Of course, for most people, these
five advantages have little or no benefits at all. Most users have never used the
built-in shutter eyepiece, whether in the EOS-1N or the discontinued New F-1 camera.
Users who wear glasses will find the built-in dioptric adjustment a most welcome
feature but not for those with perfect vision.
The EOS-3 has a 97 per cent coverage in its viewfinder area and many people wouldn't mind the 3 per cent "disadvantage" over the EOS-1N's. Furthermore, when shooting with either color reversal or print film, the mounted slides and color prints don't give the users the exact 100 per cent area of the 24x36mm frame. The EOS-3's X-sync speed of 1/200 sec. is more than enough for the situations where flashes are needed. Even then, the EOS-3, when used with Speedlite 380EX or 550EX, has the ability to use the High Speed Focal Plane (FP) flash feature that allows the camera to synchronized with shutter speeds up to 1/8000 sec! However, the extra synthetic leather found on the EOS-1N over the EOS-3 does have an edge - it ensures the user a secure, non-slipping grip, even in situations where the need to shoot with only one hand holding the camera. The EOS-3 only has the synthetic leather in its own handgrip as well as the PB-E2's but there are none on the left side and back portion of the camera body. Anyway, the focus of this issue is not about the feature comparisons between the Canon EOS-1N and the EOS-3. It is more about why the pro EOS model has become the standard and professionals' choice as their favorite AF 35mm SLR camera over the last five years. In press, fashion and sports photography, there are more EOS-1Ns and the pellicle-mirrored version, the EOS-1N RS, being used than any other camera, including the EOS-3. It is not hard to understand why: The EOS-1N uses an innovative 5-point AF system that provides a higher degree of versatility than ever. This 5-point AF system is far more advanced than the type used in the EOS 5/A2/A2E model. You can manually choose any of the five focusing points; once selected, the point is superimposed in red and autofocusing is instantaneous. With its high speed and accuracy, this is an AF system you can rely on in a wide variety of situations. You can also let the camera select the optimum focusing point for you. As you point the camera at the scene you wish to photograph, the AF system automatically evaluates it and determines which of the five points offers the optimum focus for the shot's composition. It selects the point, superimposes it in red and sets the precise focus. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . |
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