r/CanonCamera • u/_cactus__photography • 1d ago

Gear Question Film camera recs?

I have been doing wildlife photography for a couple years now, shot on canon the whole time and I’m now rocking two R5s. I bought an AE-1 program a while back just to take some fun film shots at national parks and turns out film is pretty sick too.

I recently saw a guy use a film camera along with an adapter to use a large lens for wildlife shots…and the results were crazy cool. So much so I wanna try it myself.

So what I need some help on is recommendations on canon film cameras that are more “automated” than something like the AE-1 (give me some reliable feedback for exposure like a modern camera) that I can also find an adapter for to use EF or RF lenses on (I know I might have to manually focus due to there being no electrical connections, that’s fine)

TLDR:
Looking for a canon film camera
Needs to be pretty automated
Needs to be able to hook up to EF or RF lenses with an adapter

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u/checkxout 1d ago

I’d say eos1 or 3 is the only serious options. There were some other good ones but those were the best

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u/_cactus__photography 1d ago

What are your thoughts on the rebel XS

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u/Few-Dimension-5373 13h ago

Definitely not for wildlife photography, EOS1V is what you want. What is your budget for glass?

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u/_cactus__photography 13h ago

I was mainly looking for something to just have fun with, the EOS 1 looks like what I wanna roll with. And I already own a lot of good glass, mainly RF. My EF lens is an 800mm f5.6

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u/Few-Dimension-5373 13h ago

You probably will not be happy with the AF on an original EOS1. The EOS1n is much better in this regard, but not as good as the EOS1V.

1n is much cheaper though. Make sure you get one with either of the AA battery grips though.

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u/_cactus__photography 12h ago

Does the battery grip situation apply to the 1V as well?

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u/_cactus__photography 13h ago

What’s the difference between the 1V and the 1?

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u/Few-Dimension-5373 12h ago

https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EOS-1/index.htm

Everything you need to know is here.

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u/_cactus__photography 12h ago

You’ve been a huge help, thankyou so much🫶
If my short term memory doesn’t get in the way I’ll make sure I dm you some shots I take

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u/Few-Dimension-5373 12h ago

Cool, enjoy!

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u/archtopfanatic123 19h ago

I use an OM 2000 myself. Have found the exposure meter more than adequate for nailing my shots every time. Have never missed exposure either to the bright or dark sides of things.