Canon EOS IX
There is a very real argument to be made that this may be one of the best APS cameras ever made. Sure, some APS photographers will have differing opinions, while most non-APS photographers will simply say "Huh?" If APS film hadn't gone the way of the Dodo then many more photographers might know about the Canon EOS IX, at least many of those with an interest in this now-dead format.
Released in 1996, perhaps the single most important thing to know about the EOS IX was that it was more or less a full-fledged member of the Canon EOS family. This meant that it used the Canon EF lens mount. Let's pause there for a moment and let that sink in. Any Canon EF lens you wanted to use, say a 14mm f2.8 L series as an example, you could pop right on the EOS IX. Looking back it is kind of amazing Canon didn't create a proprietary mount for this camera as a means of attempting to sell more lenses. Instead they allowed any photographer already using their 35mm EOS system to keep the same set of lenses for their EOS IX APS system. This compatibility actually went even further. The EOS IX was also able to use the Canon Speedlite EX flashes with their E-TTL exposure modes. Meanwhile it could also use older Canon flashes in A-TTL.
Beyond this the EOS IX had a bevy of other features. It sported the now super familiar Canon command dial with exposure modes of Manual, Av, Tv, Program, Green Rectangle "everything auto", as well as scene-tailored Program settings. There are multiple drive modes, a pop-up flash, three different metering modes, multi-phase AF with a trio of focus points that could be individually selected (or selected by Eye Control if you bought the EOS IX E in Japan).
It really is a shame that APS film didn't stick around longer, giving us more time and incentive to get to know a camera like the EOS IX.
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