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
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