If you get serious about 10fps then you will need either the very expensive battery pack or some much lighter lithium AAs. You can use one of the smaller grips for more utility.
Amazing to realize that 10 years later Canon has not been able to go faster than 10fps and that's without pulling film.
SoundHound wrote:
If you get serious about 10fps then you will need either the very expensive battery pack or some much lighter lithium AAs. You can use one of the smaller grips for more utility.
Amazing to realize that 10 years later Canon has not been able to go faster than 10fps and that's without pulling film.
Who really needs more than 10fps? For that matter, how often does anyone need 10fps or even 8fps? I'm sure Canon could make a camera that can shoot faster than 10fps but perhaps they don't see the need to do so.
It's a great time to buy a used film body. You can get top of the line bodies for a fraction of original cost. I bought my 1v for $500 and its perfect.
I was lucky to find an as new 1V for marginally over £200 a year back.....came with everything in the box as if taken off the shelf for the first time...and the seller threw in the dedicated software package that he'd also bought new!
Bit of a sad story really.....the buyer bought the 1V new and was then loaned a 40D the same week....he went with digital in the end after only putting a dozen films through the 1V....so I was the lucky one.
I also found a similar condition EOS3 with the grip for the same price...another superb camera and virtually identical to the 1V internally. The grip fits both bodies......keep an eye on eBay for EOS3 sales...they often include the grip for some reason.
I rarely shoot film now but I doubt if I will be parting with either of them.....I am pleased just to own such fine cameras. I feel the same about my T90...amongst others!!
couple years ago I bought the 1v's lil brother EOS3 with booster for 350.00
its in 9.5 condition it also spoils me with its A/F and metering compared to the
30D I use...upgrading that to a 1Dmk3 sometime this year...
btw going right now to pick up 6 rolls worth of prints...tried that Ektar 100 real nice
film...
JohnBrose wrote:
I don't believe it's possible to go faster than 10fps with a mirror moving-you would have to move to a pellical mirror.
Quite possibly true as far as the pellicle mirror is concerned. Canon had the New F-1 High Speed in 1984 with a pellicle mirror that shot at 14fps and ran through a 36-exposure roll in 2.57 seconds! Although, there is a version of the D3 that shoots at 11fps...does it have a different type of mirror?
I agree the 1V is the best 35mm film camera Canon ever build but since digital is here to stay this camera is becoming useless and worthless. Useless is because I and most want to shoot digital more than film, and worthless is because it depreciate $100 every year. The truth is at ebay. I try to sell my 1vhs on ebay and Craigslist and my best offer is "just keep it".
carlsbadbum wrote:
I agree the 1V is the best 35mm film camera Canon ever build but since digital is here to stay this camera is becoming useless and worthless. Useless is because I and most want to shoot digital more than film, and worthless is because it depreciate $100 every year. The truth is at ebay. I try to sell my 1vhs on ebay and Craigslist and my best offer is "just keep it".
I wouldn't go as far as to call a highly rugged and capable camera useless and worthless. The amount of use and worth depends entirely on how much you utilize it. It's not like digital rendered all film cameras broken. Lots of film still available to be exposed and developed!
JohnBrose wrote:
I don't believe it's possible to go faster than 10fps with a mirror moving-you would have to move to a pellical mirror.
Ahhh, enter the Canon 1N RS but that too was only 10fps. I would assume a digital equiv may be able to rattle off more than 10fps or would that be a limitation of the processor and data transfer/buffer speed?
Any of you, whom ever used a pellicle mirror of the EOS RT or EOS-1RS variety...
What's it like when the mirror gets dirty, and is it really necessary to keep it all that clean? I mean, at what point does crud manifest itself on the chromes, and you say "bwah, I gotta clean that @#$#@ mirror!?!?!!"
One feature of the 1V is that with the aid of the accessory Eos Link software/hardware kit you can capture the shooting data for each shot just like you can with digital exif data (minus the digital preview images of course) and access it via a database. The camera numbers each film too.
Alan321 wrote:
One feature of the 1V is that with the aid of the accessory Eos Link software/hardware kit you can capture the shooting data for each shot just like you can with digital exif data (minus the digital preview images of course) and access it via a database. The camera numbers each film too.
- Alan
I recall buying that software/hardware kit too! Still have it and I think I've only used it like 5 times. Hummm, wonder how much I can get for that now.$50? lol
VladiD wrote:
The amount of use and worth depends entirely on how much you utilize it.
That is true but since I got my dslr I stop using it so it's useless, and I can't sell it for what I'm asking it's worthless.
A new thread was just posted "1V...RIP" saying the Canon deleted the 1V off their product list. Now I hope it helps increase used price a bit so I can sell it.
It is too bad the 1V is not like the EF 50mm f/1.0, there are no collectors out there that willing to pay the original price for it.
carlsbadbum wrote:
That is true but since I got my dslr I stop using it so it's useless, and I can't sell it for what I'm asking it's worthless.
A new thread was just posted "1V...RIP" saying the Canon deleted the 1V off their product list. Now I hope it helps increase used price a bit so I can sell it.
It is too bad the 1V is not like the EF 50mm f/1.0, there are no collectors out there that willing to pay the original price for it.
I guess the use-/worthless attribute is very subjective. To me, it's very useful and worthy,as I got it for a good price and probably never will part with it (I am convinced it will outlive me).
One thing's for sure, mainstream camera bodies will never be as stable in retaining their value than lenses.
I agree that it's all very subjective. While I'm head over heels in love with my 7D, I still absolutely love using my 1vHS and I enjoy the whole film experience that goes along with it. For that matter, I also really enjoy using my Canon F-1--another amazing camera!
