Covering Press conferences is another area where the Canon EOS-1N RS excels in. Granted many Press photographers use conventional 35mm SLR cameras (the majority being the standard EOS-1N, anyway) for covering such events, any advantage that the RS has over them must be minor, right? Yes and No. Yes because: 1. The RS is much more quieter. Press conferences are themselves quite noisy coupled with the presence of a dozen or more photographers, the noise is magnified. The RS lets you get the shots in a "quieter" atmosphere, especially when you suddenly happen to be the only one snapping away. 2. Any spontaneous moment can be captured more successfully, especially since most of the other photographers are not experts in determining the exact time to click - the expressions seen through their viewfinders may not necessarily be those that would have been recorded on film. 3. You are more confident and know that you have got the shots you wanted, thanks to the pellicle mirror employed, which does not black out the viewfinder during exposure. No, because the use of the semi-transparent hard coated pellicle mirror resulted in a loss of 2/3-stop of light reaching the film. If you are shooting with an ISO 100 film, the EOS Speedlite may not recycle fast enough for the next shot, even if the Compact Battery Pack E or CP-E2 is attached. You are better off using ISO 400 or faster film for any Press conferences you may be covering. The sequence below of Hong Kong's Cantopop Queen, Sammi Cheng, was captured with the EOS-1N RS and EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM, using ISO 400 film and Speedlite 540EZ (bounced flash) connected to the Compact Battery Pack E. First Second     Third Fourth Why wasn't the EOS-1v used for the Japanese GT Festival? It gave me the opportunity to test out the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM telephoto fitted to an older technology-laden EOS model as well as covering motorsport events without resorting to any of the CMOS-equipped/45-point Area AF EOS models already available. And the Canon EOS-1N RS still lives up to expectations. Nope, there won't be any RS variation of the EOS-1v in the foreseeable future. The EOS-1N RS remains the only Real-time model. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2000 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 .