Canon RF- please educate me

[g0tr00t]

Ok, now I have a nice assortment of fixe lens RF's. I have been looking...yes just lookin :angel: at ebay's Canon RF's with Leica mounts....hmmmm - me thinks.

What are the "must have" Canon RF's with interchangeable lenses?

 

[back alley]

where do i start?

first check out cameraquest site for some info.
then the stella boys sites and then maybe karen nakamura's site.

do you need the links?

joe

 

[FrankS]

There you go again Joe, letting out the secret and driving up RF prices!

 

[back alley]

damn, i never thought...

 

[rover]

I saw that a Canon 50/1.4 is listed on Ebay today by Adorama. They rate it as a 9, I would question them to make sure you have confidence in what is being offered as I have read some negatives about their used stuff.

David, check out the cameraquest.com camera articles too.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Canon 7 is the best bargain going due to its Selenium meter which fails in about 1/3 of the cameras and is not that sensitive (EV6) even at its best. It makes the camera look ungainly. As a shooter, it is a great camera. Frame lines for 35; 50; 85/100; and 135mm. Parallax corrected brightline finder with a focus spot that is bright and a finder that is close to Leica. It is about 1/4 of the price of a similar condition Leica M and has a metal foil shutter that does not burn. It is not as quiet as a Leica M, but than again only broken cameras are quieter than an M.

The Canon P has fixed "brightline", ie painted on, framelines and does not have a meter. It is a much more classic looking camera than the 7. It is like looking at a streamline cruiser built for speed rather than a Dreadnaught with guns sticking out everywhere. The P goes for more, even though it was the economy model, because of Joe.

Lenses: the 50mm F1.8 is the sharpest of the bunch and the 50mm F1.4 is close behind. I use a Canon 50mm F1.4 on my Canon 7 and somehow have let TWO Canon 50mm F1.8's through my hands.

 

[back alley]

The P goes for more, even though it was the economy model, because of Joe.
it's nice to have some kind of impact on the world.

and somehow have let TWO Canon 50mm F1.8's through my hands.
and we love ya for it.
(not like frank's happy to see you kind of love...more like...well, you know...)

joe

 

[g0tr00t]

Oh, I get it now....The Canon 7/7s/7sZ are so nice....


Thanks! 🙂

 

[back alley]

the 7s is more $$ than either the 7 or the p usually.

the p is like the sports car, i love the look and feel of the camera.

i will soon be fondling one of brian's 7s so will be able to give a first hand impression then. it does look ugly compared to the p (in pics, anyway), but feature wise has more. i want a 7 cause i have the 85 and 135 lenses and don't want to use aux finders.

generally the 7 and p and the vi series cameras are quality built bodies, the lenses are excellent, mostly and cost way less than comparable german made cameras.

joe

 

[g0tr00t]

the 7s is more $$ than either the 7 or the p usually.

the p is like the sports car, i love the look and feel of the camera.

i will soon be fondling one of brian's 7s so will be able to give a first hand impression then. it does look ugly compared to the p (in pics, anyway), but feature wise has more. i want a 7 cause i have the 85 and 135 lenses and don't want to use aux finders.

generally the 7 and p and the vi series cameras are quality built bodies, the lenses are excellent, mostly and cost way less than comparable german made cameras.

joe

Thanks joe! MMmmm....Please do share the experience.... 🙂

Looking forward to to the "review". Thanks again!

 

[rover]

I have this book

CANON RANGEFINDER CAMERAS 1933-68 by Peter Dechert
You can see the cover here about 2/3 down the page
http://www.hovebooks.com/collect/

It contains all the info you could imagine about the Canon Rangefinders. If it were me, and it often is, who was looking for a Canon Rangefinder, I would look at anything from the V series forward. That includes the L and P. The book gives production numbers and complete descriptions of the cameras as some of the early models were more or less identicle on the outside.

 

[taffer]

Yup, that book is a must have for anybody serious about Canon rangefinders...

Of course, I DON'T have it 😛 (yet)

The 7 may be the great deal on the whole lot, I got mine for $135 (!) with a broken meter and capping 1/1000 speed but otherwise very nice.

Yep, it's not as stilish as the P, but with some home made make up you can cover those meter bugeyes (asuming they aren't working in first place) and give the camera a new silverish more classic appearance.

Then the one with that Industar 26 looks quircky 🙂 The tall lines on the 7 ASK for a fast big lens (1.4, 1.2 (!)) or a flat wide angle lens with a nice wide hood (I'm in love with vented ones) or a nice black Jupiter-9 which is built 'up to scale' to the 7.

If a P is a Range Rover the 7 may be between a Defender and a Lada Niva / Uaz Martorelli, depending on which lens you put on it 😉 😛

PS: Remember that true beauty is inside, and there both P and 7 will you you their curtain wrinkles, lol !

 

[back alley]

my 'p''s curtain is as smooth as a, well, ya know.

and i too don't have that book.
i bid on a couple but they always go past my limit.

joe

 

[FrankS]

David, there's a good site with Canon rangefinder information, just Google: Canon Museum

 

[taffer]

Btw a friend sent me some scans of the Canon 7 chapter from that book. I OCRed it and turned it to PDF. If somebody is interested, let me know.

Oscar

 

[back alley]

pick me pick me!🙂

joe

 

[taffer]

Check your gmail !

 

[Paul Connet]

Canon 7

Canon 7

The 7 may be the great deal on the whole lot, I got mine for $135 (!) with a broken meter and capping 1/1000 speed but otherwise very nice.

Yep, it's not as stilish as the P, but with some home made make up you can cover those meter bugeyes (asuming they aren't working in first place) and give the camera a new silverish more classic appearance.

I just bought a 7 from a fellow on the LUG. Have not received it yet, but have started lifting weights to get ready for the experience. I always passed on them before because of the size, but now with the experience of the Zorki 3C and 4, I think I'm finally ready. Even got out my old Canon FTbn to play with for a while in preparation.

All of you 7 owners are to blame for this and you will have to suffer the photos that come from it. 😛

Paul C.

 

[back alley]

welcome brother!

oscar, i'm on my way to gmail.

joe

 

[g0tr00t]

Btw a friend sent me some scans of the Canon 7 chapter from that book. I OCRed it and turned it to PDF. If somebody is interested, let me know.

Oscar

I would be very interested. Thank you.