Canon EOS-1V HS 35mm Film Camera

I have several cameras but am only an amateur at best. I own a Canon 40d, 2 Canon 1V's, and a Yashicamat 124g. I love the 1v's. When I got into photography I bought a Canon 20d which was brand new at the time. I skipped the 30d and am glad I did because when the 40d came out it answered a lot of the problems I found with the 20d and added some great features I never thought I might want like auto ISO, highlight protection and live view to name just a few. I said I would never do film. As an amateur though I noticed a distinct something between a photograph from a 35mm film camera and the digital photos. I perceived a certain depth to the film images that I did not see in the digital images. So I elected to get myself a film camera. Well since everyone is going digital and I was going backwards I got a great deal on my two slightly used and well cared for 1v's. I got two so that I could leave my long lens on one and keep a wide on the other. I have only been shooting with the 1v's for a while. What I like so far is as I mentioned before I think to my eye the photos appear to have more depth and soul to them. The 1v with the booster is capable of shooting at 10 frames per second which does work as I shot through a complete roll of film I forgot I loaded trying out the feature. The build quality is beyond compare. This camera feels substantial, well balanced, rugged and has seals everywhere. I read about a guy who fell in a river and submerged his 1v for 5 seconds. The camera needed service but the film compartment was never compromised and he was able to use the camera at the end of his story, I do not think that my 40 d would fare so well. The NiMH battery fully charged is good for something like 100 rolls and I have 2 batteries. I even got the data link cable and software that allows be to download the logged photo data for something like the last 90 rolls so I can see all of the settings used just like in my 40d, it may not be as convenient but is still very useful unless you want to manually jot all of the information down. The biggest advantage I have found is that I now have a full frame digital camera that from what I know can turn out a much higher resolution image than even the famous 1ds III. How you ask, well get Costco to process your negatives and use a scanner to scan at 4000dpi and I think the scan comes out at around 30 to 35 mp approximately. Is it a little more work, yes, is it worth it for great looking shots, absolutely. So I get a camera capable of greater resolution than the 1ds III for 1/10th the price can't argue with the math. By the way my 200 dollar Yashica mat 124g will put all of these cameras to shame in a head to head shoot off. Hope this was helpful to someone who is thinking of going back in time to film like me.

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