Canon AE1 or EF or Elan 7 or F3 or F501 ?

[gat3keeper]

Looking at my local buy and sell group in Facebook. Those camera are similarly priced.


Which one to choose ?

Canon AE1
Canon AE1 Program
Canon A1
Canon EF
Canon EOS 1 HS
Canon EOS Elan 7n
Nikon F3
Nikon 501
Olympus OM1
Minolta S700
Pentax K1ooo


I'm new to film photography and been using Fujifilm X systems for pro work.

 

[dxqcanada]

F3

 

[SoulfulRecover]

F3 hands down.

 

[john.margetts]

OM1. Light and all controls easy with the camera at eye level.

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[dxqcanada]

If it was an OM-4 ... I would have picked that second.

 

[Gary A.]

The F3 is possibly the best camera Nikon ever made. None of the other cameras are in its league.

 

[Derrel]

The F3 is an amazingly good shooter...shot mine for 15+ years!

The OM-1 is/was a nice camera.

The F3 would be the most-compatible camera with older, manual focusing and with new AF lenses.

Canon's manual focusing 35mm lenses have been orphaned....its a dead mount. Same with Minolta, their manual focus lens mount is a dead mount. No 'forward migration path' for dead mount cameras,except for limited uses on mirrorless cameras.

 

[webestang64]

F3 for me out of all those listed.

 

[smarty62]

Looking at my local buy and sell group in Facebook. Those camera are similarly priced.


Which one to choose ?

Canon AE1
Canon AE1 Program
Canon A1
Canon EF
Canon EOS 1 HS
Canon EOS Elan 7n
Nikon F3
Nikon 501
Olympus OM1
Minolta S700
Pentax K1ooo


I'm new to film photography and been using Fujifilm X systems for pro work.

Ii depends on the lenses you already have. I had an AE1 AE1 progr and an A1 in my early times. All went fine. Today I still have a Canon FTb full manual cam and some Nikon's: F3, F4 (not in use anymore... far to heavy) and my F100.
Keep in mind that the cams may need a service to run as new again.
I recomend the F3 if it's in good shape.

Just my 2 cents.
Gerhard

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[pixmedic]

im going to go out on a limb here and vote for the ELAN 7.
its a pretty solid camera and basically the precurser to canons DSLR line.
it will do up to 1/4000 SS, although the sync speed is low at 1/125.
it will AF with canon EF lenses. its basically what would become the DSLR bodies but with film.

 

[compur]

Depends on your purposes and experience and how much automation you want or need. It also depends on the lenses you may already have.

But, I lean toward Nikon as a personal preference. I would also add the FM2 and FE2 to your list.

 

[Derrel]

im going to go out on a limb here and vote for the ELAN 7.
its a pretty solid camera and basically the precurser to canons DSLR line.
it will do up to 1/4000 SS, although the sync speed is low at 1/125.
it will AF with canon EF lenses. its basically what would become the DSLR bodies but with film.

Doesn't the EOS Elan 7 have that "eye focus" technology, of sensing where in the viewfinder the shooter is actually looking, and locking focus on that spot?

 

[webestang64]

im going to go out on a limb here and vote for the ELAN 7.
its a pretty solid camera and basically the precurser to canons DSLR line.
it will do up to 1/4000 SS, although the sync speed is low at 1/125.
it will AF with canon EF lenses. its basically what would become the DSLR bodies but with film.

Doesn't the EOS Elan 7 have that "eye focus" technology, of sensing where in the viewfinder the shooter is actually looking, and locking focus on that spot?

Yes you can get a EOS Elan 7E......I really like the eye control focus (and DOF preview) on my A2E.