100% viewfinder

I have an EOS 300 (Rebel 2000). It does not have a 100% viewfinder in that I get more on film than I see throught the viewfinder. This is a little annoying as I have been taking care to crop out unwanted stuff only to have them appear in the slide/print. I have 2 questions:

1. Is there a simple way of estimating what appears on the film?

2. What EOS bodies have a WYSIWYG viewfinder?

Thanks

Wei

The only EOS cameras with 100% viewfinders are the EOS 1, EOS 1n and

EOS 1n RS.

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I believe all others have a 92% viewfinder. With a bit of practice

you can estimate the amount of unseen information that will be

included. But it is at best and estimation. And you're right, it's

frustrating.

Don't let this minor inconvenience dampen your enthusiasm for taking

pictures, for it is only a problem for tight or precise compositions

where some otherwise distracting element should be avoided. In those

cases, get in the habit of moving in a little closer (or zoom in just

a bit more if using zoom lenses) to help ensure your desired

composition. As others have said, practice with test shots to get an

"eyeball" feel for how much you should move in or zoom in. Learn to

use your camera "thusly", and you will be the better photographer for

having done so (and you'll then have to break yourself of this

compensatory habit when you are ready for a more expensive camera with

greater viewfinder coverage).

FWIW, the rest of the EOS line <i>isn't</i> 92% coverage:<br>

<ul>

<li>Rebel 2000/G:  90%V    90%H @0.70X</li>

<li>Elan

II/E:         90%V &

nbsp; 92%H&nbsp@0.71X</li>

<li>A2/E:          &

nbsp;   94%V   92%H  @0.073X</

li>

<li>EOS

3:           &n

bsp;97%V   97%H  @0.72X</li>

<li>1N/RS:          

 100%V  100%H @0.72X</li></ul>