Canon 7 with VT trigger winder

[mooge]

something neat I spotted on ebay:


Canon 7/Model VT Deluxe Hybrid

This is pretty cool because I don't think there's a trivial way of making the Canon 7 work with a trigger winder - under the base plate you have access to the bottom of the shutter drum, but that's not connected to the film transport gears. So I don't know how this was done. But what do I know about hacking Canon 7s.

 

[Mackinaw]

That's amazing. I tempted to buy it just to take a look how the owner modified the camera.

Jim B.

 

[mooge]

I know - but not at $300! (Canadian pesos) especially given the frame counter and finder being borked.

 

[Jake Mongey]

I saw this last week and almost posted it! If someone were to make this work they can take my money!

 

[bobkonos]

I've seen this listing for at least a year.

Wonder why?

something neat I spotted on ebay:


Canon 7/Model VT Deluxe Hybrid

This is pretty cool because I don't think there's a trivial way of making the Canon 7 work with a trigger winder - under the base plate you have access to the bottom of the shutter drum, but that's not connected to the film transport gears. So I don't know how this was done. But what do I know about hacking Canon 7s.

 

[mooge]

I've seen this listing for at least a year.

Wonder why?

Probably because it's universally accepted as not being worth $300 Canadian kroner.
But I mean if someone here bought it and sent it to me for a varsol overhaul (and, likelier that not, replacing parts) I wouldn't say no...

 

[enasniearth]

This was part of peter decherts collection
He wrote the canon rangefinder camera book
Song of snow bought much of his collection several years back
I purchased his black paint canon L1 from song of snow 3 or so years back
Bobkonos has that camera in his collection currently

 

[mooge]

Fun story - I got to hold this very camera in my dirty paws a couple of days ago. I was at the St. Lawrence market antique deal (downtown Toronto) and I spotted this at Hit Camera's table and freaked out a little. It works (well, not sure about the stuff the guy in the ad says; I didn't check it thoroughly), and it's a clean conversion. The owner of the store said it was from the Deschert collection (as mentioned here) and he said it must be a factory job - and I'd have to agree - because it's cleanly executed, and not a trivial job to do the conversion...

The owner of Hit camera turns out to be a serious camera collector too - he's got stuff I'd never even heard of (1.2 Noctilux... in chrome??????) and the world's largest Karsh print collection. But maybe that's a story for another day.


So yeah, if you want a Canon 7 with a trigger winder, it's for sale at Hit Camera in Thornhill, Ontario.

 

[Greyscale]

Or, is a VT Deluxe with a Canon 7 top and meter? Wouldn’t that be an easier way to go than the other way around?

 

[Mackinaw]

I saved the pictures, you decide:

Jim B.

 

[Greyscale]

I saved the pictures, you decide:

Jim B.

Either way looks like quite a bit of rejiggering for a one-off.

 

[bluesun267]

Or, is a VT Deluxe with a Canon 7 top and meter? Wouldn’t that be an easier way to go than the other way around?

Woah, no way would that be easier. VT Deluxe has the front slow speed dial and rotating top speed dial.