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I just bought this one (for a price cheaper than a new C/V brightline finder). As far as understand there are no brightlines whatsoever on any CANON WIDEANGLE finders, as opposed to focal lengths of 50mm or more.

Canon_25mm_finder01.jpg


This is the "ball" version for parallax control with the appropriate cameras (CANON VI, L, VI series). Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks to me if this is the oldest "all-black" Canon viewfinder. I have a 25mm lens with a low serial number so I got for this one. I have seen a type with a distance lever for parallax control as well. Plus there seems to be a "later" version with a "25" engraved in the black part of the lens, but I have no clue how many finder versions they made in total. Obviously there is *no* chrome version of the finder (and no black 25mm lenses).

I dimly remember having seen a finder with with broken front glass and "25mm" engraving on the chrome part, maybe the earliest of them all...

BTW the 25mm Canon isn't a bad lens. Last Autumn I've made a few pictures of the Sauerburg (Rheingau) with it but don't have it here.

have fun, Frank
 
25mm finder

25mm finder

I have a 25mm Canon finder with a parallax lever that has "Canon" engraved on the chrome part of the finder, and "25" on the black part of the finder (near the chrome). It sounds like this may be one of the later types to which you refer.
 
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By my calc that should be the third version. The first version has 'Canon 25mm" engraved on the top chrome section of the finder (pic #1). The second is the rarest of all the finders and is called an ERECT Image finder (pic #2). To date I would call yours a T3 as it has 25mm on top and Canon under the rear viewer. All these will have the early "C" in the company name CANON without the serif. The last two were released after the May 1957 as the "C" now has a serif. The last two (pic #3 & #4) with #3 having the small nipple in the foot for use on the V series cameras except the P and 7 series cameras. #4 can be used on all as it has the parallax lever. There are variations in #4 as the details on the scale will have a single or dual scale as mine has. Overall there are probably six variations.

25mm vf #1.jpg 25mm vf #2.jpg
 
Thanks Peter, you made my day. Now I remember that Type-1 had a chrome eyepiece. It is just as complicated as with LEICA finders! If you're on air, Peter, can you confirm me that Canon never made a 35mm brightline finder? (like the SBLOO...)
 
Nope... the pre V series Canon 35mm were all like the Leica SGOOD, nothing like the SBLOO. There is a 35mm BL finder like yours with the same 35mm and Canon configeration as well there is 28mm finder. The 85mm, 100mm & 135mm finder are different again and only the 100mm I have so far. I have yet to delve into the finders in details. Canon accessories are linked in with there lenses and cameras.
 
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