Hi all, I wanna buy a new body SLR but I don't know which is better? Can you tell me some advices? EOS50(E) - Elan II(E) EOS10 or EOS100 Thanks so much!

-- Shark! (nvuhoang@fpt.vn), May 12, 2002

Answers

The EOS 50e and Elan IIe are the same camera, which was the upgrade of the EOS 100, which was the same as the original Elan. The 100/Elan has a slightly faster drive motor, a smaller (better) partial meter area and is certainly quieter, but only has 1 AF point & focuses slower. They all have Canon's great idea - the quick control dial (QCD) - on the back.

The EOS 10 (same as a 10s) had three AF points and a faster drive motor for 5 fps. It also has a great intervolometer for doing timed delay and timed repeated shots, but it is seldom used. I think the 10/10s is a better camera than the 100/Elan but I prefer how the 100/Elan handles better due to the QCD on the back. They were both made about the same time.

In my opinon the EOS 50e/Elan IIe is better for most photographers in most situations. It also uses Canon's newer & better E-TTL flash metering system.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), May 12, 2002.

>I wanna buy a new body SLR

Of the three bodies you list only the EOS 50/Elan II (which are the same camera with different names) are likely to be new, since it was just discontinued, I think. The EOS 10 and 100 were discontinued many years ago.

I have reviews of the 10 and 100 at:

http://photonotes.org/ reviews/

though of those three I agree with Jim - the 50/Elan II is the most capable camera for general photography and the one you probably wanna buy.

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), May 12, 2002.

My girlfriend was also choosing between the 3 camera's mentioned above; I have the EOS50E. We tried the 10 and the 100 in the shop and these were my conclusions:

The EOS 10 has got these weak points: 1) no back-dial (for quick exposure compensation) 2) semi-partial metering requires a button being pressed while focussing and shooting 3) no plug for a wired release (but you can use an IR-remote) (the same goes for the 100)

But it has some other properties that the 100 does not have: 1) more custom functions (some are really handy) 2) 3 focussing points

The second hand price of a 10 and 100 was the same; the EOS 50 was more expensive, so my girlfriend got a EOS 10.

Compared to my EOS 50E: 1) it's much faster (5fps instead of 2.5fps) and much more quiet. 2) it allows IR-film 3) the shutter doesn't draw energy while being open (nice for shooting moonlit landscapes)

That's all I can come up with now this early in the morning.

-- David Chiaradia (chiaradi@imec.be), May 13, 2002.