SLRS: Canon EOS 630, 5, or Kiss

[antitrust]

i'm currently considering these 3 models.. but i really have very little idea about these 3 cameras. there are very limited reviews of them and somehow they all give equally good comments so i can't really decide which one to get.

the best part of the deal is that the EOS 630 comes with normal zoom lens + a telephoto (300mm) for the same price as the 5 and Kiss which comes only with normal zoom lens.

my most important concern is that i want a fast AF system because i'm quite pissed with how slow consumer digicams AFs are. i've heard about people saying how fast their lenses are but please don't confuse a film photography noob here. lol.

so yeap, please help me decide and give some input! i'm more inclined to getting the 5 or the Kiss though, especially the 5.

[user111]

thay all have slow AF. eos 5 has a documented history of command dial problems

go for eos 33 / eos 30

[antitrust]

Originally Posted by user111 thay all have slow AF. eos 5 has a documented history of command dial problems go for eos 33 / eos 30

haha darn it! really? man. i was hoping i could get a good film slr for around $350. the eos 33/30 seems a little out of budget.

how slow you reckon it is? it'd still be fast than consumer digicams right? i hope...

[Firefox]

Originally Posted by antitrust haha darn it! really? man. i was hoping i could get a good film slr for around $350. the eos 33/30 seems a little out of budget. how slow you reckon it is? it'd still be fast than consumer digicams right? i hope...

I'm using an EOS A2 (EOS 5 w/o eye-controlled-focus) and can say that even with AFD lenses, it's AF is still faster than Prosumer digicams..

[antitrust]

Originally Posted by Firefox I'm using an EOS A2 (EOS 5 w/o eye-controlled-focus) and can say that even with AFD lenses, it's AF is still faster than Prosumer digicams..

ahh. that's very comforting to hear!

btw, Firefox, do you happen to be the same Firefox from hardwarezone?

i used to post there alot under the nick froz3n :P

[user111]

yes the Af on eos 5 is faster than digicams but

eos 5 is a long discontinued product

if u intent to keep it for the next 10 yrs

spare parts for servicing may very well go extinct

in summary try not to buy discontinued products

for $350 its not enough u need to increasd budget to minimum $500 to include at least a kit lense

[antitrust]

Originally Posted by user111 yes the Af on eos 5 is faster than digicams but eos 5 is a long discontinued product if u intent to keep it for the next 10 yrs spare parts for servicing may very well go extinct in summary try not to buy discontinued products for $350 its not enough u need to increasd budget to minimum $500 to include at least a kit lense

i've found a couple of SLRs with lenses on yahoo auctions. they seem to be quite a bargain.

and thanks a lot for the advice on discontinued products! Will keep that in mind! This is more of a short-term kind of investment, as I will be planning to go digital in the next few years, hopefully by then I would be a better photographer and would be able to afford better (digital) equipment.

Once again, thanks alot!

[Firefox]

Originally Posted by antitrust ahh. that's very comforting to hear! btw, Firefox, do you happen to be the same Firefox from hardwarezone? i used to post there alot under the nick froz3n :P

Yes... Used to be rather active somewhere around 1998 - 2001, whereabouts..

[Firefox]

Originally Posted by user111 yes the Af on eos 5 is faster than digicams but eos 5 is a long discontinued product if u intent to keep it for the next 10 yrs spare parts for servicing may very well go extinct in summary try not to buy discontinued products for $350 its not enough u need to increasd budget to minimum $500 to include at least a kit lense

That's quite true..
But then I bought my EOS A2 off the Buy & Sell sub-forums here for only S$200 some few months back. So that's quite a steal..
Adding a cheap 2nd hand 28-105 II USM or 24/ 2.8 AFD would cost more than the camera though. Typically around $250 - $280 for either lense.

Unfortunately, I doubt that decent consumer colour film (in 135 format) would remain around in Sg for that long.. Probably around 5 years or so, I reckon.. I might be wrong though..

[powergoo]

If u r interested, I got a EOS 50 for sale.
can PM me.

Thanks 4 reading.