Buy Cheap SLR EOS ELAN 7NE

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The best camera for your exsisting system is the T90, this was the professional model and the last model with the FD mount that Canon produced. Should be fairly inexpensive now.

The T70 is a reasonable enough camera, if it's still working then I wouldn;t see the T90 as much of a neccessity.

However unless you have lots of FD lenses then I would maybe think about moving to Canons newer system , the EOS system. This has an entirely different mount to your FD lenses and T70, and as such your lenses will not be compatable.

Also if you buy a later model such as the Elan & any flashgun you have for your T70, canon branded or not, will not be compatable.

However it is worth making the move with an eye to the future.

You'll get autofocus, you'll get far more sophisticated metering, far more sophisitcated E-TTL flash, quicker frame advance rates, and access to the world of EF lenses.

If at somepoint you might consider buying a digital SLR you can be certain that canon EF lenses will work with their DSLRs and EX flashguns will work too.

No reason to stop shooting film yet (I use both, film has the edge for some applications) but rather than spend more money on gear that is strictly film, you can spend money on a system that can have a life in the digtial age.

The 7E is a good camera, midrange model, with used film prices the way they are I wouldn't buy anything lesser or older. Another cracking option would be the EOS 3. A real bruiser of a camera.

All the EOS cameras can be used in manual exposure mode and with manual focus if thats what you prefer, higher end models like the EOS 3 (you would need to check about the Elan 7) have interchangeable focus screens, so if you wanted to continue using manual focus with a split prism focus screen you could have one fitted.

Modern AF systems are very quick and accurate, they have various modes to suit your shooting style such as single point or multi-point, user select point or auto select point, and fast tracking focus called Ai Servo.

The best ever canon film SLR is the EOS 1V, these still command premiums at used prices and are available new, but at substantial cost. The EOS 3 can do nearly almost everything that the 1V can do but are a third of the price used.

why go low end if you can get an eos 1V for peanuts on e-bay. There was, with the nikon F5/6 never a better film camera on the market in 35mm