Canon EOS-1V

A Hands-On‚ First-Impression Review

Canon EOS-1v

In early April, 2000 the CanonEOS-1Vstarted to become available in Canada‚ right on schedule, and somewhat ahead of the U.S.They should be available in most markets though before the end of the month. I had placed my order in February, when they were first announced, and was therefore able to get one of the first ones shipped.

The following review is made from the perspective of an EOS-3 owner. I've been using two of these bodies for the past year or so, one of them with the PB-E2 motor base. I've been fairly happy with them, but with a few gripes. The EOS-1V seems to have addressed several of these.

Note that this review is not intended to be exhaustive or to list all of the camera's features. These are available from the brochure or the on-line specs (see below). Instead, I've attempted to describe the differences and most apparent advances that this new body has to offer.

Pricing

At first release in...