Greenspun recommends the Elan 7 as the ideal first body if you're going to go with a Canon system, but suggests that the 7E (with the eye movement focusing) slows autofocus too much. He praises the Elan 7's quiet, easy two-dial controls—always in the convenient place—but notes that while adjusting settings, the display can shut off—then when it returns, you've lost your work. Also he doesn't recommend this camera for eyeglass wearers, suggesting the EOS 1v—though it is "staggeringly heavy" or a Nikon instead. (He doesn't recommend the Rebel G even for a beginner; it has a poor viewfinder and no depth-of-field preview.)