Really nice camera - small, lightweight, doesnt make any creaking noises when the body is squeezed, sits nicely in your hands.

Really nice camera - small, lightweight, doesnt make any creaking noises when the body is squeezed, sits nicely in your hands.  Read Less

I shot a couple of rolls with this camera with a 28-135mm canon is lens and got very well exposed, sharp film photos.

I shot a couple of rolls with this camera with a 28-135mm canon is lens and got very well exposed, sharp film photos.  Read Less

The blessing and the curse of a film camera is you can't immediately check your shots -- you have to wait until the film is developed.

The blessing and the curse of a film camera is you can't immediately check your shots -- you have to wait until the film is developed.  Read Less

The focus screen cannot be swapped out.

The focus screen cannot be swapped out.  Read Less

It's an affordable way to get your hands on a full-frame camera, which costs about 20 times more for the digital version.

It's an affordable way to get your hands on a full-frame camera, which costs about 20 times more for the digital version.  Read Less

You're paying money for each shot in film and developing costs, so you're thinking a lot more about the composition of the scen...  Read More

You're paying money for each shot in film and developing costs, so you're thinking a lot more about the composition of the scene, the lighting and all the other ingredients that make a good picture.  Read Less

I also own canon rebel k2 and t2 and canon elan iie, and find a lot of the controls very similar.

I also own canon rebel k2 and t2 and canon elan iie, and find a lot of the controls very similar.  Read Less

The elan cameras are heavier and more solid than the rebel film cameras, the elan ii seems more solid than the elan 7.

The elan cameras are heavier and more solid than the rebel film cameras, the elan ii seems more solid than the elan 7.  Read Less