canon rf collector here

Brian Legge said:
The price for the 50mm 1.8 seems to have come down a bit. Most I've seen have been in the $150 range (down from the $200+ they seem to have been averaging 4 months ago). The IVSB2 I've seen in the $225 range though there has been much more fluctuation there based on condition.

These Canon prices seem to fluctuate much more rapidly than some of the other items I've been watching.
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Interesting observation. I've always found it odd that these superb lenses haven't appreciated in the same way that Leica, Zeiss or Hexanon lenses have. I bought my 50/1.8 in near mint condition with hood for about $180 3 years ago, and little seems to have changed. Even if they had appreciated in the same way, they would still be cheap for the build and image quality.

Steve
 
bobkonos said:
Kevin: beautiful collection!

Kevin and Thomas: of the 35mm lenses you have, do you have a favorite? I remain intrigued by the 35mm f1.5 maybe Kevin will sell me one of his??? 🙂
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Hi Bobkonos,

I sold my Canon 35mm F2, and replaced it with the 35mm F1.5 and I'm happy with that one. I loved my F2 and I think it beat my old V1 35mm F2 Summicron, at least, very very similar "look". Stopped down to F2 or F2.8 I suspect that the 35mm F1.4 would be the winner over the F2. And there is no substitute for -speed- when you need it.
 
Nokton48 said:
Hi Bobkonos,

I sold my Canon 35mm F2, and replaced it with the 35mm F1.5 and I'm happy with that one. I loved my F2 and I think it beat my old V1 35mm F2 Summicron, at least, very very similar "look". Stopped down to F2 or F2.8 I suspect that the 35mm F1.4 would be the winner over the F2. And there is no substitute for -speed- when you need it.
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Many thanks for your feedback. By the way, still waiting for the aftermarket rear lens cap for my 19mm f3.5, but only because they were out of sto ck. Should be a neat solution, so thanks again for that tip.
 
i think prices for these cameras peaked when the japanese economy peaked
so they have dropped some in the last 10 years or so
people collect what they wanted to have when they were younger
hard to imagine who will want these cameras after the baby boomers
going on vacation
gonna take a canon 7 because i have one in user condition
i'll try to get some collection pics up in february
about the various 35 mm lenses:
looks like i have all of them
perhaps i can set up a test target and compare
first i'll need to measure that my cameras are EXACTLY right in terms of distance from lens flange to film plane and then make sure the lenses are right
i've been wanting to do that anyway
i used to be an optical engineer and should still have enough stuff lying around
 
bobkonos said:
Kevin: beautiful collection!

Kevin and Thomas: of the 35mm lenses you have, do you have a favorite? I remain intrigued by the 35mm f1.5 maybe Kevin will sell me one of his??? 🙂
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Thanks~ I think Canon 35 f2 and 35mm f1.5 are both good and worth to own them all.

But about the Canon 35mm f1.5, it's better to use on film I think.

I am sorry that one of my 35 1.5 is for using and the other one is for collection because of it's mint condition.
 
I'm not a collector by any means, but I enjoy the Canon bodies and lenses I have and use them regularly:

Canon P -- my first interchangeable lens rf
Canon IVSB2, w/ trigger winder -- really enjoying shooting with this little gem
Canon III -- which I bought cheap to get the baseplate to use on the IVSB2.

35/2.8 -- mine is the tiny early chrome version, good for b&w but also interesting for color
35/1.8 -- a lovely, lovely lens. My go-to 35 these days
50/1.5 -- a lens once owned by Roland, so it came to me in beautiful shape
50/1.8 -- recently cleaned and a spectacular performer. I agree that this lens continues to be undervalued.
100/3.5 -- really nice moderate tele.

I had a Canon 7 but sold it; it was a little too big and I really wanted an M2 (which I ultimately got).
 
Same as Steve.... I am a user of Canon RF equipment, with some accumulation tendencies.

I have a Canon IVsb and three P's ( black, chrome, olive green).
I had more Canon lenses, and now I still have the 35/2.8, 35/1.5, 35/1.8, 50/1.2, 50/1.8, 50/1.5, 85/1.5. I sold the very fine 35/2 and 50/1.4 and 85/1.9.


edit: I forgot about the 100/3.5.
 
I'm glad you mentioned the 35/1.8 which seldom gets comments. I've got it, and it's great. It's funny, the F2 and F1.8 versions I believe are the same optical formula, but everyone is told to get the F2.
 
just got done making a spread sheet with all my canon bodies lenses and serial numbers
naturally i've accumulated some other screw mount pieces
one is 50 mm f 1.5 simlar
they want big bucks for one on ebay
anyone know why??
 
Amazing gear being displayed here. I'm fairly light on Canon LTM gear these days, but I do own a prized black 28mm F3.5 with case. I also have L3 and IIf bodies

My favorite Canon 50mm lens is the Zebra 50/2.8 - simple, but sharp and effective, and very small and light.
 
1950
IID
IIA
IIAF
IIAX
VL
VL2

Hi Mike,

Nice lot.

The 11AX is a furfy and was never produced. Peter Dechert mentions this on page 125 of his book and only the IIAF exists of which only three are know, out of a production of only 15 examples produced.

It's not often I shine my finger nails to gloat but I now have a IIAF serial #94691 in my collection.

I dont own models 1950 or IIA but maybe one day. The rest pop up on eBay every now and then.
Peter
 
Hi Dan,

Yep...I have two of them.

The only difference between the two is the engraving is smaller on one of them, other than that they are the same.

I will add some pics tomorrow.

I have a 1/10/1960 Canon Salesman price list and it indicates that the item had a code CAHUL and wholesale price was Aussie 2 pounds 3 shillings and 6 pence...about $2.36?

The Finder Coupler was produced because the Model P lacked the small nipple in the accessory shoe for parallax correction when using the 28mm lenses and others.


Peter
 
goamules said:
I'm glad you mentioned the 35/1.8 which seldom gets comments. I've got it, and it's great. It's funny, the F2 and F1.8 versions I believe are the same optical formula, but everyone is told to get the F2.
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The 35/2 is reported to be sharper across the plane and it is better resistant to flare than the 35/1.8. It also costs about twice as much.
 
This may be a good place to inquire about what the value is on a PC flash adaptor which slides onto the flash rail on the side of the Canon RF body. It is made by Minicam.
 
David Murphy said:
Amazing gear being displayed here. I'm fairly light on Canon LTM gear these days, but I do own a prized black 28mm F3.5 with case. I also have L3 and IIf bodies

My favorite Canon 50mm lens is the Zebra 50/2.8 - simple, but sharp and effective, and very small and light.
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Hi David,
Isn't the 50/2.8 a Tessar design lens? I used to have such a lens a few years ago. It used to be the most widely sold 50 lens,. but now you rarely see it for sale.
 
Hi Peter,

Thanks for that! 🙂 I have some Canon literature that indicates the Flash Coupler was about $4US. Still I think I got a good deal at $45US. My P, 7, and 7S can make good use of this coupler. Canon Using/Collecting is quite fun! Today I bought a Black P 28mm Finder, and a Dark Yellow 40mm Canon Slimline Filter, for my new Canon 25mm.

Take Care.
-Dan

CanonRFinder said:
Hi Dan,

Yep...I have two of them.

The only difference between the two is the engraving is smaller on one of them, other than that they are the same.

I will add some pics tomorrow.

I have a 1/10/1960 Canon Salesman price list and it indicates that the item had a code CAHUL and wholesale price was Aussie 2 pounds 3 shillings and 6 pence...about $2.36?

The Finder Coupler was produced because the Model P lacked the small nipple in the accessory shoe for parallax correction when using the 28mm lenses and others.


Peter
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I accumulated most of my Canon RF stuff back in the 1980's as I recall. Back when it was cheap. So here's what I got:
BODIES
IIS2
III
IIIa
VIt
7S
LENSES
28/2.8 Canon
35/3.5 Serenar
35/2.0 Canon
50/3.5 Serenar
50/2.8 Canon early
50/1.9 Serenar
50/1.8 Serenar
50/1.8 Canon chrome
50/1.5 Canon
50/1.4 Nikon
50/1.2 Canon
50/0.95 Canon
100/3.5 Canon black & chrome
100/3.5 Canon black
135/3.5 Canon black
Hmm. What's that Nikon doing in there? I think it came on one of the bodies. Anyway, I don't have a 50/1.4 Canon so it stays. I only remember a couple of stories related to acquiring all this (aren't you thankful it's only two). At a local camera store a man was trading the Canon 7S with 50/1.2 lens. The camera store owner, who I know personally, said he'd give $95 trade in. I instantly said I'd give him $95. He took it and I took the camera. Obviously I still have it. Second story, same store. Mint Canon 35/2.0 with a movie camera C-Mount for $35. Once I got it home I removed the C-Mount adapter and I had (you guessed it) a mint Canon 35/2.0 LTM lens.
What about the two 100/3.5 lenses? You didn't ask, but I'm going to tell you anyway. I just think the black and chrome one looks better with IV and earlier bodies and the all black looks better with the later model bodies. Anybody else feel that way?
Don't get me started on Canon SLR's. I have about 25 bodies and about the same number of Canon brand lenses.
 
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