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Skunks · 05-05-2005, 07:52 PM

I own an A1. It's a lot of fun; I've since <a href="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/at1/">upgraded</a> to a Canon AT-1.

I loved it: sensible user interface, complete control over everything you want to control (and the ability to not control anything, if you want), great results, etc. I imagine a newer model would only be better.

My only real beef, and the only reason I can think of to go to a true digital SLR, is that after a while you'll get sick of having to basically give up any influence on timing. Non-SLR digital cameras have a slow shutter response, whereas SLRs have a very satisfyingly mechanical one. (this might be something I care too much about; I also own a Zippo.)

I wouldn't worry about not having a 'best of' feature. You could reproduce it yourself by learning a little about how the photos suck/what would improve them, and then taking more shots with a range of relevant settings. I've never managed to even half fill the 2.2gb memory card I have, and you're paying pennies per photo (the cost of charging the battery.)

If you intend to make prints of your digital photos, you'd probably be best off with the A2's option for 3:2 aspect ratio. A lot of stores print digital photos fairly cheap (15-25cents for a 4x6), but they almost always do it at preset dimensions, and those dimensions are almost always 3:2. (Until you get up to 8x6, at least.)

05-05-2005, 07:52 PM	#3
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	I own an A1. It's a lot of fun; I've since <a href="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/at1/">upgraded</a> to a Canon AT-1. I loved it: sensible user interface, complete control over everything you want to control (and the ability to not control anything, if you want), great results, etc. I imagine a newer model would only be better. My only real beef, and the only reason I can think of to go to a true digital SLR, is that after a while you'll get sick of having to basically give up any influence on timing. Non-SLR digital cameras have a slow shutter response, whereas SLRs have a very satisfyingly mechanical one. (this might be something I care too much about; I also own a Zippo.) I wouldn't worry about not having a 'best of' feature. You could reproduce it yourself by learning a little about how the photos suck/what would improve them, and then taking more shots with a range of relevant settings. I've never managed to even half fill the 2.2gb memory card I have, and you're paying pennies per photo (the cost of charging the battery.) If you intend to make prints of your digital photos, you'd probably be best off with the A2's option for 3:2 aspect ratio. A lot of stores print digital photos fairly cheap (15-25cents for a 4x6), but they almost always do it at preset dimensions, and those dimensions are almost always 3:2. (Until you get up to 8x6, at least.)