FROM: kranz5246@my-deja.com SUBJECT: NEW CANON EOS 1v - Major specifications DATE: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:45:47 GMT ORGANIZATION: Deja.com - Before you buy. NEWSGROUPS: rec.photo.equipment.35mm Today, I have talked to my local Canon dealer and I can confirm: 1// Canon has suspended the production of the Canon EOS 1N 2// The new Canon EOS 1v replace Canon EOS 1n Here is official data sheet. CANON EOS 1 v - Major Specifications - Type 35 mm AF/AE single-lens reflex with focal-plane shutter and built-in motor drive. Picture size : 24 mm x 36 mm - Compatible lenses : Canon EF lenses. Lens mount : Canon EF mount Viewfinder - Type : Eye-level pentaprism. - Picture coverage : 100 percent vertically and horizontally (20 mm eye relief) - Magnification : 0.72x (-1 diopter with SOmm lens at infinity) - Built-in dioptric correction-S - +1 diopter. (Standard diopter : -1 dpt) - Focusing screen : Interchangeable (9 types), Standard focusing screen : Er-Cut - Mirror : Quick-return half mirror (Transmission : reflection ratio of 37 : 63, no vignetting with FE 1200 mm f/5.6 or shorter lens) - Viewfinder information : (1) On the screen : Area AF ellipse, focusing points, center spot metering circle (2) Below the screen : Manual exposure setting, AF lock, flash ready, unsuitable, FE lock warning, high-speed sync (PP flash), shutter speed, FE lock (FEL), bulb (buLb), focusing point selection mode, depth-of-field AL (dep 1, 2), aperture, exposure compensation/flash exposure compensation, in-focus indicator. (3) Right of screen : Exposure level scale (+-stops), exposure level indicator, flash exposure level, frame counter, frame count down indicator. - Depth-of-field Preview : Enabled with depth-of-field preview button - Eyepiece shutter : Built4n Exposure Control - Metering modes : TTL max. aperture metering with a 21-zone silicon photocell. (1) Evaluative metering (linkable to any focusing point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 8.5 % of viewfinder at center) (3) Center spot metering (approx. 2.4 % of viewfinder at center) (4) Focusing point4inked spot metering (approx. 2.4 % of viewfinder) (5) Multi-spot metering (Max. 8 spot metering entries) (6) Centerweighted averaging metering Exposure Control Methods : 1 Program AL (shiftable), 2 Shutter speed-priority AL, 3 Aperture-priority AL, 4 Depth-of-field AL (not shiftable), 5 F-TTL program flash AL, 6 A-TTL program flash AL, 7 TTL program flash AL, 8 Manual, 9 Bulb (Safety shift possible for 2and3.) Metering range : LV 0-20 for all metering modes (at 20 C/68 F with SOmm f/1.4 lens, 150 100) ISO film speed range : ISO 6-6400 (Set automatically with fiX-coded film at ISO 25-5000.) Exposure compensation (1) : Autoexposure bracketing (AEB) : +-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments. (2) Manual exposure compensation up to +-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments set with the Quick Control Dial AEB and manual exposure compensation can be set together. AE Lock : (1) Auto AL lock : Operates in One-Shot AL mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved. (2) Manual AL lock : AL lock button activates AL lock in all metering modes. Multiple exposures : Max. 9 multiple exposures per frame. (Cancelable and resettable at any time.) Cancels automatically after all multiple exposures are taken. Antofocus Type : TTL-ARLA-SIR with a CMOS sensor Focusing points : Area AL with 45 focusing points AF working range : LV 0-18 (at 150 100) Focusing modes : (1) One-Shot AF : Autofocus stops when focus is achieved, resulting in AL lock. (2) Al Servo AL : Tracks subject movement up to the start of exposure. No in-focus indicator (blinks at 8 Hz only if AL fails). (3) Manual focusing : Enabled with the focusing ring when the lens focus mode is set to ME (or M). Electronic manual focusing during continuous shooting and exposure is enabled with PB-F2 and NP-F2. In-focus indicator : Flashing focusing point in viewfinder (can be disabled with a Custom Function), in-focus indicator, and beeper (can be disabled with the Main Switch). Focusing point selection. (1) : Automatic selection : Focusing point camera-selected. (2) Manual selection : Focusing point manually-selected. Foctsingpoinl rtgi'straIioll and swiaching..Any one focusing point, 45-point automatic selection can be registered by pressing the Assist button and FE lock button. Pressing the Assist button and focusing point selector switches to the registered focusing point. AF focusing point indicator.Superimposed focusing point in viewfinder and also indicated on LCD panel. AF-assist beam : Emitted automatically by the attached LOS Speedlite when necessary. Shutter Type : Vertical-travel, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled. Shutter speeds : 30 to 1/8000 sec. in 1/3-stops, X-sync at 1/250 sec. Shutter release : Soft-touch electromagnetic release Self-timer : 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay. Film Transport Film loading : Automatic. After film is loaded and the back closed, the film advances to frame 1 automatically, taking about 1 sec. Film advance system : Automatic film advance with built-in motor. (1) FOS-lV : Single-frame and continuous shooting. (2) FOS-1V + Power Drive Booster PB-E2 : Single-frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, and ultra-high speed continuous (wINP-F2). Infrared film : Compatible Film rewind system : At the end of the roll, automatic film rewind with a built-in motor. Midroll rewind possible. Film rewind time/noise : High-speed rewind : Approx. 4.5 sec. for 24-ex. him and approx. 8 sec. for 36-ex. film at 59 dB Silent rewind : Approx. 12 sec. for 24-ex. film and approx. 18 sec. for 36-ex. film at 49 dB Film ID Imprinting (w/standard camera back) Information Imprinted Any number from Ofi to 99 and film No. from 001 to 999 Imprinting position and size Frame 0 on film leader, text height approx. 1 mm Imprinting method : After film advances during initial loading, a minilamp imprints a transparent LCD numerals on the film base. (Imprinting cannot be disabled.) Imprinting confirmation.During imprinting, the ID mark lights on the LCD panel. Ambient temperature : Imprinting assured between 45 C/ill F and -10 C/14 F Power source : Same as for the camera Shooting Data System : When a picture is taken, the shooting data is automatically recorded in the built-in memory. The data can be later transferred to a personal computer for viewing and editing. Data recorded The data cannot be viewed or edited with the camera. Shooting data memory rapacity With the standard number of data items, shooting data for 100 rolls of 36-ex. film can be stored. Camera Specifications Flash contacts : (1) Hot shoe : X-sync direct contacts (2) Right side bottom : PC terminal (threaded) External flash system compatibility.E-TTL autoflash, A-TTL autoflash, TTL autoflash Custom Functions : 20 (No.0 - 19) Personal Functions : 3 Custom Function groups can be registered. Remote control : Remote control/data transfer terminal with waterproof and dustproof cap provided. Power source : EOS-1V : One 2CR5 lithium battery EOS-1V + Power Drive Booster PB-F2 : 8 size-AA batteries or Ni-MH Pack NP-F2 (sold separately) Battery Pack BP-F1 : 1 2CR5 lithium battery and 4 size-AA batteries (size-AA lithium batteries cannot be used) Battery check : Automatic when the Main Switch is turned on. Battery level displayed in four levels (not including blank display) on LCD panel. Dimensions : EOS-1V : : 161 (W) x 120.8 (H) x 70.8 (D) mm, 6.3 (W) x 4.7 (H) x 2.8 (D) in. EOS-1V + PB-F2 : 161 (W) x 164.3 (H) x 82.5 (D) mm, 6.3 (W) x 6.4 (H) x 3.2 (D) in. Weight EOS-1V : 945 g I 33 oz (body only, excluding battery) EOS-1V + PB-F2 : 1380 g/48.7 oz (body only, excluding battery) ----- EOS-1V Body : US $ 2.600/2800 Availbility : APRIL 2000 EN Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" To: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.FI Date sent: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:56:45 +0100 Copies to: infrared@a1.nl Priority: normal Subject: EOS: Canon EOS-1V details Send reply to: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.FI While peeking through some press-info documentation for the 1V, I saw a few details not mentioned before: (for IR-listers, only the last two comments are relevant) - the cap for the N3 remote socket is a hinged/rubber(?) unit, attached to the body. This means no more lost caps for that one! (I don't think the EOS-3 had this feature, did it?....nor the 1X & DCS2000 that went ahead in the T3->N3 transformation) [also interesting is the fact that the N3 cable plugs are 90-degree offset, but that is old news for those familiar with the 3] - the viewfinder blind/shutter is a lovely complex/overengineered design: by pulling the lever on the top-right of the viewfinder, the rear-most lens in the viewfinder will move forward, and a shutter will appear from the bottom. This way the viewfinder could be kept as short as possible (while maintaining eye relief). - overal noise has been reduced to 76dB in single-frame shooting, 2dB less than the 3, 4dB less than the 1n. In continuous-mode, it is 79dB, 8dB less than the 3 (but same as 1n). - there is indeed a dateback, DB-E2, which still contains a rear thumb-wheel (in contrast to the old DB-E1). But, as expected, only imprinting silly things like year/month/day....;-(( Imagine the same back, but then able to tap into the data available for electronic readout....that's what true data (not date) imprinting is all about.... - IR-compatibility: "....by employing two noteworthy innovations: a new condenser optics system, which detects light at the border of the film's picture area (? WJ), and a new masking material." - IR-related comment: The normal back seems to have a rectangle cut-out in the film pressure plate....I hope Canon is aware that such cut-outs have a high risk of showing up on Kodak HIE....HIE relies partly on reflection off the pressure plate....unless that cut-out is outside the direct image area (it could be, but it's hard to check on the only picture I saw of that pressure plate (a slide)). That's why databacks should imprint between frames too, not in-frames (or at least optional).... -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" To: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi Date sent: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:19:12 +0100 Priority: normal Subject: EOS: More 1V details Send reply to: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi I also noticed that bulb-exposure has been set up a bit differently than I mentioned in earlier reports: The 4-digit LCD-readout on top does not list up to 9999 seconds, but up to 59:59, IOW: 1 hour. The good part is that the 2-digit film-counter is used additionally, listing 1-23 hours. IOW: full 24 hours total. I guess this new readout concept is partly caused by the necessity of providing this data for electronic readout.... On the 1(n), the film counter would show 1-30s, after which one bar of the film-transport would show, with a maximum of 4, IOW: 2 minutes. -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" To: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi Date sent: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:22:37 +0100 Priority: normal Subject: EOS: 1V sound details Send reply to: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi One more note about the sound level of the 1V, from ColorFoto 3/2000: The PF-21 that delays film transport until the finger is lifted off the release button *also* causes a slower wind-on, 0.73s vs 0.46s with a gain in noise reduction of 5dB (62 vs 67). This 'handicap' makes sense, since continuous shooting isn't needed in such occasions anyway. Only odd that you need a PC to set this function (and then assign it to one of the tree sets of preprogrammable CF's/PF's). -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" To: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi Date sent: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 20:21:45 +0100 Priority: normal Subject: EOS: EOS 1V details, continued Send reply to: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.fi Found one more interesting detail, haven't seen it mentioned before: In continuous transport, AI Servo AF, first shot has focus-priority, all next shots are release-priority. On page 20 in the white brochure 'Technical Overview', the text is a bit more complex though (AFAIK, this detail/feature isn't mentioned at all in the black brochure 'For Professionals'): .... From the second shot onward, this advanced system employs a shooting sequence that starts exposure the moment the predictive lens drive is completed. This system, however, brought Canon a new objektive: to find ways of maintaining a steady, continuous film advance speed when the lens drive time is varying according to the speed of a subject's movements. For the EOS-1V, Canon developed a new shooting sequence that delays exposure until a standby time elapses based on the continuous shooting speed, even when the lens drive has already completed. To ensure reliability, Canon set the AI Servo AF's new continuous shooting sequence at 9 fps, even though the EOS-1V is capable of continuous shooting at 10fps. In conditions where the speed of the subject prevents the lens drive from achieving focus within the set time, the film advance speed is decreased in 0.5fps increments to maintain regular continuity[*]. Canon's commitment to the development of excellent technology is clearly illustrated in its decision to guarantee reliability rather than to push the upper limits of specifiations. .... [*] note WJ: with Personal Custom Function #13 allows AI Servo AF to operate at release-priority (instead of focus-priority) Btw, does anyone have a full list of options for Custom Function #19....it's the same as the upgradable CF-18(?) for the EOS-3, assigning different functions to the 'AF-stop' button on the high-end lenses....the text reads: "This function lets users assign the functions of the AF stop button as AF start functions, AE lock functions _or other functions_." The latter is mighty vague IMNSHO....;-)) Has any owner of an EOS-3/CF-18 already set something different than the first two options? -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] From: "rlb" To: Date sent: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:15:05 -0700 Subject: EOS: Question on Focusing/EOS 1v Send reply to: eos@avocado.pc.Helsinki.FI I have been researching and reading everything that I can find on the EOS 1v. I played with one last week and decided that I liked many of the features better than my F5. This morning I was back in the shop to look at it again and there is something that puzzles me a bit. I was very impressed with the quietness of the focusing function. However when moving from one subject to another there appeared to be a split-second pause before the shutter released. Perhaps the same delay is on the Nikon but the fact that it is not as quiet covers up the delay. I am planning to take my F5 to a Canon show this weekend to compare this with the Nikon. Can anyone comment on this? Thanks, Bob Bedwell