This camera was aimed at the "first SLR" market but managed to find its way into the bags of many pro photographers as a flawless back-up camera. I can't say enough good things about this piece of kit - I used mine for about 3 years, have travelled the world with it and it still works as perfectly as the first day I bought it. More than can be said for most cameras I'm afraid.
Whilst not as bomb-proof as the EOS 1 (£1500), this camera has done nothing to disappoint me and I have had some AMAZING results from it.
Like I said, for the price, this is one of the best analog SLRs you could possibly buy. Difficult to get hold of because they were replaced with the smaller EOS 1v (which I cannot stand due to its stupidly small size and utterly pointless battery-wasting LCD display).
Get hold of one if you can, you will NOT be disappointed!