Why I chose the Canon EOS 1V when switching from Nikon

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Why I chose the Canon EOS 1V when switching from Nikon

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3 жыл бұрын

I used to shoot 35mm film on a Nikon F100 until October 2020, when I switched to Canon and purchased a Canon EOS 1V. In this video I break down why I made that move, what I regret/miss, and why the EOS 1V was the ideal camera to meet my needs.
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@trevorsowers2202 2 жыл бұрын

Changing focus points in the EOS 1V is super easy with some custom functions. I have 3 1V’s and I have them so that simply spinning the control dial changes my points in a circle and the memory button on the back grabs the centre point. With this set up it’s faster than any other camera I’ve used.

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

I've settled on the same setup, if I understand you correctly. It isn't quite what I like but it really is faster than the default!

@jonathanraven5939 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the family

@Glazehikes 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff. Thanks. Definitely some useable tips. Really leaning towards adding this film camera to go with my L series ef lenses. Thanks again

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I've been using a 24-105 f/4 II, 35 f/1.4 II, and 85 f/1.4 IS lately. It's what I use for digital for work anyway so it's nice to be able to use such high-end glass on film! A very different experience from something like a tiny Olympus mechanical SLR.

@ericfreutel8240 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. Thank you.

@garymaunder1399 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video fellah, just purchased a 1v myself so I hope you do some more vids on the 1V.

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm hoping that once Dublin Zoo opens up again I can grab myself a 2x TC III and some Portra 800 to put it through its paces (somewhat) over the course of the summer. My hope is to do a 1-year review when the time comes. :)

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

RE: Leaving the leader out Turns out that many EOS cameras have this feature! I didn't know this at the time of recording.

@chrislim6851 2 жыл бұрын

my Nikon F6 does this as well. (also my contax G2 for what its worth)

@ericfreutel8240 2 жыл бұрын

A great story! Thank you.

@user-ss6zt2mo1l 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I wish Canon, or Nikon would come out with a Modern day film camera. Hell, it would be the best of both worlds.. amazing metering and focus capability and the ability to shoot any film. I'd ditch all my digital gear forever.

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, if only.

@ArifGhostwriter Жыл бұрын

Both of their flagships pretty-much represented the pinnacle of the technology full-stop - they both got to peak, essentially. The main advantages we all think of, when thinking digital (& now mirrorless) - are advantages which are made possible only by digital sensor-based cameras. So - film reached its zenith already - & you can buy your way into it quite easily now, thankfully.

@ArifGhostwriter Жыл бұрын

P.s. It's also like wishing BMW & Mercedes would go back to their heydays - we've had them, it'll never happen again, & their best cars ever were made around 2000.

@Superbustr 11 ай бұрын

@@ArifGhostwriter I would prefer if Canon and Nikon stopped making new camera bodies and instead were to make a base camera body then you swap out the sensors. Every sensor could be a film stock in a sense. Every sensor today has a base ISO so you could have a sensor with a 50 speed base iso, 400 speed base iso, 800 speed base iso, and 6400 base iso. Then you could have specialist sensors such as a monochrome only sensor, a full spectrum sensor with the filters removed and maybe an infrared sensor. But alas camera makers will never do that so you should on film.

@davecarrera 3 жыл бұрын

Just gained a 1V HS and like you looking forward to my 35mm film journey going up a gear. That SFX film intrigues me as I have not heard of it before.

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

I finished the roll recently but I have a couple of videos already recorded. I’ll make sure to “reveal” the SFX 200 magic on my channel soon! :) Enjoy the 1V HS - be careful not to blow a roll in a 10 FPS burst though!

@theottergames1969 3 жыл бұрын

For me late minolta slr was way to go dynax 7 is damn amazing. now looking for upgraded dynax 9

@gurhanpekuz1813 2 ай бұрын

I use canon 1v, 7e , 300 with latest lenses, like sigma art lenses 14-20, 24-70 or irix 10mm works like a charm 😊

@AstonsVintageTechnologyWorkshp 2 жыл бұрын

Grab a BP-E1 which is a lightweight grip that takes 4xAA's. It's great if you don't fancy lugging around a PB-E2 Power drive booster. I've got all three of the power options for all of the 1N's, 1V's and 3's in my collection and it's nice to have the option if I feel like going lightweight for any reason. Though the PB-E2 is my usual go-to setup. :)

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I'll have a look into it :)

@gregoryluna535 2 жыл бұрын

EOS 1V HS just arrived today. All the documentation included so it’s easy to program the functions. I like the 2 dials for moving the focus point. Starting a project tomorrow and the only BW film in town was Tmax 100 so that’s what I’ll be shooting. Excited to return to film after several decades of digital.

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's great! TMax 100 is shockingly sharp. Hoping you enjoy it. :)

@gregoryluna535 2 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 Thanks! I shot Av today and noticed the largest aperture with my Sigma 35mm 1.4 was 2.8. Do you know if there are some issues with third party lenses that are Canon EF compatible?

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

There are some issues with certain lenses but to my knowledge the more modern ones are pretty good... Is it the ART lens or did Sigma make an older version? Can you hit f/1.4 in manual mode?

@gregoryluna535 2 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 Sigma 1.4 DG. Tried a Canon 2.0 and the range still limited to 2.8 to 16 in Av or M. I wonder if I set a function that is limiting the aperture range. Thanks for replying. Hoping it’s a setting. G

@gregoryluna535 2 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 Thanks for trouble shooting. I changed the Fn. 5 from 0 to 3 and that seems to have fixed the problem. Fortunately, all the manuals and Function cheat sheet came with it. I don't totally understand why some of the Fn. 5 settings allow you to match the max lens aperture below 2.8 but there you go.

@PictorialWhispers 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I photograph wild horses with my F6 and I do agree with you about the E (electronic aperture) lenses. This is a nightmare. I am buying a 1VHS with an L series 100-400 lens. I do think comparing the 1V flagship to the F100 Nikon is not a fair comparison. The F6, which I also own, is a better and more fair comparison to the 1V.

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

The 100-400 is a very nice lens. I'm genuinely considering it to pair with my 300 f/2.8 for some types of work, but I want to invest in a teleconverter first. Fair points on the F6. My friend has one and it definitely is the counterpart to the 1V. I only compared them because they're what I had on each "side", and the F100 has a couple of advantages of its own. I'm still salty about the lack of a dpad on the 1V.

@shelliecarlson7015 2 жыл бұрын

I know my 3, 1N and 33V will leave the leader out. I think my A7E Elan ii, and 100 will. I'd get an EOS 1V, but they are wikid expensive. Who knows, maybe one will fall into my lap, like my 3. Great video, thanks.

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, since making the video I've found out that all but the very cheapest EOS cameras do! Another positive for the EOS system as a whole. :)

@Superbustr 11 ай бұрын

Adjusted for inflation the 1V would $3300.00 in 2023 dollars and you can get the camera in a used or like new state for anywhere from $500 to $1000. You're paying less than 30% of the original price of the camera and you call that expensive for the greatest Canon Film Camera ever made... ? Crazy man.

@RhettAnderson 8 ай бұрын

@@Superbustr True, but I got my 1N for $100. A 1V is in my future, but it always seems like a stretch when a number of lenses remain on my wish list.

@repair_technology 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !I would like to know which lenses you use most often, besides 50 1.2 ?

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

Thet EF 24-70 mm f/2.8 L (the older one, not the II) and the EF 35 mm f/1.4 L II!

@kevincarver4759 3 жыл бұрын

You can definitely change the aperture on electronic aperture cameras. Just use the command dial... Not sure what you were getting at there maybe.

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

None of the Nikon film bodies allow you to change the aperture with "E" type lenses (not series E AI-S lenses), even with the command dial. I wasn't aware of this when I bought the F100 but it's a known compatibility problem.

@kevincarver4759 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 okay you're right.

@damianmatioszek7442 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 you'll need to use A or M mode, and set the aperture with the ring on the lens to use E series lenses on the Nikon F100. Metering will be centre-weighted.

@nickathos7428 2 жыл бұрын

They do support electronic aperture just not the VR or Z lenses. Ive got a 1n and a f5 and the 1n feels like a plastic camera compared to the f5 does the 1v feel like the 1n by any chance lol?

@Shaka1277 2 жыл бұрын

They don't - I owned an E lens and tried out a TS-E lens and there was no aperture control at all. I've never held the 1N but the 1V feels very like an F5.

@charlesturner897 2 жыл бұрын

The 1n was mostly plastic compared the the 1v which was mostly metal... That might be why it felt like a plastic camera.

@vintageaudio7518 Жыл бұрын

Nikon F100 has better balance fill flash/ambient metering than the 1V. The The AA battery is less expensive but weigh more than lithium. I prefer more expensive CR2 over AA battery for the weight saving. The 1V-HS has a grip that takes AA batteries. You should have compared the Nikon 300mm f2.8 vs Canon 300mm f2.8 for a fair analysis. Your decision is based on your priority to use the same lens between the Z7 and the 1V bodies, nothing do with the inadequacies of the F100.

@Superbustr 11 ай бұрын

The choice between the F100 and 1V solely comes down to what lenses you want to use. If you want to use old lenses from the late 70s up to the year 2000 you go for Nikon. If you want to use more modern lenses released from 1990 up to 2018 then you choose the 1V. And there's a big difference between a 2018 release date EF lens and an 80s / 90s Nikon AF-D autofocus lens.

@39exposures 29 күн бұрын

EOS3 and also EOS30 and 33 will let you rewind with leaving the lead out. Canon is amazing.

@Shaka1277 29 күн бұрын

That whole, like, 5-year period was incredible for them. All bangers, no misses.

@CaravanMovies 3 жыл бұрын

does it shoot 4k ?

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

It can shoot really low FPS 4k ;)

@CaravanMovies 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 Ok thank you sir

@mofi3641 Жыл бұрын

you know the f100 would not perform under these conditions? why? it bet, it would do the same. btw. why you compare different classes? i am thinking about a switch cause of the dam electronic aperture but your "argument" is quite...well...strange. what's really great is the option to let the leader stick out...lovely. but to be honest...i just use 2 F100...not that expensive, isn't it?

@gurhanpekuz1813 2 ай бұрын

Canon 7e can rewind like 1v

@user-ss6zt2mo1l 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Nikon F100 for many years and sold it. Why did I do that...? Must be my other evil personality twin LOL.

@dps6198 Жыл бұрын

Prices of used 1V have shot up dramatically. I bought one that was in mint condition but failed with the dreaded BC error mirror locked up. I had an 1N with the same errors. I sent both the 1N and 1V to a camera repair shop on the east coast. They were able to repair the 1N but the 1V was a loss. I also have an EOS 1 that works beautifully until it doesn't. Should a 1V come up for sale that I think is reasonably priced for me I'll buy it. Until then I have two EOS 1N, an EOS 1, Nikon FM2n and a Canon Sure Shot Supreme as well as a Fujifilm GW690 II medium format. I'm good.

@Shaka1277 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, 1V prices are insane now. I recently sold mine and sold it for exactly what I paid, which turned out to be a great deal for the one who bought it. Out of curiosity, where did you send it? Just in case somebody from the states ever asks me about that.

@kevinmarkham6385 3 жыл бұрын

the z lenses are for the z mount obviously they wont work on an f mount body. canon's rf lenses wont work on an ef body lol

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

I was talking about E type lenses for F mount, which can be used on a Z camera via the FTZ adapter. These will mount on an F mount film camera as they are also F mount, but the aperture of these lenses cannot be controlled on F mount film cameras. I never mentioned Z lenses. :)

@kevinmarkham6385 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shaka1277 you mentioned a z camera and a 105mm 1.4 lens but didnt mention an ftz adapter so it was unclear

@Shaka1277 3 жыл бұрын

That's fair. I thought it was clear because there isn't a 105 mm f/1.4 Z (yet). Apologies.

@theottergames1969 3 жыл бұрын

well eos 1v is pretty expensive on the same level as let say nikon f5 or f6.