4-fps
true mirror lock up
quiet, fast focusing
Metallic top
shutter release button on battery pack
user friendly
light weight but feature rich

No spot metering
Price much higher than its EOS50e

Choose this ! U wouldn't go wrong !
After several calibrations my eye-control can be run v smoothly, becoming a convenient and useful function. AF is fast amd quiet, even I try w/ my non-USM lenses. Black metallic top cover makes it looks better built. User friendly and easy to operate. Even just read the manual briefly.
Everything went smoothly when I shot w/ it.
I m glad w/ it.

Customer Service

not needed

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F80

FPS, features, USM Lenses

Flash System, lack of info in LCD

Fantastic camera, and I am a Nikon F80 owner!!, but so is that camera also. You will not go wrong buying either of these and comments like those made by Julian Payen (as in pain in the arse) do nothing to promote this site. Both the F80 and EOS 7 have strong and weak points and if I was starting again I would be torn between the two. It comes down to this - if you shoot a lot of sports photography take the Canon, if you take a lot of flash photography take the Nikon (and don't bother waiting for the F85, there is no such thing)

Customer Service

Never Tried

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Nikon F80, Canon EOS 300

Light, every control you need is at hand, EOS lens system, fast and quiet rewind, looks handsome, eye control, battery pac is nice to handle with its own vertical shutter release.

Very complex, you need the manual nearby if you try something new, controls are not intuitive. Plastic, plastic, plastic -- whatever happened to metal? Eye control works but often the it does not pickup up on the point you are looking at, even after re-calibration. Weak built in flash.

A technogeek's dream, but don't lose the manual. Impress your friends with eye control. And get a good flash.

Customer Service

No experience

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Rebel 2000

Mirror lock, very quiet,4 fps, very good ergonomic and handling,depth of field button, 7 autofocus points, metal top and front, solid switches, battery pack with shutter release, very quiet and fast autofocus

construction inside looks a bit cheap, body a bit to small for my hands but with optional battery pack very good, AF assist light is scary, red eye reduction beam as well, no lighting for display, no meteringmode anunciation in viewfinder, no spotmeter (but 10% is also enough)

Before the EOS30 I used a Sigma Sa-300 for about six years. But it's not up to date any more and with this camera you was stuck with Sigma stuff, so I was going to buy a EOS30 or a N80. Both are pretty good cameras and the inside quality of the N80 might be a bit better. But overall with the handling and the features the EOS30 seems to be the better choice for me. Also the IS technology from Canon is a further good reason.

Customer Service

not needed

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N80, Sa300

7-point Eye Control
4 Frames/Second
Fast Sync speed w/Canon Flash
Whisper Drive....QUIET!
Mirror Lock-up
DOF Preview
BP-300 Battery Pack
Bang-for-the-buck

Plasticky
No IR Focus-assist
DOF Preview button is a tad too small
Inability to use IR film without fogging
No spot-meter

After selling my Nikon N70 to my sister a couple weeks ago, the 35mm withdrawls set in. It took all of my might to go Canon after ~20 years of owning several different Nikon models. Nikon's marketing was enough to push me away after comparing the "new" features on the N80. I really wanted the N80 to be my next camera. But the Canon has too many more features, for the money, than the Nikon. The 28-105 USM Canon lens is an EXCELLENT all-round lens (yes, I can spell lens without an 'e' at the end).

A buddy of mine swayed me over to the Canon after praising his Elan IIe QD. So I had to one-up him. Since then, he's purchased the Minolta Maxxum 7. That's OK, I can make a pinhole camera do things he only wishes he knew how to do. Just messin' with ya, dude!

The only thing the camera lacks that I really don't care about is a spot-meter. From what I've read about the 10% metering in the Elan 7e is that it's actually quite accurate. I plan on testing it out just for fun. Since Canon didn't add this feature I'm only deducting one star from the overall rating.

Keep an eye on BH Photo/Video's website. I've been watching this camera sell out more often than the N80. What a shame. Until Nikon can match the features/dollar, I'm gonna stick with Canon. But, when Nikon gets it together....I'll come back.

Customer Service

Haven't had the need for it.

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Nikon N70
Nikon N80

Fastest mid class camera, eye controll focusing, 7 focusing points, mirror lock, depth of field preview button, silent operation, light weight, 4f stops, flash options.

Low light focusing strobe light.

Great camera, for what you pay you get a lot of features. The Elan7e is about as perfect a camera can get in the mid class range. Many features that are only available in pro level cameras like, 4f stops, mirror lock, slave flash option and pre flash that is usefull for studio work. the metering is dead on and it's very user friendly. I would recommend this camera to anyone that wants a camera to expand their photographic skills.

Customer Service

Never needed.

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F80, Elan50e, Maxxum7

easy to learn controls/functions.
excellent AF.
ECF works with glasses.
excellent meter.

AF assist scary.

eye control with the seven focusing points is a treat. UPGRADE THE KIT LENS TO USM !!!! Coupled with USM lenses, you'll be very happy with the results. I shot some flower close ups in Jamaica with my 28-105 USM and the clarity was outstanding.

Customer Service

n/a

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elan 2.

CHEAP!!! (hey what do you expect from mid range)
Fast AF with GOOD LENSE (stop comparing with F2 VS F4 lenses..)
Silent.
Eye Focusing (quite good against normal situations)
AEB (hey HOW can you live without it if you're first time SLR user)
VERY LIGHT WEIGHT. around 500g isnt it?
Metal Lense Mount. (looks reliable)
and more.....

Custom Function.. (did they have to use numbers?)
No back light for display..(what do you want me to do? get a pen light?)

Cheap compair to other mid range.
well i could have gone to N80 and I do miss N80's feature which can burn SHOT infos to the film, but what the heck. GOOD ENOUGH.
EOS3 too expencive.(hey i can buy two EOS30 for price of one EOS3)

last comment, money matters.. you get what you paid for.(and this product could have been better Mr Canon)

Customer Service

Not needed one yet.

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N80, EOS3, EOS Kiss III, N65

4 fps, e-ttl flash capabilities, Depth of field preview, Battery pack w/ shutter release, Eye control

AF assist light and no PC link

I moved up from the Rebel G to this camera and have been nothing but pleased. I am impressed with the meter accuracy, the faster fps, and other features such as 3 metering modes, depth of field preview, and the 13 custom functions. Also I haven't had any problem witht the eye control focus, it works well except in darker conditions it can be hard for it to pick up your eye looking at the far left and right focusing point. The bottom line is that it is a great camera. I thought about getting the EOS 3 but decided to spend the extra money on lenses instead of the few extra features for right now.

Customer Service

Luckily never needed it

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Rebel G and A2E

Features, light weight, control design

grip comfort for large hands, ECF won't calibrate with my eyes (EOS 3 would)

If I could fix the ECF and cross this camera with the 600si or Minolta 7, it'd be ideal. Most people don't have a problem with the ECF, but no sample I've tried will calibrate with my eyes, with or without glasses. My EOS3 had no problems. Compared to the 5-yr-old, comparably priced 600si, Elan 7 lacks spot meter, comfortable grip, use of built-in flash as wireless controller for off-camera flash. Of course it has features the 600si lacks, most particularly support for IS lenses, and as I'm a shaky lover of slow films, that's important. Elan 7 shares with 600si and Maxxum 7 much more direct controls than the EOS 3's "hold 3 buttons while turning this knob" style. Compared to the EOS3, the Elan 7 lacks a few features I don't use like the faster motor drive, a couple of features I *did* use (spot metering and ECF that works) and it has features I like better than the EOS 3 (like the controls and the built-in flash). That's why I sold the EOS 3 and bought both the Elan 7 and a 420EX flash with the proceeds. Ruggedness is a non-issue for me: I hike in parks and travel in North America and Europe, and keep my camera in a regular bag when not in use. I've owned both mid-range (Elan 7-like) and higher end (EOS 3, Minolta 9xi) cameras and never had an issue with ruggedness or weather resistance, nor have I been able to tell the difference between the supposedly more and less rugged cameras -- except for the weight, which I can do without.

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EOS 3, Minolta 600si, Minolta 7