Uses 2AA Batteries. Cannot count the times when dead (camera) batteries killed a shoot in the middle of nowhere. AA's from Walk Man/Mini Mag saved bacon many times.

Can not disable winder. Scares the hell out of wild life and annoy's priests at weddings.
No Depth preview and insufficient detail in view finder.
Owners manuals unavailable.

Picked up my T70 after friend found it in pawn shop. Best $'s I have spent in a long time. Have been watching E-bay for back-up. Of all the things it does and does well, it lives on AA batteries. God save us from $15 camera batteries.

Customer Service

Not needed!
I consider all older Cannon's Throw away's at this point. You can find replacements easier and cheaper than trying to repair thru independant or UGH! Dealing with Cannon.

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-3 different programs for effortless shooting
-Very easy to use
-LCD display is not cluttered
-Able to operate manually
-Manuals are available at used camera stores or online
-AA Batteries! AA Batteries! AA Batteries!

-Viewfinder display does not show shutter speed
-Can't lock up mirror
-No spot meter
-Can't stop it down
-Can't disable autowinder

My dad gave me his EF when I started photography. I fell in love with it, it has a great feel and takes great pictures. I don't want anything to happen to it. My dad also loves the EF, and if something did happen to it, I can only imagine what would happen to me. I wanted a camera that I could take all over without fear of my dad killing me. I went to a swapmeet and I saw the T70. It was easy to use, felt good, in perfect condition, and 100 dollars! I thought about it and decided to get it. I am glad I bought it. I'd recomend it to any beginner, or a casual user like me who wants a great reliable 2nd camera.

Customer Service

Not needed yet

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-Solid
-Reliable
-Always ready
-Easy setup instructions.
-Great clear photos

-Weight (found it to be kind of heavy when travelling)
-Little too noisy and winding.

What can I say. I bought the camera in A+ condition, original box, manuals, 25mm-70mm lens, 50mm lens, flash and case for $250. It was a GREAT camera, shot A LOT of outdoor photos and even my sisters wedding. She reprinted more of mine than her photographer that she hired. After having two kids and trying to carry it around with all the other stuff, it became to cumbersome. Unfortunately, I sold it still in A+ condition and miss the heck out of it. If you have one, don't sell it! You'll miss it. I replaced the AA batteries once every 2 years!!! Never had a problem with the LCD. I spent a total of $500 on the camera with some extra accessories and sold it 10 years later for $500! For those that know T-70's know that it is a great camera! If you are a beginner or advanced photgrapher, you'll love this camera. Living in Florida, mine went to the beach, dropped in sand, mist sprayed from the ocean and NEVER I repeat NEVER was affected by the elements. Just for the grain of sand that entered my camera.

Customer Service

-never used it. When I needed customer service, they recommended a local repair shop. I had one grain of sand stuck in the gear for the advace winder. The repair shop returned it fixed with dirt inside the view finder. So I wouldn't blame Canon

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- Inexpensive
- Auto load/wind/re-wind
- Easy to use
- Uses AA batteries
- Used FD lenses

- No depth of field preview
- No stop-down metering for non-automatic lenses
- Tricky manual exposure operation

Picked this one up off a bargain table, originally had cracked battery latch. Was able to purchase new bottom plate, which curiously changed serial number of camera. Haven't had any problems with it, or any of my Canon cameras. I've had this one for about 2 years and shot about 30 rolls through it. Good camera for the money.

Customer Service

Never needed service for any of my Canon cameras so far. (knock on wood)

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1. Runs on AAs! You can get the batteries anywhere or scavenge from your flash when you need to.
2. Accessories are dirt-cheap (T277 speedlight for US$12 and US$25 for a cable-release was money well-spent).
3. Simple controls.
4. Rubber handgrip is helpful - prevents the camera slipping out of your hand when you are sweating (I did a lot of that in Perú)
5. Self-timer has a handy warning-beeper (why don't Minolta do that instead of a stupid flashing LED which can't be seen in strong sunlight)
6. "idiot-proof" film-door and film-rewind buttons.

1. Extremely noisy motor-drive and film-rewind (every thief in the vicinity looks your way when you use it but it may be cured with silicon grease on the drive gears as I have been told they are plastic)
2. Information on the LCD screen doesn't correlate with the info. in the viewfinder (one has shutter speed and the other has f-stop - a pain in the ****)
3. MF so can't use modern lenses - most stuff is second-hand now.
4. No auto-rewind and the camera beeps incessantly until you hit the rewind or turn it off (a catastrophe when you are taking wedding photos or are at a funeral)
5. Can't disable winder.
6. Slow film-advance and can't be disabled.
7. Available speedlights take control of the camera (I would have preferred that the camera's TTL metering controlled the flash)
8. No flash-sync socket for off-camera flashes.

I had a T70 a year ago. I bought it to go to South America as I wanted the reliability of a Manual focus camera. I had been advised by a professional that in the sandy and dusty SA west coast and jungle AF lenses can cause problems. I bought it for US$70 incl. a terrible Tokina 80-200mm macro and a 28mm wide-angle. I never regretted it (except the lenses) until I had it stolen in Perú. The thing was very reliable and relatively simple with most of the features you need on a beginner's SLR. The one problem I experienced was that the lens mounting ring on the camera came loose due to vibration while traveling. Other people have also experienced this problem but it is very easy to fix if you have some jeweller's screwdrivers and a little bottle of loktite. You remove the top cover followed by the front cover (after removing the lens). Some of the screws are in strange places (one also holds the film-door latch in place) but if you are careful and don't stick your screwdriver in the electronics you will be fine. All you have to do is unscrew the screws holding the metal lens retaining ring a little (they will probably be loose), apply a drop of loktite to the threads of each and tighten them up firmly.

I used mine in dust, sand and rain and it never complained although the crap Duracell (made in taiwan or china) batteries you can buy here in SA don't last long. The ones I brought from home were better.

Overall an excellent camera for a beginner or casual photographer with a limited budget. for the price it can't be beaten.

Customer Service

Did it myself as Canon do not service these models now.

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Nothing in the same price-bracket which does the same job

easy to use.
takes AA batteries.
still available in used market.
uses sharp Canon FD lenses!

noisy shutter & winder!
top shutter speed only 1/1000.
no vert. shutter release.
no shutter speed indicator in viewfinder.
slow fps winder

I bought this as a replacement for my dead AE-1. While I like it, it isn't the best for sports photography. I really need a T90! Good camera for beginners too.

Customer Service

none from Canon - others still repair the T-series!

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With the T-70, I've learned how to shoot photographs. It has a nice feature set but allows you to go fully manual if you want.

Although it's probably my fault, the bracket to which I attach my lenses is loose.

Good utilitarian camera. No autofocus or any of the high-end bells and whistles, but for an old crapper, it's a great camera with which to learn the trade.

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The T-70 was the very first camera that I owned. I entered a local photo contest and I won the camera. It became a very good friend. So, when my rental car was stolen in Miami, with my friend in the car, I had a hard time finding a decent replacement. The guy at Henry's tried to sell me on the T-50, but I could see right away that it was just a sad rip-off of the former. The led window is easy to reas and to understand. You don't need to constantly refer to your owners manual, like the T-90. I could take pictures of my favourite T.V. stars, it has a T.V. setting, and I can switch from automatic to manual quickly. A nice light camera that feels very comfortable in my hands. I use a flash with a bracket, but one can be mounted on the body as well. The camera also has a built in metering system that worked faily well. I tend to rely on my hand held meter.

The AA batteries would get used up pretty quickly because of the automatic load, wind and rewind features.

An easy to use camera that a beginner would find manageable, yet a pro might find fun to use. Reliable and Fun

Customer Service

Never had a problem.

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