Canon EOS 100/Elan Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: Tito Valbuena
(Intermediate)

Review Date
May 2, 2006

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 35

Price Paid: $300.00 from 120

Summary:

Esta es una camara excelente. No tiene comparación.Tiene la sencillez y la calidad de una gran camara.Toido en una.Un solo punto de enfoque, gran calidad para las fotos en movimoento, y versatilidad para las fotos manuales.La recomiendo 100%.Es una joya Canon

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Rating
Reviewed by:

cwhard
( Intermediate)

Review Date
September 1, 2005

Overall Rating
3 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 2 of 35

Price Paid: $100.00 from Ebay

Summary:

Probably one of the hidden jewels in the used Canon market (along with the EOS RT). Since it has a belt drive it is as silent as a church mouse. Also since it has only one focusing point (an excellent cross type) it is faster on the draw since it doesn't have to decide on a focusing point. It focuses faster than my Elan IIe especially at night! But the icing on the cake is the Auto-Zoom flashhead which focuses power to the (lens) focal length in use, instead of shooting a wide spread that lights up everything in sight (yikes!).

Strengths:

Silent Beltdrive Autozoom Flash (28-80mm) Single cross-type focusing point (fast!)

Weaknesses:

AA grip would be nice.

Similar Products Used:

Everything EOS (3,5,1,1n,630,RT, Elan I,IIe,7...)

Customer Service:

Never needed as Canon products (at least used to be) very well made. The saying is true, "They don't make 'em like this anymore". Every Canon fan should have one in their closet (at least to show the grandkids). ;-)

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Rating
Reviewed by:

spyderman
( Intermediate)

Review Date
April 19, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.33 of 5,
3 votes

Review 3 of 35

Price Paid: $130.00 from second-hand

Summary:

Simply a great camera. It has everything I need for my style of photography, and I think for everyone's style of photography... If you're looking for some more info about this camera - take a look here: http://photonotes.org/reviews/ And hopefully I will also write a longer review and post it at my homepage: http://spyderman.ekodapo.sk

Strengths:

great low-light AF quite bright viewfinder fast AF 6,5% partial metering quick control dial on the back

Weaknesses:

B-type Canon body (no E-TTL or FP high speed sync) sticky shutter problem (though not experienced one myself) no socket for wired remote release (only IR receiver) no exposure scale in M mode (only +/-) no Battery-pack was ever made for it !!! :o(

Similar Products Used:

EOS 3000N (Rebel XS N) played with: EOS 30 (Elan 7e) EOS 50 (Elan II) Minolta 600si Classic Nikon F70 (F70) and many more...

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Rating
Reviewed by: Minezawa
(Beginner)

Review Date
January 29, 2004

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 4 of 35

Price Paid: $100.00 from Tokyo

Summary:

I've just purchase EOS Elan view month ago. I buy this because my Elan 7 perform bad in low light condition. This camera offer almost the same feature as Elan 7, so I don't need to make adjustment in my photography style.

Strengths:

Better performance in low light condition More powerfull flass

Weaknesses:

Less metering segment compared to Elan 7 No vertical grip

Similar Products Used:

EOS-1 EOS Elan 7 EOS 10 EOS Kiss EOS 1000S Nikon F 70 Nikon F 60

Customer Service:

Never use

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Rating
Reviewed by: Soul Bro Numero Uno
(Intermediate)

Review Date
April 14, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
6 votes

Review 5 of 35

Price Paid: $150.00 from Secondhand

Summary:

Great camera now available cheaply. Feature-packed and great value for money when it was first introduced. Still has plenty to offer. Its weaknesses are very much outweighed by its numerous strengths.

Strengths:

Respectably fast AF Reliable Cheap to buy 2nd hand Silent operation Unobtrusive AF assist light (compared with EOS30/300) Intuitive handling Mirror pre-fire Built-in flash exposure compensation

Weaknesses:

Creaky top plate Pop-up flash doesn't shut 100% No AA battery grip (Optional GR70 grip improves handling but wobbly however much I tighten it) Limited custom functions selections comparing with EOS10

Similar Products Used:

EOS10,EOS50E

Customer Service:

N/A

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