Excellent production. Very comprehensive and informative. I love all your detailed magazine information, really makes the production shine. Experience Elan...nice. I have the Elan 7 and it is a keeper. I love the very under rated, and relatively unknown EF 28-80 USM version I. I even have the hood with it. The lens is very sharp and exhibits wonderful image fidelity. Keep up the great work!
Yes, there was an EF 28-80 USM version I & II, which are subsequently replaced by the EF 28-90 USM, which I had - brilliant, sharp & cheap little lens. It came as a kit lens with my Elan7e, and as an idiot that I am, I sold the whole kit...
There's always something special, haptics, slowing down process, and some kind of magic, with Film photography. I've never given it up, since my kids days into the early 80s.
From memeory, the barcode reader was a resopnse to Minotla introducing Creative Expansion cards in their second generation AF bodies (like the 3000i and 7000i ). Stupid little SD card like things that where inserted into a door on the grip, that had to be bought separately for a premium price. I had one for customising certain factory settings like leaving the film leader out or not and one for making multi-spot readings for my 8000i which were pretty useful. However, they mostly consisted of gimmicky cards like 'Fastasy effects' where the camera would move focus during the shot so the subject would "appear soft", and other options you could really just happily live without. I doubt anyone would have ever seriusly used that barcode reader more than twice, (the second time, to clear it) The joke is that it recognised the P number so the programs were already in the camera body. It was just a way to sell more accessories. The next gen of models "improved" the custom features so that you could select the custom program modes by holding a function button down and cycle through the programs with a thumbwheel, giving another reason to "upgrade" to new camera body..
The 90s was a funny time for cameras. The Minolta system had "cards" that did something similar to the barcode reader on the Elan for different effects. These days that seems ridiculous but at the time it was all new and exciting! The Elan was a lovely camera to use though and was the first EOS I ever used. I was hooked and set my eyes on the EOS 5. Probably one of my favourite cameras to this day, Thanks for the flashback.
Have been watching your content for a while now. Just great. A wonderful balance of tech info and personal insight which fuels inspiration ….. and we know you’re a camera minimalist …. But the videos have also fuelled my G.A.S
Great in depth review of this one as usual, I really like extensive information and even show some of the paperwork. I have an Elan7 and it is definitely a hefty camera. I really like those brochures that come with the older Canon cameras, it's always a treat to read them when I get them. Thank you for making these in depth videos and giving some light to older camera tech out there!
I forgot to add that to this day, I still use that remote control on my digital EOS cameras as well. Mirror up with 2 second delay to eliminate mirror slap vibrations.
Great review! I use the last version of Elan (30V) which I got for a really cheap price a few years ago. It still surprises me that these cameras are really cheap but capable a lot.
@@PurpleStormProductions I agree 100%. I'm only recommending these cameras to close friends. I really don't care if my Elan 30V breaks. I can easily get another EOS for less than $100 :)
Excellent video! My wife’s uncle just gave me his Elan along with 3 lenses. It’s super clean, and pairs well with my Elan 7E. I mainly shoot mirrorless, but really digging film!
Thank you! I just bought one of these because it was cheap,it looked pretty good and I could get my old EF lenses out of the cupboard.Nice to know what I actually bought. 😊
This is yet another absolutely outstanding video from the always consistent, informative, and entertaining Azriel Knight. Personally, I prefer a simpler camera without all the fancy features, but, of course, you can simply ignore all that stuff.
Absolutely love the This Old Camera series! I actually got the EOS 100 just a few days ago, and it's much quieter than my noisy Minolta Maxxum 7000i, and has many more features too. Unfortunately half the segments of the main LCD don't display, and the lens that came with it (a Sigma 28-70mm f2.8) has other problems too (I don't have any other EF lenses), so I'm going to try and sell them. Otherwise, they would've been a great replacement for my current gear.
I have an Elan IIe and I love the innovation of the eye controlled focus. I’m surprised they didn’t incorporate it in the modern DSLRs since it works well even with my glasses.
Great camera, it became my first film camera when my father handed it to me last year. It's only a shame that my dad's copy of it has already been affected by the apparently infamous issue the camera model has where a plastic component near the shutter will decompose into sticky goo that can make its way onto the shutter blades.
Excellent video. I thought the big red thing on the camera was the barcode reader. Mine doesn’t like third party lenses, so I got an Elan ii. My elan doesn’t have the lock on the command dial. Surprised there are different versions.
