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Metal EF Mount body Anonymous
Heya /p/,
I've been looking at the Canon EOS film cameras, past and present, and I'm wondering if any of you guys know which bodies are mostly composed of metal, especially among the older models.
Mainly metal is preferred to some metal bits.

Thanks much.

Picture neither mine nor related.
>> Anonymous
I'm also wondering this. I have a Canon A-1 that's all metal but it's FD mount. If you wanted to use the same lenses for your film and digital work, you should've gone Nikon.
>> Anonymous
>>177910
>I'm also wondering this. I have a Canon A-1 that's all metal but it's FD mount. If you wanted to use the same lenses for your film and digital work, you should've gone Pentax.
I fixed it there for you.
>> Anonymous
I think one of the things the EOS system pushed through was mostly plastic bodies.

Which is fine. Not as pretty, but I think these modern plastics are lighter and stronger than the old metals. Lighter, definitely.

Titanium probably is stronger with no weight compromise, but it's really expensive.
>> Anonymous
>>177958I think these modern plastics are ... stronger than the old metals.

Ha ha ha ha! Wow, good one there.
>> Anonymous
>>177971
No, really. I'm pretty sure that modern plastic materials (for the outside, with the metal frame inside) are more durable than the steel-outside thing. I remember reading that several different places.
>> Anonymous
>>177975
Plastic will never be stronger than titanium. Get real.
>> Anonymous
BUT CAN YOU HAMMER NAILS WITH THEM
>> Anonymous
I believe the EOS 1 and 3 are both magnesium bodied cameras which are practically indestructible. I own an Elan 7 and it has a steel or aluminum shell over plastic. An early EOS 1 is the way to go if you want a durable Canon.
>> Anonymous
>>177977
>Titanium probably is stronger with no weight compromise, but it's really expensive.

I didn't say it was. I don't think any general-production (as opposed to some special edition nonsense) camera has used titanium as its main material because of its cost.
>> Anonymous
OP here:
>>177996
The metal is actually for some modding, so really as long as even the thinnest layer on the outside is metal, it's good.
I don't plan on shooting (often) with the camera, but being able to use it as a film shooter for my Canon EF lenses would be nice, which is why I went for EF over FD.
If and when I get around to the mod, I'll post it up here. But first things first, I need a camera, a hopefully mostly metal EF lens, a soldering iron, and some free time.
>> Anonymous
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>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
>>177908

mmmmm steam engine! Yay!