My "new" Canon P!!

[travis.taylor]

So it turns out that my grandpa has some Zeiss lenses in 50mm
and 135mm. He said he remembers having to use a screw to
bayonet mount adapter to use the on his slr (this was many years ago!). Could these be LTM type and work on the P? Or would that be wishful thinking? I know nothing of CZ lenses.....

BTW: He live a few hours away which is why I don't just go look at them...

 

[02Pilot]

So it turns out that my grandpa has some Zeiss lenses in 50mm
and 135mm. He said he remembers having to use a screw to
bayonet mount adapter to use the on his slr (this was many years ago!). Could these be LTM type and work on the P? Or would that be wishful thinking? I know nothing of CZ lenses.....

BTW: He live a few hours away which is why I don't just go look at them...

If they were used on an SLR, I would suspect they are not LTM.

 

[reiki_]

Is it weird with all the framelines being visible at once? I'd try to order one but that seems like something that would bug me out.

 

[ferider]

Is it weird with all the framelines being visible at once? I'd try to order one but that seems like something that would bug me out.

For me, the Canon P is really a 50mm machine, Reiki: in the 1:1 finder the 50mm framelines are very clear and easy to concetrate on. Due to corners only 100mm framelines are harder to use, and 35mm framelines too, since they are out of the FOV, and you have to look left and right when composing.

Hope that makes sense.

Roland.

 

[02Pilot]

Is it weird with all the framelines being visible at once? I'd try to order one but that seems like something that would bug me out.

I haven't had my P for very long, but I found adjusting to the framelines quite simple. As ferider noted, the 50mm lines are the most natural, though I have no trouble using the 100mm; the 35mm lines do require a bit of maneuvering, but unless you are specifically concerned with filling the frame entirely, it is relatively easy to compose for 35 by just using the natural view through the finder (being 1:1 helps a lot) and cropping a bit.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Been following this discussion and wonder how it all relates to a VI-T?
I haven't run any film thru mine yet but have a Canon 35 and Nik 50 that fit it.

 

[Mackinaw]

The P and the VI-T are built on the same "chassis," so they are very similar in looks and, in some cases, use. The big difference though, is in the the wind mechanism and the viewfinder.

Jim B.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

I can see frame lines when the finder is set on 50 but nothing shows on 35, is that the way it's supposed to be? Mg brings up a magnified focus from the looks of it.