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- From: acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih)
- Subject: Re: Rebel vs. Rebel II (2)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.210806.12086@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- References: <sue-d-191192111754@mac179.mech.nwu.edu> <7176@news.duke.edu> <1992Nov20.005528.4881@cs.cornell.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 02:08:06 GMT
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- In <1992Nov20.005528.4881@cs.cornell.edu> jain@cs.cornell.edu (Neel K. Jain) writes:
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- >In article <7176@news.duke.edu> yavor@acpub.duke.edu (Yavor B. Parashkevov) writes:
- ><deleted>
- >>I can't remember off the top of my head what the differences are, but
- >>I think it has 1/2000 shutter speed (Rebel has 1/1000) but I may be
- >>wrong on this. What I am sure about, however, is that Rebel II has a
- >>*built-in flash*. So, if someone is trying to sell you over the phone
- ><deleted>
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- >No it doesn't! The Rebel IIs has a flash, the Rebel II doesn't. I
- >bought my Rebel II in July and it has (in addition to the 1/2000
- >shutter speed) a Soft Focus mode, a musical Self-timer and (Canon
- >claims) faster autofocus. There's a sports PIC mode. which the earlier
- >Rebel may or may not have.
-
- Another feature of the Rebel II's is the quieter film drive, with
- technology borrowed from the Elan.
-
- >I have yet to take a picture at 1/2000 or use the Soft Focus mode. My
- >musical self timer is set to the regular beep option.
-
- Actually, I can see the soft focus mode being useful. Diffusion filters
- can be pretty expensive. The musical beep, on the other hand...
-
- >Your mileage may vary.
-
- >Neel Jain
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