I bought my Canon T90 fifteen years ago to take on holiday and dropped it of a moving taxi on about the third roll of film. It is still going strong. In that time my wife has worn out three identical Minoltas of a slightly lower spec and she treats them pretty well.
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# Way of carrying :carried by neck strap provided # The approximate dimension is : ... more
98x60x28 mm # Material : Camera case is made of high quality tough fabric and excellent padding to protect your camera against scrapes # Semi-soft design - protect your camera from compression # Zipper closing - protect your camera from water drop (but not water proof) # 100% New
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(+) Fold out LCD screen, Image Stabilization, Zuiko lens quality, Picture quality, Flash options (-) Noise in low light, Too many buttons, Badly laid out, Too many gimmicks
Advantages: Built like the proverbial outhouse. Indestructable. Disadvantages: Built like the proverbial outhouse. Damn heavy.
I bought my Canon T90 fifteen years ago to take on holiday and dropped it of a moving taxi on about the third roll of film. It is still going strong. In that time my wife has worn out three identical Minoltas of a slightly lower spec and she treats them pretty well.
I won't go into the spec in too much detail. Its an SLR camera, down to 1/4000 shutter speed, single or multi-spot metering, no autofocus, integral autowind, etc, etc. ... ...off with a hacksaw. The Canon body stood up to that quite well too, though it took ages to get the bits of aluminium out afterwards. I had to replace the eyepiece about three times and then gave up and have done without for years.
I have to say that I do not keep the camera clean, so bits of all kinds of rubbish must have gotten into the mechanism but it is still extremely smooth. The metering and shuttering is still pretty accurate, ... more
I bought my Canon T90 fifteen years ago to take on holiday and dropped it of a moving taxi on about the third roll of film. It is still going strong. In that time my wife has worn out three identical Minoltas of a slightly lower spec and she treats them pretty well.
I won't go into the spec in too much detail. Its an SLR camera, down to 1/4000 shutter speed, single or multi-spot metering, no autofocus, integral autowind, etc, etc. I saw a slightly worn second hand one today for £225 and a mint one which looked brand new for £425 (Cambridge). It is very heavy with a full load of batteries and also quite noisy, these days, compared to newer cameras.
What I will do is go into the abuse that I have given mine to give you an idea of how hardy it is. The day I bought it the plastic connector for the strap broke so I took it back. Since then, it hasn't needed any work that I couldn't do myself with a jewellers screwdriver. I dropped it out of a moving taxi hard enough to crack the viewfinder but it doesn't seem to have had any effect. Over the years it has had many knocks. It has been on beaches, out in the rain, up mountains in Alaska, baked in the sun and sat on glaciers. My only complaint is that the lens mount tends to come loose. Then again, I do use heavy lenses. It is possible to remove the front panel and fix this quite quickly but I wouldn't advise it. I lost the spring out of the latch for the back that way, but it still works. There is, I think, a lot of redundancy in this camera.
One Christmas a Tamron Adaptall mount broke and stuck onto the mount. Under the influence of the Christmas spirit I decided that I had to take it off with a hacksaw. The Canon body stood up to that quite well too, though it took ages to get the bits of aluminium out afterwards. I had to replace the eyepiece about three times and then gave up and have done without for years.
I have to say that I do not keep the camera clean, so bits of all kinds of rubbish must have gotten into the mechanism but it is still extremely smooth. The metering and shuttering is still pretty accurate, although knowing a camera well you tend to compensate for exposure foibles sometimes without thinking.
Over the years I have assembled quite a lot of dedicated accessories. The dedicated flashgun still works perfectly and I still don't know how all of the functions work. The infra-red remote control is also extremely reliable although I have never used the wildlife/trip functions, so I can't say how well that works.
It has, sad to say, outlasted me. Manual focussing is now such a chore, and my eyes so dodgy (relatively speaking) that I feel the need to 'go autofocus'. All in all, I would say that this is the most reliable thing that I have ever owned.
Advantages: Everything Disadvantages: Price of internal battrey
...beautifully balanced, especially with the Canon 70-210mm FD lens. The camera sits perfectly in your hand with all the controls easily accessible with a slight movement of a finger or thumb. The weight translates it’s self to a feeling of solidity and quality. Although you can’t forget you’ve got it hanging round your neck, it is not a problem carrying it around all day. The T90 is a joy to use, fitting perfectly into your hands ... ...has to be fitted by Canon as you can’t get to it). The shop did advise against replacing the battery as it should last at least 10 years and they had not heard of one that had gone flat. The camera hasn’t missed a beat since.
The T90 was aimed at professionals when it was released, and it wasn’t long before it became a favourite with sports photographers and the paparazzi. Professionals need a camera that will get the shot every ...
Brewster 25.09.2001
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Advantages: Absolutely everything in a non AF SLR Disadvantages: still expensive secondahnd but worth it.
The Canon T90 is no longer manufactured as a new camera, but is available secondhand. This and the F1 are undoubtedly the best non AF SLRs ever made, with only Nikon equalling them. The T90 is the powerful electronic SLR with on-board computer. It boasts a fast built-in autowinder, shutter speeds to 1/4000s and multimode metering. The multi-spot metering system ensures allows the photographer to select areas for spot metering and take several readings ... ...set and the aperture adjusted). Canon FD lenses are excellent quality and, because of a clever design that avoids the mating surfaces moving across each other, don't lose their performance with wear.
The dedicated flash adds to capability. If you know photography and how to really use a camera, then there is nothing that this camera cannot do except process the film. If you get one of these secondhand, then ask Canon to make the one modification ...
powerful 18.12.2000 (17.12.2000)
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