Using the Canon EOS 50 AF 35mm SLR camera. The Canon EOS 50 (also known as the EOS Elan II for the North American market) was introduced together with its Eye-Controlled Focus (ECF) counterpart, the EOS 50E (Elan IIe) in late 1995. The EOS 50 is aimed at people who do not want to use the ECF feature available only in the EOS 50E, and is also priced much cheaper. Both the EOS 50 and 50E were hailed as the new classics from Canon when they were first launched, partly due to the chrome finishing on their bodies. When AF 35mm SLR cameras made their debuts in the mid-80s till early '90s, all of them were made available in black bodies only. Chrome bodies were synonymous with virtually all the manual focus 35mm SLR cameras of the '50s till 1985, hence the 'classics' tag being applied to both models. Inside these chrome bodies were some of the most advanced camera technology designed to help users create better pictures. Both models were designed for photographers who liked calling the shots during their photo-taking sessions. Since this issue focuses more on the EOS 50, I am not going to mention anything else about the EOS 50E version although both models operate pretty much in the same way except when it comes to using the AF function. The EOS 50E can do anything the EOS 50 does, with an additional function of the Eye-Controlled Focus. So if you own the EOS 50E, most of the know-how to be featured in the EOS 50 will also apply to your model. They even share the same instruction manual. Like the entry-level models, the EOS 50 also has a built-in flash and has a external companion of its own in the form of the Speedlite 380EX. The Canon EOS 50 fitted with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM The bayonet steel mount of the EOS 50 camera The EOS 50 also has the Quick Control Dial (right) The Command Dial of the EOS 50 AF Selector Switch of the EOS 50 The LCD information display << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 .