From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxp!reza Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Title: Canon quality Article-I.D.: ihuxp.345 Posted: Thu Jan 20 13:29:00 1983 Received: Sun Jan 23 05:34:47 1983 Reply-To: reza@ihuxp.UUCP (H. Reza Taheri) Last month I decided that I had had enough of my old Russian made Zenith and decided to go for a modern 35mm SLR. After comparing many brands and models, I picked the Canon A-1. It has the Program, aperture-preferred, shutter-preferred, flash, manual, and stepped-down modes. This sounded like a very good and versatile instrument and I decided to buy it. At the store ( Shutan in Chicago ) I did a last minute check and asked the clerk about other cameras at the same price range. He recommended a Nikon model. To make a long story short, I finally picked the Canon after a half hour of comparing the cameras. You should have seen the way the guy acted. He acted as if I was the biggest fool in the world. Right next to me another guy was told not to buy a Canon and he ended up with a Minolta. I know that Nikon has a little better quality, e.g. all metal body and lenses, but is Canon THAT bad?! Was it worth to go for a Canon with more features than a Nikon at the same price? Any opinions? H. Reza Taheri ...!ihps3!ihuxp!reza (312)-979-1040