jimd@hp-pcd.UUCP (jimd) (03/17/86)
[line eater] I got a chance to play with the new Canon T-90 this weekend. For you Canon fans, this is the next generation of their A-1 body, with yet more functions and capabilities. No, it's not autofocus. I have been using my A-1 since it was introduced and like it a lot! So this makes me a biased observer... Impressions: 1) Very nice to hold in the hand! 2) The exposure reading does not update as you change your view - you have to release the shutter button and press down again - minor irritant... 3) I thought it was easier to view the image than the A-1. 4) Built-in motor drive is smooth & quiet - much nicer than the add-on drive for the A-1. Clearly I have not had more than a couple of minutes with it yet, but I already suspect that I'll buy one. Has anyone heard about prices yet? The dealer wanted $450 for the body, but he's always high... Thanks in advance. Jim Donnelly Hewlett-Packard hplabs!hp-pcd!jimd
tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen) (03/20/86)
jimd@hp-pcd.UUCP (jimd) writes: > I got a chance to play with the new Canon T-90 this > weekend. For you Canon fans, this is the next generation > of their A-1 body, with yet more functions and capabilities. > No, it's not autofocus. > 2) The exposure reading does not update as you change > your view - you have to release the shutter button > and press down again - minor irritant... Are you sure? On my T-70 I can enable this by using the "AE Lock" mode switch, but normally it will update the exposure constantly. > Has anyone heard about prices yet? The dealer wanted $450 for > the body, but he's always high... How does this compare to his price on the T-70 (to give me a benchmark)? The local dealers here have no info on the T-90 so far. How does the metering work in the full-manual mode? Doees it have a simulated match-needle (from the ads it looks like it _could_, using the scale on the right of the viewfinder). How powerful is the new flash (Speeedlite 300T)? The T-90 looks like a "semi-professional" camera, what with a built-in motor drive (does it have two speeds?) and interchangeable focusing screens, but I don't expect it'll ever replace the F-1. \tom haapanen / watrose!tohaapanen university of waterloo ..!watmath <-- watmum!tohaapanen \ watlion!tohaapanen I am one in ten, a number on a list I am one in ten, even though I don't exist No-body knows me, though I'm always there A statistical reminder of a world that doesn't care (c) UB40, 1981