C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The EOS-3 (1998) sat between the EOS-1N and EOS-1V in Canon's late-90s pro lineup. It introduced the same **45-point Multi-BASIS autofocus** that would appear in the EOS-1V two years later, plus **Eye Control AF**: a small infrared sensor near the eyepiece tracks where your pupil looks, and the AF system selects the AF point you're looking at. Other specs: 7 fps (with PB-E2 grip), magnesium chassis, weather sealing, 21-zone evaluative metering, 1/8000s shutter, 1/200s flash sync.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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About this camera
The 1V's smaller brother with eye-control autofocus. Look at the AF point you want, the camera focuses there.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Canon EF |
| Years | 1998–2007 |
| Shutter | 30s – 1/8000s + Bulb, electronic vertical |
| Flash sync | 1/200s |
| Meter | TTL 21-zone evaluative SPD |
| AF | 45-point, with Eye Control |
| Frame rate | 4.3 fps (body); 7 fps with PB-E2 grip |
| Weight | 780 g (body) |
| Battery | 2× CR123A or NP-E2 with grip |
Released November 1998. The EOS-3 was Canon's "almost-1V" body — same AF system, similar metering, lighter and cheaper. Production ran nine years until 2007. The body was popular with sports photographers as a less-expensive backup to the EOS-1V. The Eye Control feature, refined from earlier consumer EOS bodies (EOS A2E, Elan IIE), worked best on patient users with predictable eye movement; some photographers loved it, others disabled it.
The EOS-3 is a hidden bargain in 2026. Used prices run $400–800 — half of an EOS-1V — for nearly the same AF system and body. Eye Control AF is the headline novelty: with practice it's faster than thumb-stick selection of AF points. Sports and wildlife shooters who learned it never gave it back.
Full Canon EF lens system. PB-E1 or PB-E2 vertical grip (the latter brings 7 fps with NP-E2 NiMH battery). Speedlite 580EX-II / 600EX-RT for ETTL flash. Eye-Control calibration card included originally.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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