Canon P - worth $200?

[Forest_rain]

I'm looking for a backup for my canon 7 - Canon P for $200 a good price? (On the "auction site").


I've seen them go for less but I'm wondering what the standard going rate for. Seems like Canon 7 goes for less than that even.


Seems like basically the same thing as a Canon 7, but without the meter, but with an accessory shoe (I have a meter I can use).

 

[newst]

It will depend on the actual condition of the camera obviously. If it is I good condition and not in need of a CLA then $200 is a good price. Since a CLA could cost you even more than the camera you need to be sure of the condition.

 

[Mackinaw]

.....Seems like basically the same thing as a Canon 7, but without the meter, but with an accessory shoe (I have a meter I can use).

Much different viewfinders. The P uses reflective framelines, while the 7 uses projected framelines, like a Leica M. With the P, you see 35/50/100 framelines all the time. With the 7, you dial in the frame you need.

Jim B.

 

[dourbalistar]

Much different viewfinders. The P uses reflective framelines, while the 7 uses projected framelines, like a Leica M. With the P, you see 35/50/100 framelines all the time. With the 7, you dial in the frame you need.

Jim B.

Different magnification, too. Canon P has a 1:1 viewfinder, and the Canon 7 has a 0.8 viewfinder. Might make a difference if you wear glasses.

 

[xayraa33]

It all also depends on how good your eyesight is...a Canon P Viewfinder could have a lot of extra internal reflections after 60 plus years...bearable when you have the good eyesight of a young adult but not so good with poorer eyesight of someone in their 60s and 70s. The Canon 7 VF despite its nearsighted-ness from the factory is much more enjoyable to use for us older folks.

 

[zenza]

It's not too difficult to find a perfectly working P for closer to the $100 mark if you have some patience. $200 can net you a working body + 50/1.8

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Canon P is the camera I should, probably, have gotten instead of M4-2.

Might be the camera which ain't need backup.

 

[xayraa33]

"Canon P - worth $200?"

They are actually cheaper to buy now than they were 10 to 12 years ago.

 

[Sierra Club]

Canon P is the camera I should, probably, have gotten instead of M4-2.

Might be the camera which ain't need backup.

Can you elaborate on that?
Was there something wrong with your M4-2 or do you just prefer shooting with Canon P?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Can you elaborate on that?
Was there something wrong with your M4-2 or do you just prefer shooting with Canon P?

How many threads you have seen with elaborations of light leaks and else with film M? I have seen way too many. Mine film M is just one from many. Nothing special, nothing uncommon with it.
I don't have P, I have RP now 🙂.
It was my initial mistake, I think. Not to get P, but prestige film M. Well, I was very patriotic with M4-2 purchase. 🙂

 

[Sierra Club]

How many threads you have seen with elaborations of light leaks and else with film M? I have seen way too many. Mine film M is just one from many. Nothing special, nothing uncommon with it.
I don't have P, I have RP now 🙂.
It was my initial mistake, I think. Not to get P, but prestige film M. Well, I was very patriotic with M4-2 purchase. 🙂

I've seen your photos of Canada made with Canadian M and liked them all.
No light leaks there as far as I can see.
The reason I was asking is because I myself also have M4-2 and honestly wouldn't trade it for anything 😀

 

[jim_jm]

I sold my Canon P last year on one of the other forum's classifieds for $135.00. I probably could have sold it for over $150, but I'd been letting go of a lot of 35mm gear and wanted to sell reasonably quickly to a fellow photographer and not a reseller. Cosmetically and mechanically excellent, with just the usual curtain wrinkles which have no effect on the camera. For a screw-mount body, these are much easier to use than the Leicas and are still very high quality. $200 seems a bit high, unless it's in pristine condition and just received a CLA.

 

[JeffS7444]

I bought a Canon P with 50/1.8 for a bit over $200, and it's a lovely camera. Canon VI-L would actually be closer to being a Canon VII without a meter, whereas the "P" incorporates a simplified finder w/o parallax correction. Definite feeling of quality, though the chrome plating is kind of thin.

 

[Johngwill]

whereas the "P" incorporates a simplified finder w/o parallax correction.

The Canon P does have parallax correction.


Quote from manual " Because it is synchronized to the focusing of the lens, parallax is automatically corrected on the viewfinder irrespective of the lens used "

 

[Dan Daniel]

I'm going to question if the P is the right 'backup' for a 7. They are rather different cameras in ways. The P viewfinder is not very good for 35mm lenses. The 7 viewfinder is much nicer all in all. The P is smaller, maybe a bit 'denser.'

Why not just get a second 7? Moving from one body to another will be much easier. I've had and used both, and both are nice in their ways. But the differences are, well, real.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

I've owned a couple of these. Yes VF is not ideal for 35mm lens users,
but overall the Canon P is a very well made solid and simple camera.

If I could find one in excellent condition with clean viewfinder and bright
perfectly adjusted RF patch I would not hesitate to spend $200 now.
IMO prices on these should only go up.

Chris