New Canon T-90 First Look
jimd
[line eater]
I got a chance to play with the new Canon T-90 this
weekend. For you Canon fans, this is the next generation
of their A-1 body, with yet more functions and capabilities.
No, it's not autofocus.
I have been using my A-1 since it was introduced and like it
a lot! So this makes me a biased observer...
Impressions:
1) Very nice to hold in the hand!
2) The exposure reading does not update as you change
your view - you have to release the shutter button
and press down again - minor irritant...
3) I thought it was easier to view the image than the
A-1.
4) Built-in motor drive is smooth & quiet - much nicer
than the add-on drive for the A-1.
Clearly I have not had more than a couple of minutes with it
yet, but I already suspect that I'll buy one.
Has anyone heard about prices yet? The dealer wanted $450 for
the body, but he's always high...
Thanks in advance.
Jim Donnelly
Hewlett-Packard
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Tom Haapanen
> I got a chance to play with the new Canon T-90 this
> weekend. For you Canon fans, this is the next generation
> of their A-1 body, with yet more functions and capabilities.
> No, it's not autofocus.
> 2) The exposure reading does not update as you change
> your view - you have to release the shutter button
> and press down again - minor irritant...
Are you sure? On my T-70 I can enable this by using the "AE Lock"
mode switch, but normally it will update the exposure constantly.
> Has anyone heard about prices yet? The dealer wanted $450 for
> the body, but he's always high...
How does this compare to his price on the T-70 (to give me a
benchmark)? The local dealers here have no info on the T-90 so far.
How does the metering work in the full-manual mode? Doees it have a
simulated match-needle (from the ads it looks like it _could_, using
the scale on the right of the viewfinder). How powerful is the new
flash (Speeedlite 300T)?
The T-90 looks like a "semi-professional" camera, what with a built-in
motor drive (does it have two speeds?) and interchangeable focusing
screens, but I don't expect it'll ever replace the F-1.
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