ward@ttidcc.UUCP (Don Ward) (02/12/85)
For about the same money (based on NY prices quoted in the photo magazine ads), I would recommend the Canon A-1 over the T70 without question. I think the A-1 is better made and has it's emphasis more on the taking of pictures (as opposed to things like auto-loading/ rewinding, etc.). The LED display is exceptionally nice to use; LCD panels are sometimes difficult to read. Lastly, the A-1 "looks" more like a camera. I just wish that Canon would come out with a new version of the A-1 (which would probably be called something imaginative like "the New A-1") which had spot metering a la the Olympus OM-3/4, a faster shutter, etc. I suppose it depends largely on the sales of the T70 whether Canon stays committed to the T line.