Summer of GAS Continues, Canon 7 Rangefinder
Finally picked up a Canon 7 Rangefinder to go with my P (Populiare) and my modest screwmount lens kit. Everyone's first thought is, why not get a Nikon SP rangefinder. Well, SP's aren't cheap and this Canon 7 clocked in at about $300 delivered to my door. It was in great shape, the meter even works and is pretty accurage for a 60 year old selenium meter which usually is dead on arrival. The ergonomics are pretty intuitive, you can switch the frame lines via a dial on top and the really the only drawback is the lack of a hot shoe. Canon ran with a rather unique attachment for a flash that was on the left side of the camera. All that aside the camera is a dream to shoot with, and you have access to all that Leica screw mount glass floating around out there without having a nervous break down trying to load a Barnack Leica. I chose a roll of Kosmo Mono 100 and decided to give FX-39 a try as a developer, wow, I got contrasty negs. have a few year I want to print at ...