Having owned an EOS 10 in the past, and finding it as dull as dish water, it came as a surprise how much I enjoyed my new one. There is a difference though - the new one is the commemorative metallic grey version - the 10QD. It was made to celebrate Canon’s milestone of 60 million 35mm cameras sold. Produced for the Japan market only in 1991, and sold in a full kit with matching 35-135mm f4-5.6 USM lens, matching flash and a grey neck strap. Mine is just the body and lens though.

The only difference from the standard black version, is obviously the very nice colour, and the addition of the Quartz Date feature, but somehow it feels so much nicer!

As is common for the EOS line of cameras, this one worked perfectly, so with the weather playing ball it was loaded with some glorious Fujifilm 400…

I do not remember doing it, but I did set the date when I put a battery in! That would have been annoying if I had to edit 36 exposures worth of some random date from 1991 wouldn’t it!

I know the look of the images are largely down to the film, but woah they are good if I say so myself. One of those rare times where everything works - the camera, the light, the right film etc.

One of those mornings where you can easily fire off a whole roll - and made easier by the EOS. I have found the metering in this era of Canon EOS’ to be bang on the majority of the time, and if you can find a model that is a bit more interesting than the rest, you are onto a winner. I have owned many of the range, and only a few have stuck. This could be more down to the experiences when using them, for example I took the 500 to Norway and captured some really memorable images.

The EOS 10 was a high end camera, positioned between the professional EOS 1 and the advanced EOS 100, and superseded by the excellent EOS 5. It is not a small camera, but saves weight by being made of plastic - not usually a good thing, but they do age well compared to other brands. Considering it is 35 years old, it doesn’t look or feel old by any means.

It handles just like any other EOS, but being a ‘special’ edition makes it feel better! I can’t really explain it, but it just does!

It is a shame there is no reference to the release on the body like the Soviets used to do - a nice red ‘60 million’ printed on it would have been a nice touch.

So I have another EOS camera in my collection it seems…

Boring EOS made good…

The Malvern Hills - Fuji 400H