Canon EOS-3 Body Only 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Fast, easy to use
Cons: Expensive, eye control focus not worth it

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know an F-stop from a G-string, but even I can take very good, professional looking pictures with the Canon EOS-3

Before I started using this Canon, my brushes with a 35mm camera were confined to the...

Pros: Professional grade, lightweight & durable, weather resistant, advanced technology and easy to use.
Cons: ECF is not perfect, camera pricey, should have 100% viewfinder and built-in viewfinder shutter.

INTRODUCTION

My first impression with the Canon EOS-3 came with a magazine article comparing its shutter durability with 3 other leading brands. The EOS 3 outlasted the rest with more than 400,000 shutter operations while the worst...

Pros: Versatile, Accurate exposure, A Lenses & accessories, Superb TTL flash, Fast AF, Highly customizable
Cons: Eye Control ain't for me. Latchless grip door. Caps, eyecup get lost. MLU access.

Now roughly ten years since its introduction, I keep wondering if Canon will be updating the EOS-3 sometime soon. It's an excellent camera and has the potential to be much more. On the other hand, everyone's emphasis seems to be on digital SLRs now, so...

Pros: Accurate eye controlled focusing, Accurate metering, Well specified
Cons: Reliant on 2CR5 batteries

This is sophisticated a camera and as such is not really suitable for absolute beginners, but at $875 I can not imagine many beginners buying it. To get the most out of it, you need to know your f stops from your ISO setting. There are no muppet settings ...

Pros: tough body, excellent AE, many custom features
Cons: Eye controlled focus doesn't work for me

I've owned a Canon EOS-3 for 9 months now. I also own a Canon Elan IIe and a Pentax K1000.

The EOS-3 is a pro level camera that features 45-point eye focus (pioneered in the A2E and later in the Elan IIe) and advanced exposure including TTL...

Pros: Good price for features, 45 point eye-controlled autofocus, spotmetering, Depth of field preview
Cons: Uses alot of batteries, but only when used with IS lenses

CANON EOS-3
Canon's EOS-3 is a revolutionary product for the professional photographer. What makes this body better than previous Canon bodies(and all other brands, in my opinion)? The following features were deciding factors that made me...

Pros: Great metering, good feel, fast, excellent lenses
Cons: ECF, Cost, "button door", small buttons

Introduction
I consider myself an amateur photographer. I've been shooting on a Pentax K-1000 for years, paired with lenses ranging from 20mm Ashai to 500mm Tokina, and had great success with the camera. However, I was merely borrowing the...

Pros: Lightweight, sturdy construction, great set of features.
Cons: Viewfinder coverage, not very water resistant, fairly loud action.

The Canon EOS 3 is a sturdy workhorse camera with the features to make most professional photographers happy, but without the bells and whistles to put it out of the price range of ambitious amateurs.

The 4.5fps frame rate is quite reasonable...

Pros: Fast AF, ease of use, lightweight and quiet.
Cons: Tends to underexpose by 1-2 stops, Eye control not good with glasses wearers, viewfinder coverage

Canon decked the Eos-3 out with all their technological advancements which can either help or hurt the use depending on their background. The controls are relatively easy to use although remembering which button combinations to push to get to what you...

Pros: Features, features, features, Oh, and Canon quality of course.
Cons: none noted

just a note to point out that the American version of this camera is known as the EOS ELAN 7E (when buying eye control) The same camera as the 30/30E.

As the first reviewer of this camera on epinions, I feel a certain obligation to set the...

Pros: Responsive and Fast; Eye-Controlled Auto-Focus
Cons: Heavy, no built-in fill flash

The Canon Eos-3 is a sheer joy to use. Although fairly heavy (as most pro setups are), it has an excellent balance and comfortable grip (especially for a guy with fairly large hands). The camera is solid and extremely durable, and is water-resistant -...

Pros: Great metering, weather sealing, fast eye focus
Cons: Loud shutter/mirror

The Canon EOS 3 is truly a camera for advanced amateurs and professionals. This system has the same features as the EOS 1V system with slightly lower specs on maximum shutter speed and film advance speed. The body is quite waterproof and feels like a...

Pros: 45 point eye-controlled auto-focus, professional, durability, compatibility
Cons: expensive for amateur users, not digital, becoming obsolete

The 45 point eye focus is extremely helpful in certain situations, but when lines are encountered in the photo, the focusing will show preference to the lines, and that is troublesome when you don't want to focus on the lines. The body is durable, but...

Pros: All the latest technology from Canon
Cons: No flash, pricey

The EOS 3 is a tempting piece of technology, even compared to the newer EOS 1v, which it pretty much matches in features (but without the extensive weatherproofing) at about half the price.

If you're an advanced user, the high speed shutter,...

Pros: Plethora of features, Canon quality and build.
Cons: Eye controlled focus not very accurate

I agree with most things that Jules has to say about the EOS 3, except one thing, "It works with all EOS system lenses (Canon and 3rd party)" I own a Sigma 28-80mm zoom lens and a Sigma 100-300mm macro zoom lens and both had to be returned to Sigma for...