Canon EOS Elan IIE Film Camera

Pros: features, lens system, interface
Cons: could be more durable

I love this camera. Canon's non-professional cameras are, in my opinion, the ones that give you the most for the price.

You have all that you need, and the feel of the elan II is very manual-like because of the big control knobs. Up here in...

Pros: It is very versatile
Cons: a little costly

I worked at Olan Mills for a while and became very picky about the quality of photographs. I really no longer liked the camera I had. I found this one in a pawn shop. Believe it or not, I only paid $150.00 for it and two lens.

This...

Pros: Professional Quality, yet my mother can still handle it
Cons: Make sure you REALLY want that E (eye controlled feature)

Note: My Model is the Elan IIe. This camera body can come either with that little e- for eye controlled focus or without.

I think I became a shutterbug by default. If I don't take the pictures in my family, my kids...

Pros: ease, comfort, dependability and great quality.
Cons: none that I have found

I have spent the last 11 months searching and researching for a camera to buy. After talking with over 30 photographers and explaining my desires as to what type of quality I was looking for and how much of an amature I was and am in the photography...

Pros: excellent camera
Cons: takes time to master features

I wanted a camera with autofocus and all the modern features that my old Nikon lacked. I did a lot of research and settled on the Canon. I've had it for almost two years now and I love it! I know my photography has improved because the camera makes it...

Pros: Does everything you will need it to do!
Cons: Limited only by the 35mm format!

The Canon Elan IIe package including the Canon Ultrasonic 28-80mm zoom lens is the best pre-professional camera for your money! This camera does everything, but you still don't have to know anything to get started and learn. It can be fully manual...

Pros: Easy to use, Instruction manual easy to follow
Cons: Remote switch, Battery contacts

I started out with a Canon Sure Shot back in the early 1990's which I enjoyed immensely. The pictures I took impressed my friends to the point of them telling me to go into photography and "do something with it."

My point to this...

Pros: Easy to use from beginner to advanced - Automatic Flash
Cons: A little pricey if you don't want all the features-bigger than the lesser priced models

The Canon Elan IIe combines form and function. The ease of a point and shoot with all to bells and whistles to a fully manual camera for the professional.

I first tried the Rebel 2000, it was a great camera with great results, my wife loved...

Pros: intuitive controls, many features
Cons: viewfinder not ideal for glasses wearers, exposure scale only goes to +- 2 stops

The EOS Elan II is perfect for the intermediate to advanced amateur photographer. It may not have all the features of the top-level professional camera bodies, but then, it also doesn't cost $1000 or more.

The camera is compatible with the...

Pros: Easy to use, great new tech
Cons: has some repair issues, Depth-of-Field preview is a little hard to use.

A couple of years ago I was in the market for a new camera. I had used a manual Pentax K1000 for a couple years, but started to do more shooting for the studio I work for and having a manual camera started getting a little impractical. One of my...

Pros: An Excellent, Durable Camera for the Ages
Cons: Uggh, the Digital Age has just arrived...back to the drawing board

“Hi, my name is Jack. And I just recently bought a cell phone.” Gasps. Muttering in the crowd followed by polite salutation in unison: “Hi, Jack”. That’s how I figure my first Technophobes Anonymous meeting will go. Actually, I ...

Pros: easy to use, lots of features, eye controlled focus
Cons: too light, pop-up flash is terrible

I love this camera, I mean I really love this camera. In high school I worked as a photographer for both the newspaper and the yearbook staff. While doing that I had to use the standard issue Pentax (fully manual, but I forget the model number). As a...

Pros: best camera in the price
Cons: battery may lossen, kit lens is rather cheap

I bought the ElanIIe a few weeks ago, & I have been shooting several rolls of film tesiting the camera in various conditions. For the money, this is the best camera I have ever owned.. It does everything for you, & gives you alot of lattitude if...

Pros: Reliable, doesn't have plastic feel & look, eye focus and depth of field preview
Cons: price

I bought this camera as I was thoroughly impressed with the eye focus model. This really helps in sport/action photography. Also it really helps in candid situations where the subject especially pets and kids, who move around a lot. I also like the fact...

Pros: Best value for money
Cons: At this price, almost none

If you are a beginner just stepping into the world of photography, or an intermediate amateur looking for a second body to add to your kit, you should give this fine piece of equipment a look. This article is however mainly intended to provide...