Comments on: Desert Island Cameras No. 06 – Canon Edition

By: James Tocchio

James Tocchio — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:38:55 +0000

In reply to Tobias Key. Thanks for the recommendation. I want one of these, personally. I'll have to source one and get some shooting time with it!

By: Jouko Aroheinä

Jouko Aroheinä — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:18:54 +0000

In reply to Tobias Key. I agree! And spending time on a desert island might get a bit boring after a while so troubleshooting EEE errors would be a nice way to kill some time. :) I recently got an EOS-1, it and the T90 are both seriously nice cameras.

By: Tobias Key

Tobias Key — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:37:06 +0000

I’m surprised no-one mentioned the T90. Unbelievably advanced at the time, with fantastic features like multi-spot metering. Every SLR since has owed something to the T90 design, and you can see echoes of it in the latest Nikons and Canons. Unfairly overlooked these days I think. Definitely the best FD mount camera, and by some margin.

By: James Tocchio

James Tocchio — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:53:47 +0000

In reply to Stefan. Great choice. That camera gets so few mentions but it really is one of Canon's best from that era.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:04:42 +0000

One vote for the Canon EF from me.

By: Randle P. McMurphy

Randle P. McMurphy — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:49:05 +0000

Started my “serious” photography with a Canon AE-1 and some FD primes I bought used at a local store.
There was nothing wrong with it even when some folks mentioned they wouldn´t touch this plasitc “toy”.
Years later after I already switched to Nikon I had the chance to pick some Canon F1 and some FL primes for nearly nothing on Ebay
I understand what they meant. Canon never managed to come so close to mechanically perfection like in the days these gear was built.