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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 21, 2017 14:51:23 GMT -5
Conan asked "Are all these cameras from your collection? Those meters and those from the Canon rangefinder series are not only difficult to find in good and working condition – they are incredibly expensive."
Well yes they are, that"s why it's easy for me to make the 3D shots because i have the models whitin hand reach. It is often difficult to find a specific model to complete the line up and even more difficult to find the right accesoires, but sometimes you get lucky ;-) I am through with "heavy" collecting though, i've got allmost everything i want and with getting older the question "why am i doing this?" pops up more frequently. I haven't got unlimited funds and i find it more and more difficult to justify spending large amounts of money on missing links in my collection. Still i hope somebody somewhere enjoy's my 3D efforts, i thought it would be nice as i've seen a lot of camera sites with interesting info on cameras but don't think this 3D approach has been done before.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 21, 2017 15:05:40 GMT -5
1965 came the fixed mirror canon pellix. Don't get me started on what i don't like about it, don't wanna stir things up with the canon fan boys :-) A later model 1966 pellix QL with canon FL 50mm 1:1.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 22, 2017 5:37:09 GMT -5
This is my 500th post, i raise my glass and salute everybody on this forum. It's a privilege to be part of this fine comunity !
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 22, 2017 7:04:58 GMT -5
The 1968 TL was introduced as a simplified version of the FT. A later model (1974)Canon TLb wich uses the "new" FD mount with FD 50mm 1:1.8S.C.
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Post by raybar on Mar 22, 2017 19:01:51 GMT -5
Still i hope somebody somewhere enjoy's my 3D efforts, i thought it would be nice as i've seen a lot of camera sites with interesting info on cameras but don't think this 3D approach has been done before. This one member, at least, enjoys and appreciates your efforts very much. Thank you for your time and effort. I also don't recall seeing 3D on other camera sites. ---------- Regarding the Pellix - - I think the fixed mirror was one of those things that someone was bound to try, if only to show that it wasn't actually a very good idea except perhaps for specialized applications.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 23, 2017 4:09:11 GMT -5
A bit of an oddball this 1969 canon EX EE. Canon's first auto exposure slr, but no interchangable lenses, just screw in front elements to get diffrent focal lenghts. Here's the EX EE with its add on lenses (35 and 95mm)
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Post by raybar on Mar 23, 2017 10:01:08 GMT -5
Canon also released a 125mm lens for the EX cameras, the EX125/3.5.
Perhaps it made the lenses less expensive, but it did nothing for functionality. I found lens changes slow and cumbersome, the camera isn't any smaller or lighter than a normal SLR, and the lenses can't be used on any other camera.
So, like the fixed Pellix mirror, I think the "fixed rear elements plus interchangeable front elements" system was something that someone was bound to try, if only to show that it wasn't a good idea.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 23, 2017 14:15:44 GMT -5
Canon also released a 125mm lens for the EX cameras, the EX125/3.5. Perhaps it made the lenses less expensive, but it did nothing for functionality. I found lens changes slow and cumbersome, the camera isn't any smaller or lighter than a normal SLR, and the lenses can't be used on any other camera. So, like the fixed Pellix mirror, I think the "fixed rear elements plus interchangeable front elements" system was something that someone was bound to try, if only to show that it wasn't a good idea. I was led to believe the 125mm was later introduced with the 1972 revised version of the EE; the EX Auto. Canon did make a series of bad decisions in camera design, starting with the "flex", the pellix and the EX EE. But in 1971 things were about to change dramaticly, watch my next post for that.
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Post by raybar on Mar 23, 2017 15:42:50 GMT -5
Here's a quickly done hand held shot (sorry, no time to do it properly right now) of the four Canon EX lenses, 35, 50, 95, and 125 (left to right). Note how small the 50 is, and how large the 125 is. Behind the lenses are an EX Auto with a 50mm mounted and an EXEE with its lens removed. ---------- I think I know what's coming next and I still have my first one, bought 12 June 1972 from Minifilm in New York along with a used 135/2.5.
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Post by conan on Mar 23, 2017 23:22:38 GMT -5
Canon did make a series of bad decisions in camera design, starting with the "flex", the pellix and the EX EE. But in 1972 things were about to change dramaticly, watch my next post for that. Hopefully the EF Black Beauty?
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 24, 2017 3:48:51 GMT -5
In 1971, canon finally got their act togheter. The F1 system with the new FD mount left photographers little to desire (well maybe a few good wide-angle lenses would have been nice) and was ready to take on the competition. F1 with motor drive and FD 35mm 1:2 and F1 with FD SSC 50mm 1:1.4
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 25, 2017 7:15:10 GMT -5
Also released in 1971, the FTb, canon's alternative to nikkormats,spotmatics and SRt's. This is a black later model (1973) FTb N with FD 28mm 1:2.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 26, 2017 14:18:09 GMT -5
In 1973 the camera that today is known as canon's black beauty was launched. It's basicly a F1 without interchangeable viewfinders and no motordrive capability BUT with shutterspeed priority AE. EF (came in black only) with FD 50mm 1:1.4
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 27, 2017 8:24:59 GMT -5
For a few years nothing special was released by canon, but in 1976 the AE-1 was introduced. Canon combined their micro electronics and camera knowledge and came up with a winner. With 5.000.000 copies sold it was the camera a lot of people were waiting for. AE-1 chrome with FD 35mm 1:3.5 sc.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 28, 2017 12:54:58 GMT -5
Because i've misplaced a box of canon gear somewhere i have to skip a few models in this 3D line up and continue with the most well equiped A series model, The 1978 A-1. Front to back A-1 with FD 35-105mm 1:3.5 zoom, A-1 with FD 50mm 1:1.8 and power winder A A-1 with FD 50mm 1:1.4 and MA motor drive
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