Introduced in: 1969

Specs:

Lens: Canon Lens 40mm f/1.7
6-element, 4-group composition.
Closest Focus: 0.8m (2.6ft)
Aperture: f/1.7 - f/16
Shutter: 1/500 to 1/4 + B (Bulb)
Copal Leaf shutter
Light meter: CdS just over the lens
ISO 25 - 800
Battery: PX625 (1.3v mercury)
Flash: X sync connection + Hotshoe
Weight: 600 g (without battery)

Takes 135 film
24×36 negative size.


Viewfinder:

Good size and brightness.

Info:
Framing mask with auto parallax correction.

Light meter neddle that showes which aperture it will used.
This only work if auto aperture is selected and will not show anything in manual.


Image quality

Wide open:
Great sharpness
Quite mild corner softness
Vignetting which is gone by f/2.8

Great image quality at all apertures.


Build quality

Very good and solid.
 

Conclusion

Very nice little range finder that looks great and with a fast good lens.
It's easy to use with both auto or manual aperture.
Manual shutter speeds and manual focus which works great.

Image quality is nice and sharp, okay bokeh but quite ugly flare.

Camera do take a mercury battery but this is only for the light meter and the auto aperture mode.
Can still use in manual just as good without any battery.

One little odd thing is that the film advance lever don't have any stop after you advanced to the next frame.
Usually you need to take a picture before you can advance to the next frame.
This is not the case here and you can just go to the next frame without taking a picture.

This camera also have Canons QL system which stands for quick load.
Have hade some problems with this and film rolls that I have cut myself.
Did a own post about this which you can find here.

Thumbs up:
Sharp and good image quality
Fast lens
Auto parallax correction viewfinder
Auto aperture works great

Thumbs down:
Flare
Light meter don't give any reading in manual aperture.
Mercury battery
QL system can have some problems

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Technical Info
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: AGFA CINEREX (X-ray film)
Developer: Kodak D76