Canon EOS 5 / A2e / A2 Review | This Old Camera #07 

You're welcome :)

A little slow although i was blown away that this was a thing in 1992

Thanks very much :)

Hi Robin, Thanks so much for the compliments, I really appreciate it. :) This came at a really great time. I have a Minolta 7000 that I was going to use a few months back but has been giving me issues, so I put it on hold. I'm going to buy and announce a new PO Box this week, because I'd had a few offers like this now, and recently. Keep an eye out for that announcement. :) Again, thanks so much, that's a really amazing offer.

Azriel Knight no problem, I appreciate seeing new content on film cameras so when I came across your work I was thrilled. I would be fascinated to see your take on the nikon f2 and f4. thanks again

Azriel Knight PO Box 75100 Calgary, Alberta T2K 6J8 Thank so much for giving me the kick to get this finally :)

Thanks for the tip. I am going to try an add a common issue segment in future episodes, as this has been suggested before. it's a great idea.

Thanks Bill! Be sure and let me know how it goes :)

Thanks for the comment Mike! If I find another one of these I'll def grab it :)

lol, thanks. All I had to do was look at an old commercial.

@@AzrielKnight Research before presentation. Excellent.

Thanks for the suggestion! If I come a cross one I'll see what I can do.

It's one of my favourites for using my EF lenses as well :)

I miss mine. Broke it a year or so after filming this.

Film is the cheapest way to go full frame for sure.

Thanks for the compliments Melvin. I added the cameras you suggested from both comments to the list :) I have to buy whatever I review so hopefully these aren't too expensive. :P I used to have a T90, shouldn't have sold it. :(

I know the feeling. I regretted selling mine too. The T-90 was the only camera where I felt man and machine were fused together as one.

I just have too many cameras at this point :)

Thanks Rod :)

Thank you!

Good to know, thanks John!

do pupils come in colours other than black?

@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 im not sure what its called, but it works better on my black eyes compared to my friend's brown eye

Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep an eye out for those!

+Jammi York Thanks for liking and subscribing :)

Thanks Mark! Hey, seeing as how you own a mark II and a mark III, any thoughts on their differences?

Azriel Knight when I said "just bought", I mean I instantly looked at your video as soon as I won the item. I'll get back to you as soon as I've used it, I'm hoping it will be as good as it looked. This has actually got me more excited than I was when I upgraded to the III and I can't see myself going for the IV.

Sorry I should have been more clear. I'm wondering your thoughts on the difference between the mark ii and mark iii, not the difference between those and the a2e. I'm still rocking a mark ii and sold my mark i awhile ago.

The biggest differences are the speed of the AF and the focal points, and the 5DIII has the same two card slots as the 7DII. Most of all I rarely take the 5DII above ISO 800 which is nothing to the 5DIII. The difference in shutter speed has no impact on me as use the 7DII for any burst beyond bracketing. But, and this is hard to describe, the 5DIII is soulless, wherever possible I will use the 5DII but unfortunately my USB male connector on the camera isn't working anymore so can't work tethered with it. I don't video and have no interest in starting so I can't comment on either the actual videoing or the audio. It may be because it was my first full frame, but I think the 5DII was/is such a special camera and I think it's place in history is set and I don't think I will part with mine, in fact keep meaning to take it in for repair and servicing.

In other words, the mark III has some bells and whistles but no groove?

A2 is EOS unfortunately. I'll keep that idea in mind for an episode, thanks for the suggestion :)

+Chris Somos I will keep an eye out for that one, thanks!

My A2e has since bit the dust, my fault actually. I would buy another one if I saw it.

The VG10 is just a grip. The battery is still under the camera grip.

That is good news! Thank you!!!

Thanks for the question. If you require glasses, there's no way to compensate for your vision, no.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the suggestion!

Lo siento por el mal español, estoy usando un traductor. He visto a un par de Kickstarters para poner sensores digitales en viejas cámaras de cine pero nada disponible para el público todavía.

An A2e with a vertical grip, wow that's gotta be a heavy one.

Azriel Knight yes it's heavy but a very Nice grip... it's feel so strong... i dont like the plástic grips like Canon t3 for example

viewfinder?

Any EZ flashguns will work automatically but with less features than the 430EZ so I recommend you get a 430 EZ. It is the dedicated gun for this camera and there are many custom features. Use a Canon off camera shoe cord to maintain complete dedication with the camera. That being said, any simple flash will do as long as it's not meant for dedication on other brands like Nikon but you will need to perform some manual calculations for aperture/distance. One of the coolest features of the 5 is the focus assist light which actually projects a grid of red lines and this helps AF much better than the later "torch bulb" lights such as used on the D60 (of which I also have). The 430 EZ also has an AF assist light on it but you can disable it if you wish. One of the custom functions on the camera is the ability to automatically select 1/200s when the camera is used in Av mode and the flash attains the ready status. This is using a Canon flashgun.

@@eoslensman Thank you! I'll see what I can find those in our local market =)

I can see myself doing a review on the ae-1 program if I ever changed the format of the show. The EOS 1 at some point for sure. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks Arthur. I hear this about once a month and it's bitter sweet to hear. BUT, I have an incredible Patreon following which makes up for it.

Azriel Knight good to hear, keep up the good work!

old film maybe?

My 5 is dead now unfortunately. I was devising a light leak test and I....uh....melted the back a little :( Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it :)

Haha now that sounds like a "hot" body design

yeah, lol, I tried using a model light to simulate the sun for an indoor light leak test and didn't think the heat would be an issue. I was wrong :(

Just an excuse to buy another camera now :P

Did you try a little tin foil?

+Legacy Moments Photography She's pretty hefty but lots of control!

I tend to like the bigger cameras.

Thanks for the comment. Agreed. Plasticy is a downfall, but time has proven that they are still useful. I'd like to think there was a time where plastic didn't mean "shit" :)

The 30V. :)

thaaanks ;)

it's a solid choice and will feel familiar if you have a 5D

Azriel Knight Thanks!

Not sure to be honest but many grips from back in the day took AA batteries but just for driving the motor and the main battery was still required for metering, etc.

Pandu putra pranawa you need a 2CR5 battery in the main body. The vertical grip does not hold batteries, it only provides the vertical controls

Hoo.. I see... I read the manual and I didn't see any info about the VG battery, so that's why.. Thanks a lot mate. :)

Not sure if this is a typo of not but I think you mean between the 5 and 30v. I would say easily the 30v.

You're safe turning it off :) Good luck!

@@AzrielKnight Thank you so much =)

not sure.

Because of the IR eye focusing system.

Calibrate it with glasses on. It might still work but not as well.

Yeah, I'm 4 years late, but still figure this is worth mentioning Most glass tend to block Infrared light so it might be iffy with glasses. I've been studying around to try out Infrared Photography and it's something you get warned about because a lot of good photography lenses tend to be bad at letting in Infrared if they let in any at all

I don't know.

1/200

+Jeff Cruz I like that Sony one we talked about ;)

+Azriel Knight the Mavica? I'll look for the battery and charger :)

Found the battery, still looking for a charger. Do you still have floppies? I don't think I do lol.

+Jeff Cruz yup. and a floppy to USB. ;)

Diego Deras I did ;)

How well does eye control work?

it's ok but not something for me

Same, it's neat but quickly forgotten and not as fast as my fingers :)

Pretty sure it does.

@@AzrielKnight I think it does. I tried it with my Tamron 24-70 VC and I think it was working. Going to try it with my canon 70-200 is

ok, yes it works :-)

Boom Shaka laka!

Good question Peter. Maybe they got worried about shooting lazers in our eyes? ;)

@@AzrielKnight does this camera in fact use something like that for its eye-control focussing?

lol, probably.

jonah antonio I hope it works out for you. Let mw know!

Azriel Knight as soon as I get batteries! might take a month or so. I currently live in the Philippines so I have so order the batteries overseas.

jonah antonio Thats a brutal amount of time to wait! Buy a few!

Azriel Knight I just got the batteries and they both work. Now I just have to go out with some film and test them, but so far everything is looking good! (≧∇≦)

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

You have some cool videos. Just got this camera. I did have a question, in manual mode, I can change the shutter speed but can't seem to figure out how to change the aperture. If you happen to know, would you mind sharing it? Thanks

Oh yeah, that's a pain sometimes, there's a little I/O switch next to the dial on the back, switch that on and your back dial should now adjust aperture.

Awesome! It workes. I was trying it without the lens in first and then I realized that I need to have the lens in and then it started going. Thanks!!!

NP, I get why they have a lock for the dial, so your body doesn't adjust your settings while you walk, but it's a little counter intuitive. That dial will now also be your exposure compensation in TV and AV, half press the shutter and then adjust, you'll see your light meter hash mark move.

Thanks for the comment Paul. Yeah there is def some cameras where plastic didn't work out. Maybe you got a dud though 'cuz I've always found the EOS 5 to be pretty solid.

+Olivér Horváth No kidding "first", you watched it before I test watched it :P

+Azriel Knight 😉

+Olivér Horváth such fast...very first...to the moon! ;)