When Canon let the FD system die, I found it difficult to make friends with autofocus cameras for a long time. My first autofocus reflex camera was to be the Canon EOS 600, the 5th camera from the then new EOS model series. Canon introduced the EOS 650 and 650 in 1987, followed by the Canon EOS 1 and EOS 600 in 1989 (the latter should not be confused with the Canon EOS 600 D, a digital SLR camera).

Somehow I was missing something about this camera. Was it the ruggedness of a Canon F1? The beauty of a Canon A1?

Then, in 1994, the time had come. Canon introduced the EOS 1n. It had some improvements over the EOS 1 - what was important to me were the 5 autofocus areas, as opposed to one on the original EOS 1.

A Canon EOS 1n is still with me today!

The Canon EF 2.8 40mm STM IS shown here - a lens designed for the digital age of SLR cameras - works great on older analog Canon cameras with an EF bayonet.

In addition to using it on this camera, I use it on a Canon EOS 50D and, with an adapter, on my Sony A7III. It is characterized by its compactness and optical performance - albeit with a low initial light intensity.