Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Opinions regarding this camera?

Someone is offering me a mint condition:

Canon Rangefinder IIS E-P  with f1.8/50m lens

Wouldn't know what to offer them.  Any ideas?

Also is it worth having?

4 comments:

  1. Did a search around Google. The IIs seems to be very similar to the Leica IIIG type of model, with a fast lens. I suspect that if it is a good one then it will be a beauty to use, but expensive. The E-P seems to be an indication that it was bought through the military PX stores, not a Canon designation as such.
    Hope that helps, but as I say, if it's a good one, it's probably not cheap, unless you are lucky!

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  2. I'll inquire further, but I'm not up to spending tons of money. I've scaled back my collecting plans......

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  3. Leicashop has a IIS for 490 Euro, they are always a bit higher than ebay. (I am the absolute Canon-fan... but I would rather buy an old Contax!)

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  4. 490 Euro would be about $1100. Probably not in my league at the moment.

    I've decided that I want a Mamiya 6X7 which would be about $1500, so I'm saving for that!

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