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If you are a serious photographer who still appreciates the wonder of film and the feel of a fine solid camera, consider the Canon T90. It was the last manual camera made by Canon, and I consider it their best ever. Nicknamed "The Tank" by photojounalists who use a camera hard, this camera has strength, style and grace. It's design shape was the precursor of all the Canon autofocus cameras and fits the hands beter than ANYcamera this reviewer has used; the balance is superb. It takes all Canon FD manual lenses. It has a built in motor drive with speeds up to 4.5 frames/sec, and uses only 4 AA batteries. It possesses an automatic film transport system, automatic film speed setting, and was the first camera ever to have 3 different light metering modes: average, partial metering and spot metering. It has a magnetic shutter and a top mounted LCD Panel which can even be illuminated. And it has all the modern shooting modes (Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, full Program, Manual, Stopped-Down AE). The camera uses a glass prism for a bright focus even in dim light. The viewfinder displays shutter speed and aperture in easy to read red colors and also has, on the right side, vertically displayed, a frame counter that, when used in the spot metering mode, becomes an exposure level meter. This is very handy for those who shoot 'chromes for gauging the exposure variance in a scene. It does NOT have a built in flash. Simple, easy to use, reliable, comfortable. You can't ask for more than this in a camera. Plus you take film- which still can record a wider range of detail and color than the most expensive digital cameras. These can be purchased for from $200-400 here on eBay. I love mine-I'd sell my wife before this camera!Read full review
The T90 was the last of the T series film cameras. Some say the best. It is a serious camera having about evey choice of auto exp,exxp comp, shutter OR ires preference and full manual control. It also takes ny T flash. All FD lens. The owners guide is written as if zoom lens don't exist. It talks about the 50mm 1.7 lens and ASA 100 film.It's a heavy camera. Add a 70 - 200 auto zoom and your lugging a lot of weight. But in the end it all works well. Auto load, advance and rewind. An info panal gives you shutter speeds, ASA, frame #, all controlled by handy buttons. All This and it takes great pictures. You control metering, spot, zone, or average. It's not aut focus. A T70 would be a great alterntive. It has most of the same features as the T90, is more available, is less money, and uses FD lens'. The T-50 is the bottom. There was nn autofocus T80 but I no nothing about itRead full review
The folks at Canon didn't know it at the time, but they were changing the future of photography. The T90 took the auto exposure tech of the AE1 Program, and the New F1; improved on them; then wrapped the goodies in a really slick looking, ergonomic, user friendly package. Ever notice how all the cameras today have the flowing lines, the LCD displays, and lots of buttons? They're all ripping off the T90. This is the first camera to look like that. You can control just about anything you want the T90 to do, with at most 2 fingers. Tell the T90 where you want to go, what you want to do; and it pretty much does it. you don't have to fool around a lot to use other exposure modes. Just select the capabilities you want, and the camera gives them to you.. This was the last top line Canon to use the manual focus, excellent FD lens; and that was what killed the T90 after a 4-5 year production run. Photographers wanted auto focus to go with the auto exposure. Most photographers. I like my music on vinyl. I like my cars with a manual gearbox. And I want to be more involved with photography than just pushing a button and letting the camera do the rest. Even with all that built in tech, with a T90, you can still be involved.Read full review
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I have had my T90 for about 3 years now. It was advertised on Ebay as having problems with the external display so the price never rose above a certain level and it became mine. Along with the camera I received 3 FD lenses, all in "like new" condition. The problems with the display were easily overcome, and all displays in the viewfinder functioned perfectly. The multi-input metering on this camera is a feature that most newer DSLRs still do not have (but surprisingly my Olympus 8080 does have it). Lens quality is Leica-like and in stacks of prints I have no problem picking out the MANUAL focus images coming from this camera!! I have had the dreaded EEEE fault once. I removed the batteries, opened the right hand door and reset the camera by depressing the multi-or single exposure button with a pen. Probably one of the best manual focus cameras on the market, and still very popular (Wide angle lens prices for this unit often exceed the camera price by 200% or more)Read full review
IMHO the Canon T90 was the pinnacle of camera design prior to the arrival of auto focus cameras in the mid 1980's. In fact it's probably still one of the very best cameras in which to put film through. Love it or hate it, and I love the curvaceous body, it's design was ground breaking and has influenced all subsequent mainstream SLR cameras. In addition to it's seamless design the T90 lives up to it's nickname of "the tank". Over the years since I brought my first body new in the late 1980's I have brought a further half dozen bodies, the majority second hand, and have had no significant problems with any of them. allied to this wonderfully robust body are the excellent FD lenses. Many of these and especially the prime lenses bear comparison with their current Canon EF lens counterparts. Added to this FD lenses are still available in their 1,000's on sites such as eBay. Prices are very reasonable and great bargains can be found. The possible exception are the "L" primes which are in great demand for mirrorless digital cameras such as the Sony A7 series and this has consequently pushed their prices up in the last few years. In any event if you are someone looking to get back into film photography or are trying it for the first time I can thoroughly recommend the T90. A nice clean body and a selection of fine non-L primes can be brought for less than the price of a mid range DSLR and will bring a smile to your face - it certainly does to mine whenever I take one of my tanks out for a spin!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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