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Finally, it arrived! (Thanks, Frank!)
My first Canonet!
It's so small, but not flimsy. Has a rather solid feel to it - feels surprisingly well made. Doesn't feel anything like your run of the mill P&S camera, although the size is similar to a P&S...
Funny, at first I thought it looks just like my Yashica Lynx 14e - only about half the size 🙂
Everything is where it's supposed to be - no strange placement of controls, no surprises. It just feels natural in the hand.
And the famous "QL" (quick load) feature is a real blessing after Leica Ms 😀 Say what you will, but on Canonet they did it better!
RF/VF is not that great - my Yashica is better (not to mention the Leicas, but that's another league....) Still, RF is quite usable - much better than anything you'll find on any Russian RF.
I love this little camera! I shot a test roll immediately, and, although I made some errors in developing (i.e. used a wrong fixer 🙁), most of the shots came out nicely. The others were mainly due to operator errors 😉
In short, if I were asked to provide a concise description, I'd say that it's a miniature Leica. A bit of an overstatement, perhaps, but that's my impression. In several regards it's better than an M2 or M3 - e.g. it has a built-in light meter, and also auto-exposure. Small and solid, it's a camera you'd want with you at all times. No wonder it was nicknamed a "poor man's Leica" 🙂
Strange, after so many cameras, it's only now that I got a Canonet. And indeed, all the praises I've been reading are not hype. It's a solid, well-built little camera, very practical, and the final results look very good so far, almost comparable to my Yashica Lynx. And the 1.7 max. aperture is also a nice bonus if you prefer to shoot in available light.
Attached is something in the Peter style, although the shot was not taken in a public toilet 😀
I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!!!!
Denis
My first Canonet!
It's so small, but not flimsy. Has a rather solid feel to it - feels surprisingly well made. Doesn't feel anything like your run of the mill P&S camera, although the size is similar to a P&S...
Funny, at first I thought it looks just like my Yashica Lynx 14e - only about half the size 🙂
Everything is where it's supposed to be - no strange placement of controls, no surprises. It just feels natural in the hand.
And the famous "QL" (quick load) feature is a real blessing after Leica Ms 😀 Say what you will, but on Canonet they did it better!
RF/VF is not that great - my Yashica is better (not to mention the Leicas, but that's another league....) Still, RF is quite usable - much better than anything you'll find on any Russian RF.
I love this little camera! I shot a test roll immediately, and, although I made some errors in developing (i.e. used a wrong fixer 🙁), most of the shots came out nicely. The others were mainly due to operator errors 😉
In short, if I were asked to provide a concise description, I'd say that it's a miniature Leica. A bit of an overstatement, perhaps, but that's my impression. In several regards it's better than an M2 or M3 - e.g. it has a built-in light meter, and also auto-exposure. Small and solid, it's a camera you'd want with you at all times. No wonder it was nicknamed a "poor man's Leica" 🙂
Strange, after so many cameras, it's only now that I got a Canonet. And indeed, all the praises I've been reading are not hype. It's a solid, well-built little camera, very practical, and the final results look very good so far, almost comparable to my Yashica Lynx. And the 1.7 max. aperture is also a nice bonus if you prefer to shoot in available light.
Attached is something in the Peter style, although the shot was not taken in a public toilet 😀
I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!!!!
Denis
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