Heads Up, Canon 7, low BIN

[Greyscale]

Not in my budget this week, but someone should snatch this up

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANON-7-L39...274?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item3cd7585d62

 

[back alley]

would the canon 7 and leica m5 be comparable?

 

[Mackinaw]

would the canon 7 and leica m5 be comparable?

Kind of. The M5 used a CdS photocell located inside the camera, while the Canon 7 used a selenium cell located on the front top plate. With the M5, while metering, you matched needles in the viewfinder. With the 7, you read the suggested aperture off a little window on top of the top plate and transferred that reading to the lens. Of course the M5 has the M-bayonet mount, while the 7 is LTM.

Jim B.

 

[farlymac]

Somebody got it.

PF

 

[back alley]

Kind of. The M5 used a CdS photocell located inside the camera, while the Canon 7 used a selenium cell located on the front top plate. With the M5, while metering, you matched needles in the viewfinder. With the 7, you read the suggested aperture off a little window on top of the top plate and transferred that reading to the lens. Of course the M5 has the M-bayonet mount, while the 7 is LTM.

Jim B.

thanks!
i just did some quick research on the 7...i'd like to pick up a good rangefinder but it needs to be cheap...the 7 might work if i could find one with a good working meter.

 

[FrankS]

That would have been perfect for you Joe.

'Cept the lack of reliable/accurate meter.

 

[back alley]

That would have been perfect for you Joe.

'Cept the lack of reliable/accurate meter.

yeah..i want a built in meter and it should work...

 

[Greyscale]

The same seller has a Canon P with Serenar 50/1.8 that looks like a decent candidate for a CLA for $220.

 

[Mackinaw]

The 7 is a nice camera. Very solid with a nice quality feel. Since it uses projected frame lines like in a Leica M, you don't see any of the viewfinder flare that you at times find in a Canon P (which uses reflected frame lines). Plus seeing the focal length number of the viewfinder frame you select is a nice touch. The meters appear to have aged well. Mine is really quite accurate, and it has never seen a CLA. It is not very light-sensitive though so take along a hand-held meter when it gets dim. They made a ton of Canon 7s' so finding one is usually no big deal. Still, if you can check one out in person before buying, do so.

Jim B.

 

[Frontman]

Strangely enough, most of the Canon 7 cameras I have come across have good meters, perhaps 80%. The later Canon 7S had a cds meter, but in my experience, these are less reliable than the old selenium types.