I am looking to upgrade my Canon A2E camera.

I am looking for a stronger build (70-200mm/2.8 and 300mm) Grip for AA's, able to use AF assist on flash Does NOT need to have E-TTL (my metz and sunpak doen't use it) I liked the eye control on the A2E, but I shoot mostly verticle, I dunno if the EOS-3 does verticle. faster autofocus is always a plus.

I can get the EOS-3 or the EOS-1n for about the same price (within $20)

what would you take?

-- Pete Gregar (gregarpp@icqmail.com), March 26, 2002

Answers

The EOS 1n had a great reputation when it was the top of the line Canon camera but the EOS 3 was built to the same specs. The 45 point autofocus and flash system don't mean much to me but the more capable autofocus of the EOS 3 make it the choice. The EOS 3 does allow ECF on verticals.

-- Lee (Leemarthakiri@sport.rr.com), March 26, 2002.

Not that people won't be happy to respond anew, but your question has been asked many times in this forum. Look for the threads comparing the EOS 3 to the 1n & 1V and the EOS 3 to the Elan 7 (might be helpful, too). I think those threads will give you a pretty complete picture (so to speak).

-- Preston Merchant (merchant@speakeasy.org), March 26, 2002.

EOS 3 has to be the easy winner. It is so much more similar to the EOS 1V than the EOS 1N. The AF is faster and more capable (F4 cross- type, F8 single-axis), the metering more accurate, E-TTL flash, shorter viewfinder blackout, ECF, etc....

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), March 26, 2002.