Canon Demi EE17?

[ToddB]

Hey guys,

Just ran upon the Canon Demi EE17 rangefinder camera on line. Anyone have any dealings with this small gem? Half frame?

ToddB

 

[MrBrowning]

I have the Demi S but haven't shot it yet. It's been in a drawer for a while waiting. I really should do something with it. If I remember right the lens has a wobble to it and I think I paid $5.00 for it at a local antique shop as part of a bulk purchase of old cameras.

None of that helps you I know.

Almost forgot. Here is a link to a Flickr pool for the EE17 https://www.flickr.com/groups/ee17/

 

[Oren Grad]

The EE17 has no rangefinder - it's scale focus only.

The specifications are very appealing. Twice I've tried to buy one, but each time I got a problem camera - one with substantial haze/fungus, the other with a broken shutter. Each time the seller accepted a return and gave me a prompt refund, so no gripes other than wishing the sellers had been more conscientious about their descriptions. But the shopping and return process was a time sink and I haven't yet had the patience or felt the urgency to try again, as I'm happy with my various Olympus Pens for half frame.

 

[Steve Roberts]

I've got one that was given to me years ago. Only put one film through it. The exposures were surprisingly good but there was an issue with the lens that gave a strange double image.

Steve

 

[billdele]

The Canon Demi EE 1.7 is a large half-frame camera with a 6 element lens, good range of shutter speeds to 1/500, scale focusing with zones visible in the VF, and lots of extra features. It can be used in automatic or manual mode. Results are excellent. I recently posted a fuller description and some photos on photographytoday.net.