Canon MGM-1

[Russ]

Does this exist? What is it? A buddy called me to say that he found one for sale, and want's to know more about it. I've never heard of it.

Russ

 

[back alley]

canon mgm = must get more, maybe?

joe

 

[Russ]

canon mgm = must get more, maybe?

joe

Joe

That is probably correct. Should I give him your 43mm yellow filter to use with it?

Russ

 

[back alley]

geez you make me laugh!

joe

 

[nwcanonman]

Joe,
Wait till you see him eat!

 

[back alley]

lol

 

[nwcanonman]

Actually guys,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3851327271&category=3328

Appears to be a Canon EOS 35mm AF with motor-drive and flash. Russ, you should get this baby 🙄

 

[nwcanonman]

Looking at the photo in the Ebay AD, it appears to be a "phony-baloney" rip off copy of Canon. There is no record on Canon's web site of a Model "MGM-1" ever being produced.
I've emailed the seller, advising him that he might be selling a fake Canon, and that the buyer might be "upset" after finding out.

 

[StuartR]

It looks more like one of the new Russian or Chinese "SLR's", which look like SLR's, but are actually viewfinder cameras...if that thing retailed for 475$ anywhere outside of someone's wildest dreams, I would be astonished.

 

[nwcanonman]

I received a reply from an email to the seller-
It has a 50mm f6.3 non-removable plastic ZOOM lens, is marked "Made in Japan" (LOL) and he "Thanks me for my input"
~ ; - )
There goes his Feedback ratio!!!!

 

[Jeroen]

Yup, it's one of those plastic viewfinder cameras. Seen them before. Tell your friend to stay away from it. A lot of people have been ripped off over similar items, just Google for 'Canomatic'...

 

[Russ]

Actually guys,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3851327271&category=3328

Appears to be a Canon EOS 35mm AF with motor-drive and flash. Russ, you should get this baby 🙄

Harold

I think I will. I need all the help I can get. My stuff has been sucking lately. Hey, the picture of you on your message icon, did you add the Sepia look. When I shot that one of you a couple of month's ago, wasn't I using Neopan 400?

Russ

 

[Russ]

I received a reply from an email to the seller-
It has a 50mm f6.3 non-removable plastic ZOOM lens, is marked "Made in Japan" (LOL) and he "Thanks me for my input"
~ ; - )
There goes his Feedback ratio!!!!

Cool! Is that high tech talk for "Auto-focus"? In that case, I'm all over it. Harold, do you remember that Viv S-1 200mm f/3.5 auto-focus lens that I have? Well I have yet to use it! Don't tell Bograt. However, that Panagor (Kiron) 21mm f/3.5, is performing very well. And it uses the cheap 82mm filter's too....

I think Joe want's us to cruise up to Vanvouver, BC for the upcoming camera show. He hasn't said anything, but, I think that he want's to fondle my Vivitar ES too.

Russ

 

[StuartR]

Cool! Is that high tech talk for "Auto-focus"?

I think it might be even better....it might be what they call "fixed focus". That way, you don't have to focus at all!!

 

[Russ]

I think it might be even better....it might be what they call "fixed focus". That way, you don't have to focus at all!!

Stuart

That's even better. Man, I love the technological advances these days. I might have to "take one for the group" and bid on that bad boy. Just to have it in the groups Canon collection.

Russ

 

[nwcanonman]

And since it's a fixed zoom, it's automatically zoomed and focused at 50mm too. What could be easier to use?:angel:

 

[back alley]

I think Joe want's us to cruise up to Vanvouver, BC for the upcoming camera show. He hasn't said anything, but, I think that he want's to fondle my Vivitar ES too.

huh?

 

[nwcanonman]

was that what he told you he wanted to fondle? But, he told me ......... well, .........not in this forum ~ ; - )

 

[back alley]

aahhhhhhh!!!!

 

[Doug]

Stuart, I think the correct term is "focus-free"! The lens is so slow you're free of having to focus at all, much faster than waiting for the AF to figure out what to do. 🙂

Cameras such as this are indeed a ripoff, fooling the uninformed about what they're really getting, and many of those duped may be so embarassed as to not raise a fuss afterward.