Show me your Canon RF camera

[padam]

 

[02Pilot]

It's taken me a while to get this kit together, but I think it's pretty much set at this point. L to R:

<EP> marked L1 w/ Serenar 50/1.9 (w/ six-digit serial number!)
<EP> marked Canon 100/3.5
<EP> marked Serenar 35/2.8
P w/ <EP> marked Canon 50/1.5

I regularly use non-Canon lenses on these bodies, and the Canon lenses on other bodies, but I figured I'd keep the group pure for this forum.

 

[Greyscale]

Canon IVF with Serenar 50/1.8 and original box. Currently being ignored in the RFF classifieds. Sigh. I may just be forced to keep this beautiful camera.


Untitled by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[bobby_novatron]

Glad to see this thread still has legs! I love my Canon rangefinder, I use it as often as I can.

I'm slowly accumulating a collection of Canon glass. Here's my Canon 7 with the 50/1.4 'Japanese Summilux'.

 

[Mackinaw]

......<EP> marked L1 w/ Serenar 50/1.9 (w/ six-digit serial number!).......

Well that’s interesting, a six-digit L1. Wonder what the story is on that? Another Canon L1 mystery, I guess.

Jim B.

 

[02Pilot]

Well that’s interesting, a six-digit L1. Wonder what the story is on that? Another Canon L1 mystery, I guess.

Jim B.

Sorry, my syntax was ambiguous; it's the Serenar 50/1.9 that has the six-digit serial, not the L1. According to Peter Kitchingman's site, the extra digit makes it rather rare. I started a thread on it here: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145402

 

[Mackinaw]

My mistake, I misread your post.

But I see that you and I exchanged comments on this lens back in 2014. Cool. I remember the thread.

Jim B.

 

[bennyng]

Black repaint P "anti-panda." It had a weird homemade advance lever but Youxin sold me a replacement from a chrome P.

Excellent paintwork on the body!

Cheers,

 

[bennyng]

'When I wake up and walk in my study I always feel a great sadness.. I don't own any of those nice late Canon Rangefinders or lenses...'

Said someone else entirely - but not me 😉

Surely eBay can very quickly address the situation? Nothing like helping a friend find happiness.

Upper left to right: VI-L (ep) with 50 f1.2 (ep) and meter / 7sZ with 50 0.95 / VI-T in camera holder with 50 f1.4, Auto-up 450, zoomfinder s and Parallax Compensator III / P with 28 f2.8, turret zoomfinder with 21-28 attachment and Flash Unit Coupler

Mid left to right: 85 f1.8 / 7sZ with FL 19 f3.5, Mount Converter B and 19 mm finder / 100 f2 / 7 with 100 f3.5, Accessory Coupler and Universal Finder / 135 f3.5

Lower left to right: 25 f3.5 / 28 f3.5 / 35 f1.5 / 35 f2 / 50 f1.8 / 50 f1.5

What can I say.. I am a happy Canon RF camper at the moment 😎

And for sake of a clean picture I am not showing the plethora of original Canon RF cases, (all) black finders, hoods, caps, filters, auto-ups, flashes and other accessories I own. Everything works like it should and is ready for use.

That is quite a sizeable collection! With many rare accessories too! I bet you must have spent quite some time putting them together. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

 

[bobby_novatron]

Great posts in this thread -- so interesting to see different Canon variants.

@mabelsound, that black re-paint looks really great.

 

[lxmike]

canon vt deluxe bottom plate with trigger wind and 'ding' in one corner

 

[Fixcinater]

My VT has a very similar ding in the bottom plate, maybe related to how users hold the camera when using it with the trigger?

 

[bennyng]

An L1, my rangefinder camera of choice for the summer of 2015. Fitted with a 50/2.0 Nikkor.

Nice set Jim!

May I know if that's is the auto parallax correction view finder on the L1? I thought these were great but sadly, they are not the most popular.

Cheers,

 

[Rogrund]

Just a plain P and a 50/1.4.


P1010599 by Rogrunder, on Flickr

 

[Cassady]

Here is my newly acquired Canon P with the 35mm f/2 lens with a Fotasy filter and lens hood (check your favorite auction site for 40mm filter and lens hood) and 50mm f/1.4 lens with contemporary cap and filter.

 

[Greyscale]

Canon IIB by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[Fixcinater]

Is that a Series hood on an Elmar/Elmar copy FED lens, Mike?

 

[Greyscale]

Is that a Series hood on an Elmar/Elmar copy FED lens, Mike?

The hood was made by a company Mansfield Industries in Chicago as part of the "Raydex Optical Filter Kit" in the late '40's, similar to the Kodak Series. It was sold in a kit with six drop-in filters (Yellow, type A, Red, Green, Blue and Haze). It will fit the Elmar (and clones), as well as the Argus Cintar on the C3 (excluding the Matchmatic).

Mansfield later bought Argus, and also produced several cameras under its own name, the Mansfield Skylark probably being the most notable.

 

[je2a3]

Souvenirs from Tokyo: Canon 7s from the bargain bin of Katsumido Camera, Ginza (everything works aside from a broken meter) + Canon 35mm f2 from Camera Ichiba, Shinjuku

 

[Fixcinater]

Thanks for the info, Greyscale.

je2a3 - That's a beautiful camera!