I kid you not, I once saw a black Canon P for $12,000; the current price on the above auction is a bit more reasonable. I like the feel of the Canon 7. Not many people like it because it doesn't have a flash shoe. The rangefinder framelines are nice and bright, and the focusing is just like the Leica M3 in that the viewfinder is yellowish, and the focusing patch is blue. I returned mine because the light meter didn't work, and was advertised as working, but that should not have stopped me (oh well).