Canon EOS 600 - The legacy begins

[@interdec]

As a guy who stood behind Jessops counters for many years, I can tell you that the eos 650 was the very first eos, (eos being the Greek God of Dawn), in March ‘87. The 620 was next, a few months later, and boy, those things were wonderful, they flew off the shelves! Two years later, came the eos 600, and Canon seemed to take over the world from then! Loved that camera, but I recently bought a Canon Eos 30 to play with film again, and it feels like I should have a cup of tea while it focussed…assuming there is enough light! 😄

[@MinisterievanBeeldFilm]

In Holland we got the 650 first. I got one in a nice deal with a huge professional color printer.

[@luukmeijering7513]

great video! just got this camera myself, looking forward to start using it!

[@christophewagner4028]

620 had the T90 shutter. 1/4000 and 1/250 flash sync. So much better that EOS 650 and 600

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

Just picked up one of these with a 50mm 1.8 for $47 shipped, very excited and cant wait for it to arrive to give it a go

[@TProfileG]

I had the eos 600 new in 1987. Great camera that lasted me years. 5.5 FPS I only ever wished for the RT which was very special.

[@interdec]

You must have had a 650 or a 620; the 600 did not launch until March ‘89! All terrific cameras!

[@melvinch]

I owned the RT before. It's unthinkable how almost non-existent the shutter lag was. But I had to get used to the lens stopping down when half pressing the shutter button. 😁

[@ValerioAZ]

This really looks like the dockyards of the University of Kent, where I studied, in Gillingham. Was this recorded there by any chance? 🤩

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

Yes, Chatham Historic Dockyard after hours when it was quiet

[@kevmorris3000]

Wow this was a trip down memory lane. I purchased the Canon EOS 650 back in 1987 brand new. I still have it, but I haven't even looked at it in over a decade. I think I might go find the box it is in and see if it still works.

[@Julianpms]

Thanks for this, Matt! A trip down memory lane for me too: I bought an EOS 600 new in 1989 to replace the manual-focus Minolta XD5 I'd bought at university. Great handling and a great feature set. After investing in several EF lenses, flashguns etc. I stayed with Canon for more than 25 years, finally switching to Lumix mirrorless. I have a small collection of Minox 35s now to relive the pleasures of 35mm film cameras; I originally bought a Minox 35 GT in period as a pocketable alternative to my EOS kit. Only the cost of film and shortage of good quality processing labs stops me using them more often now.

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

Id love a Minox, they look beautiful as well as the engineering in them. Try Analogue Wonderland for film and developing, its postal processing but they scan the film as well and have a great range of films to try - rb.gy/6hbj8

[@Julianpms]

@@mattrichardsonsclickbait I live in France, so unfortunately a UK lab would just add post-Brexit delivery hassle and costs. I will probably be in Kent in March or April; if you'd like to borrow a Minox for a feature here, let me know (my email is in the Guild of Motoring Writers' member list). I have a 35 ML, a 35 MB Touring and a 35 MDC, all three serviced last year by MS Hobbies, with some Minox accessories including flashguns, tripod and a databack for the MB Touring.

[@sarahneedham]

I love learning about these early EOS cameras. I have been shooting digital for 11 years now (full frame for 6 years). Before that I used an EOS 30 film camera bought in 2000 when it came out. I recently picked up a mint condition EOS 5 which was 5 years into the EOS range. It's a wonderful camera that I'm currently using with my 35mm F2 IS USM prime lens. Welcome to Canon lol

[@tomscameras]

This is funny! I already noticed that you had a lot of fancy cameras installed in your cars in the furiousdriving videos and I think in one video I also spotted a Nikon D2 series on the back seat. And now you're starting a dedicated camera channel. Great stuff this! Actually the EOS 650 was the very first EOS from 1987 but the EOS 600 is very similar to it and yes I totally agree with you, these things were a revolution back then and started the EOS legacy. Looking forward to more videos!

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

That was probably a D5 (actually my second as the first one was stolen - and never have insurance with Towergate or Aviva..just saying) I started filming Furious on that but its way too bulky and cant refocus once its started filming, then I tried the D750 but the mic socket broke which needs a whole new mother board to fix, so now its the Z6 for filming. I used to go around markets looking for old cameras and have a few odd ones around. Im really disappointed as I just found that my grandad's Nikon FM which is at the repairer cant be fixed as the circuits have corroded. I think I did mention the EOS 650 but they are harder to find, and the 600 is a better camera with a few more useful features..and so cheap!

[@1971wizzard]

Love your new channel. I had an EOS 5 35mm in 1995 with eye controlled focus which was revolutionary back then. The goddess of Dawn is EOS thus the dawn of a new era for their new venture. Keep up the good work buddy! I love that you are extolling the virtues of 35mm....magic.

[@alexaina81]

My 1st camera, bought for Christmas 1989 with a 28-70mm! A real gem, still working good 31 years later... Completed with eos rt and later with eos 1n for mariages. Canon started his real revolution in these times

[@Treeburnify]

Surprised its still working - the shutter wore out on my EOS 650 around 1999/2000

[@robstammers7149]

I'm well into collecting these older EOS film cameras, having a 300v, 500, and the 50e, and yes I'm after the 600 or 630 and even the RT. I have some fresh Kentmere 400 film ready to go in the 50e (Elan series) when the weather improves. Love your enthusiasm in this video, many thanks.

[@ianhand5006]

The 650 came first. Pleased to see you've got your Alpha back on the road, by the way.

[@carlgarner9477]

Shortly followed by the magnificent 620!

[@Tom-qo4mz]

great vid v enjoyable watch thanks for posting

[@utube321piotr]

Outstanding video! Independently, I am renewing my relationship with a 630, albeit a different much more minty sample than the one I spent many good a bad times with. Before it got stolen, battery was dying within 3 days, so in 2002 I made a switch to Nikon N80/F80 and stayed with brand ever since. But unwavaringly what Canon did in 1988 was major leap in photographic technology. Even today, the 630 hasn't aged a day.

[@geraldsaved]

Thank you

[@ianhand5006]

Fomapan 100 is quite nice in Rodinal 1:50.

[@Lasercapri]

The king of all cameras , yes I remember going in to jessop in maidstone and watching the guy give a demonstration. I might fire up one of my old canon EOS 5 that are in the loft with some nice Bkack and white film 👍👍👍👍

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

you should, its so much fun to do it the old way!

[@davidhall7744]

I’ve never really been into photography Matt (apart from taking numerous pictures of my car once I wash it 😂), however I do enjoy your videos 👍

[@mixiepalms8338]

just got this cameraand ya in chavdom as well always a bonus. I use a 5dmkiii so i have all the lenses, kentmere 400 pan awaiting to be loaded, battery from amazon tomorrow, knew i had made a good choice lol regards Mick

[@razorsz195]

2:35 And we we have ''The paparazzi Feature''

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

Whole film gone in seconds..

[@terrificspokesman7416]

The way how I found this channel is watching your Fiat Punto 1.3 diesel eleganza review on you other KZbin channel Furious driving

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

Thanks for jumping over!

[@oscarschenk]

Have you noticed the battery draining fast? I inherited two of them and both have it, but I absolutely love it, so might gamble on a good one from eBay. Any thoughts?

[@vcosocam]

Does modern Canon Speedlite flashes work with it?

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

I believe they do

[@kangag3]

Not really. For the the 600 series, you need A-TTL flash units. The latest Canon flashes are E-TTL, and measure light differently. I bought a 420EX which can use both technologies.

[@ianhand5006]

I had the 600 years ago. I prefer my T90 and my Olympus OM gear. I use a Fuji X-E1 with a Canon FD 50mm f3.5 macro lens and extension tube to digitise my negatives. The T90 can take upto 9 spot meter readings and average them out. It seems odd to see you talking about something other than cars!

[@deep-possum]

"Actually doing things" mode is so much better than "lock" mode

[@mattrichardsonsclickbait]

I use it more

[@MikeSowsun]

The EOS 630 was available in either Black OR Metallic Grey. I have only seen the 600 in Metallic Grey, but I wonder if there were any Black 600’s? i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/Photo17/5D3_1262_1024.jpg~original

[@alexaina81]

The black color was used for the eos rt, that's the quasi 600 gemini without creative programs mode but with a fix mirror for faster shutter speed. RT means Real Time

[@melvinch]

Had the EOS RT. It's the only camera that let me see if the flash actually went off within the viewfinder. 😆

[@henrikrobeck8240]

I'm sorry but you're wrong there, if you are talking about changing from manual focus mount Minolta shifted from their SR mount (yes, the manual SLR Minolta mount is called SR mount, even though many think it's MD but that is the lens signaling system, they had the MC earlier (1966) but still SR mount and Rokkor and Auto Rokkor before that but the mount was unchanged only signaling pins changed) in 1985 to the worlds first fully autofocusing mount; the A mount. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_A-mount_system Sony took over the camera and lens division when they bought out that part of what was then the Konica Minolta company. That's when everyone else scrambled to catch up to Sony and Canon came in a good second in 1987 as you say, two years after Minolta. But other brands had done the same with their manual mount, Konica switched from their first Konica F in 1960 to the later AR mount in 1965, completely different from the earlier. www.buhla.de/Foto/Konica/eKonicaUebersicht.html But other brands like Mamiya went through five or six versions of their mount while still only manual lenses. Even Canon went through several different iterations of their mount, first was the Canon R mount with Super Canomatic lenses, then the FL mount and later FD, all with different signaling pins unique to that version, until switching to the autofocusing EF mount in 1987. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_R_lens_mount Funny perspective sort of mentioning "Minolta just shortly before this", which was a full two years before Canon? Regarding the viewfinder; back in the days, everyone was in awe of Minolta's viewfinders, why; because they had invented the "acute matte" screens, and even Hasselblad licensed the Minolta "Acute Matte" screens being the absolutely brightest in the business and second to none.