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Complaints aside, anyone can buy
the EOS-1v and use it with the older accessories and still be able to utilize some
of its features like the 21-zone Evaluative and Multi-spot metering, the ID Data
recording (with the ES-E1 software link-up) and a more responsive AF system as compared
to what you will get with the original EOS-1 or the EOS-1N.
It is true that without the Speedlite 550EX, you will not be able to use E-TTL flash
capability on the EOS-1v as well as Wireless Autoflash E-TTL, FP Flash and FEL. But
if you own an EX-series Speedlite such as the 380EX or the 220EX, you are able to
use E-TTL, FP Flash and FEL with the EOS-1v except for Wireless Autoflash E-TTL.
All the Canon EF lenses, past
and present, employing AF motors like AFD, MM or USM, are fully compatible with the
EOS-1v even if you do not have the PB-E2 or EX-series of Speedlites to use with this
pro-level camera. Go for AA-size batteries rather than be dependent on the 2CR5 6V
lithium battery when the EOS-1v is used alone without any booster? No problem.
There is the Battery Pack BP-E1 that is designed for the older "1" series
EOS cameras. You have a choice of either the 2CR5 6V lithium or four AA-size alkaline
batteries at the flick of a switch. It doesn't appeal to you? And why did Canon bother
to introduce the BP-E1 in the first place, anyway? Because there are professional
photographers who don't need the extra firing speed available from the PDB-E1 (for
EOS-1 and EOS-1N) and like to carry a lighter load when out on the field. If anyone
can imagine how it will be like to carry up to four units of EOS-1 series cameras
all fitted with Power Boosters plus half a dozen EF lenses on an assignment, you
will realize why Canon made the EOS-1v to be backward compatible with the older accessories.
Sports, news and wildlife photographers are those who will look forward of using
the EOS-1v fitted with PB-E2/Ni-MH Pack NP-E2 combo but for those professionals who
specialize in travel, studio, portraiture, stock images and still-life, the PB-E2
utilizing eight AA-size alkaline or lithium batteries will do fine for their required
fields. And, if any of them buy the EOS-1v as an addition to the numerous EOS-1N
bodies they currently own, the PDB-E1 is also compatible with the new pro model.
Using the EOS-1v fitted with the older PDB-E1 over a PB-E2, assuming that both accessories
are loaded with eight AA-size alkaline or lithium batteries, the only disadvantage
the user has is not being able to use a vertically-located Main Dial, FE Lock and
AF Selection buttons, which the new booster unit has. If you are used to operate
the original EOS-1 and the EOS-1N with the PDB-E1 without the vertical benefits found
in the PB-E2, you will do fine with the EOS-1v in a similar set-up.
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