Canon EOS-1
EOS-1, EOS-1N EOS-1N RS and EOS-1V image by wolf4max (Image rights) |
Description
Aimed at the professional market, the EOS-1 is notable for being a major game changer for Canon. For the first time ever, Canon's standard USM lenses offered better focusing performance than Nikon's professional lenses on the then-inferior Nikon F4.
The EOS-1 (1989) was succeeded by a few improved models and variations:
- EOS-1n (1994), with improvements in focusing system and various iterative improvements.
- EOS-1n RS (1995), with a pelicle mirror similar to that of the EOS RT and older Pellix.
- EOS-1v (2000), the final version, and the fastest SLR camera with a moving mirror.
EOS-1 image by wolf4max (Image rights) |
EOS-1N
EOS-1N RS image by Zoltán Endrédi (Image rights) |
The EOS-1N is an improved version released in 1994. It was sold in combinations called EOS-1N DP which is the body and BP-E1 (LR6/AA) battery pack and the EOS-1N HS is body plus booster which increase the transport speed and can house both (LR6/AA) and 2CR5 batteries. The EOS-1N RS is a pellicle mirror version released in 1995.
EOS-1V
EOS-1V image by Zoltán Endrédi (Image rights) |
The last in the series, the EOS-1v was still in production at least as late as 2010, making it one of the longest production runs for a camera in recent history. According to Canon, they ceased production of their last film cameras, including the EOS-1v sometime prior to January 2011[1][2], and new stock from the last production run remained available through Canon camera dealers in 2012. Its digital successors include the EOS-1D Mark I-IV, themselves very heavily based on the 1v.
EOS-1 specs compared
back view EOS-1 image by wolf4max (Image rights) |
EOS-1 | EOS-1N | EOS-1V | |
---|---|---|---|
Introduction | 1989 | 1994 | 2000 |
Shutter speed | 30 sec to 1/8000 of a sec. | ||
Flash sync | 1/250 sec. | ||
AF points | 1 | 5 (row) | 45 |
AF cross sensor | 1 | 7 | |
Metering range | 1 to 20 EV | 0 to 20 EV | |
Metering zones | 6 | 16 | 21 |
Film speed | Auto DX; 25 to 5000 ISO (1/3-step) | ||
Manual; 6 to 6400 ISO. | |||
Exposure comp | 1/3 | 1/2 or 1/3 | |
Mirror lock up | No | Yes | |
Finder shutter | No | Yes | |
Motor drive | 2.5 fps | 3 fps | |
Motor Booster | 5.5 fps | 6 fps | 9 fps |
Power | 1x 6v lithium 2CR5 | ||
Size | 161 x 107 x 72 mm | 161 x 121 x 72 mm | |
Weight | 850g | 855g | 945g |
References
Links
- Canon EOS-1 manual and Canon EOS-1n manual at Butkus.org
- Canon EOS-1v user manual at Manualslib
- Canon EOS-1 page at the Canon Camera Museum
- Wikipedia: EOS-1D
- Wikipedia: EOS-1n
- Wikipedia: EOS-1v