Bill Smith's Photography

 I was in the market for a fast 35mm for my my Leica M4-2, either a modern Zeiss Biogon 35 F2, a Voightlander Heliar 35 F2, or a vintage Canon in Leica thread mount. There's no way I could afford a 35 F2 Summicron, or even the LTM Nikkor 35 F1.8, my brother got that lens from dad's estate and its expensive as hell to buy. One day my camera repair tech Gary Clannen aka Lens Medic YYC had a serviced Canon LTM 35 F1.8 lens. I bought the lens right away, and is now on my Canon P.  Doing research I could not ascertain the 35 F1.8 lens had a dedicated lens hood. Of course it shared the same oddball diameter of 40mm like the 50 F1.8. I had a lens hood the same dimensions has the lens hood for the 50 f1.8 and from what I read on Canon Rangefinder pages online, works for the 35mm lens. I might try it without as the front element is recessed enough into the barrel I might be able to get away with out a hood.  With some cropping, ok, cropping each frame pretty much, I fixed thing. W...

I need to get out into the country more often before there's another lockdown.  Camera: Canon P, Canon 50 f1.8 LTM lens.  Film: Kodak Pro Image 100. 

I went up to Caledon for the morning to pay my annual dues at the Caledon Ski Club and it was a great excuse to get out and do some shooting. i packed my Cnaon P rangefinder and my last roll of Kodak Pro Image 100.  This was a great combo, one camera, one lens and one roll of film. I like the Canon P, pity Canon rangefinders are starting to creep up in price because a Canon 7 would be nice to add to the collection/fleet.  Camera: Canon P, Canon 50 F1.8 LTM lens.  Film: Kodak Pro Image 100. 

Just out for another walk....... Kosmo Mono 100 is a great film for sunny days, Kosmo Foto still has a pile available for sale in 120 . Sadly they are out of 35mm at the moment, and I don't know when they are going to take delivery of fresh stock. I'm lucky I have a local source for this film. Anything shipping internationally is going to take its time and the long way around to where you are. Canon P Rangefinder Camera: Caon 50 f1.8 LTM lens. Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50.

One camera, one lens, well that describes most of my TLR's save for the Mamiya C220f, the Canon P was one of those purchases I was glad I did. I tried to like Barnack Leicas but the bottom loading was too much a test of my sanity. The Canon rangefinders of the later 1950s and '60s were everyone's dream Leica Threadmount camera. You can load it like an SLR, believe me, that's a great thing. Using the P is pretty straightforward if you are used to shooting a Leica M, Zeiss M or a Voightlander Bessa R. Compact and quiet, you can almost use this as a travel camera if you want to travel really light with just a 50mm lens. Well I'm not traveling very far, just my walks around Southeast Oakville during The Great Shutdown. Camera: Canon P Rangefinder, 50 f1.8 Canon Leica Thread Mount lens. Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50.