Canon EOS 10S 35mm SLR w/EF 28-80mm lens (serial 1158005)

The Canon EOS 10S was the high-end amateur 35mm SLR in Canon's lineup when it was release in 1990 (sitting just below the EOS 1). This was an innovative camera, introducing the concept of a multiple program dial with pictograms (to give users easy access to optimal settings for portraiture, action, landscape, and macro photography). It also introduced a three-point autofocus system that works even in very low light (-1EV).

The included Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 II is a compact and lightweight general purpose zoom.  

Battery Information

This camera requires a 2CR5 lithium battery (available as an option).

Battery life estimates (according to Canon):

• Normal temperature (68° F/20°C)
  • 60 rolls with no flash usage
  • 25 rolls with 50% flash usage
  • 13 rolls with 100% flash usage
• Cold temperature (-4° F/20°C)
  • 15 rolls with no flash usage
  • 8 rolls with 50% flash usage
  • 4 rolls with 100% flash usage

Condition notes

Both the camera and included lens are in very good condition (see photos) with the only noteworthy blemish being a small hairline crack on the side of the camera that we fixed with epoxy (see photo) . We tested the shutter and exposure accuracy (both are excellent).

Contemporary review

Herb Keppler wrote a review of this camera in the April 1990, Popular Photography. Read it here. 

Canon Museum entries

EOS 10S camera: https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film140.html

EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 II  lens: https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/ef347.html

Manual

https://www.cameramanuals.org/canon_pdf/canon_eos_10s.pdf

Specifications

See pages 82-84 in the manual linked above.