At last! I´ve got me a "proper" rangefinder

[Meakin]

Well, It is snowing outside, and the postman does dress in red - if I didn´t know any better I would have thought it was Christmas all over again (just without all the hassle)

Look what postman Pat a.k.a. Santa brought me today.

The funny thing is , the seller was selling it as "Broken" because he couldn´t open the back 🙄 and as it turns out, there is not much wrong with it.

So now, I guess I´m officially part of the "cult" 😎

Cheers,

Meakin

 

[Solinar]

A nice find and a rare one at that.

 

[GeneW]

Excellent! Break out the champagne .. and the film! 😀

Gene

 

[Designer]

Oh! Congratulations Meakin, you got a great Black! 😀

 

[DougK]

To quote a female friend of mine every time she walks by a jewelry store... "Oooh... shiny things..."

 

[denishr]

Niiiiice.... 😀

Denis

 

[Meakin]

Thanks guys, can't wait to put of roll of film through it (unfortunalty the weather guy is warning of a snowstorm here at the moment)

It's in amazing condition, it came with a E.R. case that looks like it was left on a window sill in the sun for 20+ years, But I guess the camera just sat snug inside all this time, as there is not a mark on it. When I first got it out of the box, the shutter was sticking now and then, but "working" it for a while - it now works everytime, at all speeds....even the battery light suddenly decided to start working.

All I have to do now is change the light seals....If you cant tell, I´m pretty pleased with my self 😀 .....not bad for a "broken" camera...

Cheers

/Meakin

 

[felipe]

To quote a female friend of mine every time she walks by a jewelry store... "Oooh... shiny things..."

haha, I know this one! 🙂


Lars, nice camera, didn't know they also came in black, veery classy! 😉

 

[FrankS]

Wow! Excellent find! You lucky......duck!

 

[CleverName]

My $10. flea market Canonet was also "broken". The light seals had gummed up so bad you couldn't open the back. Thanks to Rangefinderforum I knew what the problem was and got an excellent camera for next to nothin'

 

[Sonnar Brian]

That is a beauty, would fetch ~$200 normally. Treat it well. The Canonet is capable of some great pictures.

If you need to clean the viewfinder, I posted instructions on it in my gallery. It is ~1hr job at worst.

Brian

 

[Jon Goodman]

Wow. Very pretty camera! Good for you. If old light seal goop is keeping that door stuck, I can send you what you need to fix it for less than $7 US, shipping included. Just let me know. I hope you enjoy it.

Jon

 

[joeyjoe]

OOooooh.. black canonet! very nice.

Has anyone taken the plates off a regular silver canonet and repainted them before? perhaps there's a market for yellow canonets 🙂