Canon Canonet QL19

  Produced 1965 Canon Camera Co., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 24.2oz (686.1g) Lens Canon SE 45mm 1:1.9 Focal range .8m to infinity Filter size 55mm Shutter Copal SV Shutter speeds B, 1-1/500 automatic or manual Viewfinder coupled rangefinder Read More …

Canon Canonet QL17

  Produced 1969 Canon Inc., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight (620g) Lens Canon 40mm 1:1.7 (6 elements in 4 groups) Filter size 48mm Focal range 2.6′ to infinity Shutter Copal Shutter speeds B, 1/4-1/500 automatic or manual Viewfinder coupled Read More …

Canon Canonet

  Produced 1961 Canon Camera Co., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 700g Lens Canon 45mm 1:1.9 (5 elements in 4 groups) Focal range .8m to infinity Filter size 55mm Shutter Copal SLV Shutter speeds B, 1-1/500 automatic or manual, Read More …

Argus C-Four

    Produced 1951-58 Argus Cameras, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI USA Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 25.6oz (725.8g) Lens Argus Coated Cintar 50mm 1:2.8 (unusually fast for a triplet) Filter Size accepts Kodak Series VI adapter no. 26 or 33mm Read More …

Argus C3

  Produced 1938-56 Argus Cameras, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI USA Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 26.8oz (759.8g) Lens Argus Coated Cintar 50mm 1:3.5 (3 element) Focal range 3′ to infinity Shutter leaf Shutter speeds B, 1/10-1/300 Viewfinder coupled rangefinder Exposure Read More …

Rangefinders & Compacts

At first I just didn’t get it. It wasn’t until I bought my first one and tried to use it that I understood what a rangefinder was and why it was special. I was used to SLRs where you see through the lens itself, and Read More …