and select the focus point with the control wheels.
There is also a way to combine the spot metering with the focus point, which I find very useful, but I haven't tried that. It means reducing the number of active focus points to 11.
I also don't know how the actual AF performs. With the Nikon F5 I was distinctly underwhelmed about the accuracy and speed. With the Canon I still need to try it outside. The dry runs seems OK, but that doesn't mean much.
The eye controlled AF was not taken over to the DSLRs but I heard it makes a comeback in the new EOS R line of MILCs.
In short, it is a very advanced and well endowed SLR that offers pretty much all the functionality of the EOS1V but is a lot lighter and cheaper. Mine is in near-mint condition, although it must be at least 12 years old. Production lasted from 1998-2007.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)