A Quality Example of a MINT MINUS Canon 7s from Japan

[DavidClapp]

Delivered this morning - a Canon 7s - I have been looking for one of these for so long but the descriptions / rating do not match the pictures.


I tried a broken Canon 7 a few weekends ago in Aperture UK in London and I immediately connected with the bright and roomy viewfinder.
This is a very clean example - I am very happy. The viewfinder is spotless, so bright and perfectly clean.

Focusing patch is bright and easy to use.
The film advance feels smooth and tight, when timing the 1sec shutter it all seems exact, so I live in hope.
Shutter curtains are in great shape, no scratches on the bottom plate either.
The meter works apparently, but I don't have any batteries. I recently got a Keks cold shoe meter for review, so I will use this for now.

I can see why those who wear glasses are not so keen with this model, as with my varifocals on I can't see the 35mm lines at all! I can focus without them which is good news.
Anyway I thought you would like to see it.

I paid £312 on eBay but then had to pay some VAT - I have been looking for one for over a year that is in this top condition.

So many Japanese sellers are describing the cameras so inaccurately. NEAR MINT could mean rust, scratches, shutter curtain wrinkles, viefinder fungus, haze...

 

[Horatio]

Nice!

 

[Paul Howell]

When I had mine I did not need glasses, otherwise you should like using yours, the 50mm 1.2 has a reputation for being sharp wide open to F16.

 

[DavidClapp]

Does anyone know if there is anyway of fitting some time of diopter to the round viewfinder window?

 

[DavidClapp]

When I had mine I did not need glasses, otherwise you should like using yours, the 50mm 1.2 has a reputation for being sharp wide open to F16.

The Canon 50mm f1.2 LTM is a beautiful optic and I got a very clean example last month. With a digital camera (I have been using it on a Canon R3) it has a beautiful vintage render sharp but with a soft glow on the highlights. I really like it.