In Search of the Best Vintage Canon Rangefinder 35, Part 2 More Camera Images

Here are additional images of back-loading Canon rangefinder cameras covered in the text section of this article:

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Canon VT De Luxe was produced in 3 distant versions. All had trigger wind film advance; the last one had metal shutter curtains.

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Canon P: An economical best seller that appealed to shooters of all stripes, it has a bright 1:1 viewfinder the shows 35mm, 50mm and 100mm frame lines simultaneously.
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Canon 7; The first screw-mount Canon with a built-in coupled selenium meter, it pioneered the great 5-frame viewfinder used in the Canon 7s.

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Canon 7sZ: Last of the breed, it's a Canon 7s with an upgraded viewfinder (see text for details). It can be identified by its small round rangefinder adjustment port above the last "n" in the Canon 7 logo. In the "regular" Canon 7s the port is located above and to the right of the shutter speed dial.
 

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I bought a Canon 7Sz a while back from an Ebayer in Japan who claimed the meter worked. When I got it the meter was as dead as a doorknob. The seller claimed the meter had "died" in transit (!!!) He gave me a $40.00 credit so I kept the camera. Can these Cds meters be fixed? Also when I looked at the viewfinder, the ghost images around the rfdr patch were still visible though not as pronounced as in my 7. I suppose Canon never did resolve this issue -- How did Leica get rid of ghost images?
 
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