Canon EOS 700

CANON EOS 700 film-based 135mm (36 x 24mm) format AF-SLR camera,
Approx. Product Cycle: 1990 ~ 1991

Introduced in March, 1990 along with another higher spec EOS body of Canon EOS-10sQD. Basically, you can referred the camera as the upgrade of the EOS750/EOS850 where by the time the EOS700 was introduced, both the bodies have already being discontinued. Similarly, the design of the camera was, like the EOS750/EOS850 more tuned for the general consumers market. However, although the camera seemingly shares many similarities with the earlier bodies, it is actually a newer generation of the EOS models, where it encompasses many advance features in particular it uses the same 2nd generation AF system used in the Canon EOS 630 which was far superior to the earlier EOS750/850. Incidentally, Canon also announced retirement of both first generation EOS650 and EOS620 after the EOS10/EOS700 were introduced. One of the eye catching feature of this camera was its unique reversible control dial which switches the camera from Program Image Control modes to other exposure modes. It was quite short lived and lasted only a year in the market.

One of the highlights of the EOS700 was actually it came with a very interesting companion EF zoom lense, EF 35-80mm f/4~5.6. Unlike other EF zoom, this was perhaps the world's first motorized AF power-zoom with an internal focusing at this zoom range (control via 2 buttons on top/side of the EF power zoom). The lense omitted adoption of a conventional zoom design of a zoom ring and zoom control was motorized with an internal focusing system. The lense thus, will not change it physical length within an entire zoom range of 35-80mm.

The camera has only been used 4 or 5 times.

It is an unwanted gift that is just taking up space now.

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