Canon LTM P lust

Canon M39 M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
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mabelsound said:
I wish the black ones were more plentiful...
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I know what you mean. But you can always get one painted. This one is done with a crackle finish on the top and base plate, like the recent black canon L lenses.



And I second Steve's recommendation on the Canon Sonnar. A real pleasant little package.

Cheers,
 
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That's pretty nice...who did it? My instinct would be to send it to Robert someday but I don't think he's gotten into Canons.

The Canon Sonnar would be nice, but I've already got a Zeiss one from the fifties that would be very hard to beat. I ordered the 1.4 so I could mess around with a fast compact Planar...
 
I traded off my mintish VI-L, and I got a second P in Black! The P is an awesome photography machine. I had to adjust the RF focus for the black P, and now both cameras RF agree.
 
mabelsound said:
That's pretty nice...who did it? My instinct would be to send it to Robert someday but I don't think he's gotten into Canons.

The Canon Sonnar would be nice, but I've already got a Zeiss one from the fifties that would be very hard to beat. I ordered the 1.4 so I could mess around with a fast compact Planar...
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This one is done by a Japanese painter, Shintaro. I don't think Robert does Canon RF bodies yet.

As for the Sonnar, since you have the real McCoy, there's no need for anything else. But the Canon 50mm f/1.4 is also another great lens for a low price.

flip said:
My, that's pretty. I want to black paint mine, but since the chrome's in excellent condition, I feel like I'm destroying art if I do it.
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I agree. I wouldn't have the heart to destroy a mint condition camera too. Restoring some less than perfect specimen to it's former glory or give it a fresh lease of life with a new coat of paint is still acceptable.

raid said:
I traded off my mintish VI-L, and I got a second P in Black! The P is an awesome photography machine. I had to adjust the RF focus for the black P, and now both cameras RF agree.
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Ohh.... The VI-L/VI-T are also great cameras.

Cheers,
 
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When you are looking at Canon Ps, don't overlook the L1, either, although they are much rarer. The warmish gold coated rangefinder patch is a hardier alternative. I think that most of the Ls have cloth shutters. I love mine.

Bruce
 
N. Bruce Nelson said:
When you are looking at Canon Ps, don't overlook the L1, either, although they are much rarer. The warmish gold coated rangefinder patch is a hardier alternative. I think that most of the Ls have cloth shutters. I love mine.

Bruce
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I've got both. You are 100% right about the L1's RF, but the P's VF can be improved by the insertion of a rectangular piece of a yellow filter inside the RF front window too. Overall, the L1 has a cooler, retro look IMHO ('cause it is--mfg. in 1957).

Bill
 
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mabelsound said:
can this be accomplished without disassembling the camera?
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I've discussed about this with my repair person and I'm planning to have it done next time my P will be serviced. He says the top plate must be removed first but it's not a difficult task.

Some people here installed blue tinted filter on their Nikon SP VFs. Blue is complementary colour for yellow (colour of the Canon P brightlines) so in a way it makes sense that blue tint would enhance VF contrast. I'd like to hear your opinions about this.
 
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