Advantages: Light, easy to use, flexible, reasonably priced Disadvantages: No fast motor drive, didn't come with a bag.
...caught my eye was the Canon EOS-500 N. Here's a quick rundown of the features which I will explain later:
28-80mm zoom lens.
Auto or Manual focus - three focus points.
Timer.
Layover/Multiple frame option.
Red Eye reduction.
Adjustable Frame rate and Aperture.
Creative and Programmed Image Control Zones
Automatic depth of field.
Built in Flash.
Strap.
Cost - in Dixons, £230 (plus a free bag in special offer)
Zooms Lens
Unlike older SLRs, ... ...zoom lens, as opposed to have to change the actual lens unit for different zoom levels. The EOS-500 N has a 28-80mm unit. Many cheaper SLRs have a 35-70mm one. The difference? Sounds small, but 28mm is far superior. It allows a considerably wider picture at close range, so if you want to be able to take decent close-ups, 35mm is simply not good enough. The extra 10mm at the long distance end is also useful. Wider ranges, and telephoto lens of course ...
Dawson 18.03.2002
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Advantages: Flexible. Versatile. A plethora of exposure modes Disadvantages: Heavyish compared to compacts.
...OPINION.
I bought my Canon EOS 500n about 18 months ago. It was supplied with a 28-105mm zoom lens, which is a useful enough lens in its own right, making the framing of most non-specialised photos a doddle. Being a member, however lowly, of the Canon EOS stable, the 500n has a huge range of Canon (and other people's) lenses available to it. Although now an “outgoing” model, having been replaced by the EOS 300n, there are still some ... ...of exposure modes: one, which Canon would call the “Creative” modes, and the other (rather grandly) “Programmed Image Control Zones”.
The Creative Modes include :-
Shutter priority – i.e. you choose the shutter speed and let the camera find the aperture setting to go with it. A thumb wheel over on the right by the shutter release enables you to “scroll” through all the shutter speeds from 30 seconds to ...
BNibbles 05.12.2000 (23.05.2001)
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Advantages: a brilliant first camera Disadvantages: none
I bought one of these camera's as part of a package from dixons early last year. I choose this camera because it had many unbeatably features that could not be ignored. This camera is one of the best that a beginner or advanced photographer can buy. The camera itself has two deistint modes (for beginners/advanced) which inturn have many sub-modes to choose from. As the camera is a full SLR it automatically chooses the best apperture, light, zoom, ... ...best pictures. It is relatively light in weight which allows ease of carrying with other equipement and accessorys. Its overall design is also much pleasing to the eye and has many convinent finger grips. The placement of the buttons and modes is also easyily accessible for the user, both in and out of use.
The camera itself is also a very good starter for the more experienced photographer because it has a universial adapter that allows many ranges ...
The_wizard 22.03.2001
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Advantages: easy to use and it really tooks nice photos Disadvantages: I have no idea - for the moment
...the pictures so fast.
The Canon EOS 500 N is one of the lightest cameras you can find. But there is a little more to say about bluring a picture.
You must know about the little mirror in such reflex cameras. In the moment you take the photo, this mirror folds abward and releases to the incident light the way to the photo-film. Exactly in this moment, there is a small vibration, which you can hardly feel, but which can make you the picture blur. ... ...small vibrations that you do not have to think about it. The provided standard-lens puts you into the position to make both close-ups and distant objects completely well.
I personally bought me later in addition a nice 75-300 mm lens, with which I can make still more beautiful landscape accommodations. But you need not to do the same, you can borrow it from me if you need. Annother tipp, by the way we talk about the lens. You should absolutely buy ...
TheFist 15.03.2002
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Advantages: wonderful for all aspects of photography Disadvantages: none!
...for the job!
The Canon Eos 500 N was given to me second hand from a photography enthusiast, and I am very lucky to have it. Even though it came without a manual, after a only a few trial shots, I was taking perfect photographs.
The zoom is excellent, and it's very easy to focus manually, or you can use the automatic focus if you're not yet confident with your focusing skills.
Being very lightweight for a film SLR, I find my canon easy to carry ... ...around college. The weight (or lack of it) also makes it perfect for whipping out at a moments notice and compulsively snapping away.
Outdoors, inside and in the studio, the 500 N produced some wonderful prints without too much hassel or effort. It's easy to set the shutter speed and aperture size, turn the flash on or off, or zoom in on your subject. It also works amazingly well with studio flashes!
Because it's a canon, you can fit a range of ...
madlilnerd 09.12.2006
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...photos. If you own a Canon EOS 500 N SLR camera, she will do every for you. A good example is me myself, I know little about photography, but with this camera, I can produce good photos most of the time. This is because it has many built-in features such as, fully automatic, semi-automatic (where you can set either the appeture or the shutter speed, and let her set the other one for you), or fully manual. All in one! The auto-focus features with ...
Autumn-Swallow 24.07.2000
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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
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