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- From: ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins)
- Subject: Re: EOS Rebel IIs vs competitors
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:30:55 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.223055.3058@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
- References: <ROBERTW.92Nov20094017@bmerh654.bnr.ca> <1992Nov24.041115.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- In article <1992Nov24.041115.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au writes:
- [Comments on the Canon Rebel]
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- > No, it won't out last an F or F1, and won't out perform a F4 or EOS-1, but
- > it can be used FULLY manualy, to full auto-everything. And it is light enough
- > for kids to use. Its a pity its not sold 'standard' with the 50 f1.8 rather
- > than the crappy zooms they fit. You can fit all of the EF stuff on it, from
- > the 15mm fish-eye, all the way up to the 1200mm f5.6L.
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- I agree the Rebel is a great camera for the money. Now, is there really a
- 1200mm f5.6 EF series lens? Was it one of the "Olympics specials"? (I know
- Canon in the past have produced some spectacular "one-off" lenses for such
- events). I assume they are unobtainable if so (and I assume no mortal could
- afford one if they were!).
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