reza (01/20/83)
Last month I decided that I had had enough of my old Russian made Zenith
and decided to go for a modern 35mm SLR. After comparing many brands and
models, I picked the Canon A-1. It has the Program, aperture-preferred,
shutter-preferred, flash, manual, and stepped-down modes.
This sounded like a very good and versatile instrument and I decided to buy
it. At the store ( Shutan in Chicago ) I did a last minute check and asked
the clerk about other cameras at the same price range. He recommended a Nikon
model. To make a long story short, I finally picked the Canon after a half hour
of comparing the cameras. You should have seen the way the guy acted. He
acted as if I was the biggest fool in the world. Right next to me another
guy was told not to buy a Canon and he ended up with a Minolta.
I know that Nikon has a little better quality, e.g. all metal body and
lenses, but is Canon THAT bad?! Was it worth to go for a Canon with more
features than a Nikon at the same price? Any opinions?
H. Reza Taheri
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(312)-979-1040imm (01/21/83)
#R:ihuxp:-34500:harpo:10900003:000:493 harpo!imm Jan 20 18:40:00 1983 I bought my Canon A1 two years ago with a 1.4 lens, a 2x extender and a 70-210 zoom. Iam very happy with it. I have dropped the zoom lens cracking the filter on front without any damage to the lens itself. I generally shoot in the program mode except in poor light conditions. Then I will shift to a fixed shutter speed to get the lens to open up all the way. Or if I am using the telephoto, I may go to 1/250 for a handheld shot to insure I get the fast shutter speed. Irv McNair BTL WH