Canon EOS Elan 7E/Elan 30 Review

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Canon EOS Elan 7E/Elan 30
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Rybecka.'s Review of Canon EOS Elan 7E/Elan 30 35mm SLR camera

13th Nov 2001

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    4.5 stars
Good Points

An excellent SLR Camera with every exposure option (fully-automatic to fully-manual, with shutter and aperture priority and "Picture" modes in between) imaginable


Bad Points

The built-in flash is to be used as a last resort.


General Comments

I have the Canon EOS Elan 7E QD (the "QD" stands for Quartz Data, or data back, which I leave off about 95% of the time), known as the EOS 30 QD outside of North America.

This is my second Canon EOS (the first being the EOS Elan/100, circa 1994). I use the built-in flash sparingly.
I prefer the Canon Speedlite 550EX (purchased along with this body), which has a wider flash range and, since the flash head is further away from the lens, practically eliminates "red-eye."

The lens I use on this camera is the excellent EF 24-85mm USM lens; the extra wide-angle coverage really came in handily on a recent trip to Europe. I only wish my otherwise excellent Leica C1 compact (print film companion, reviewed separately) had coverage wider than 38mm.

I use Fuji Sensia 100 slide film (have tried the "pro" Provia 100F; excellent, without a doubt, but IMHO not worth the extra $) with this camera (and have used it with my old Elan). Excellent film for an excellent camera!

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