The trigger film advance system actually was available for three models over some six years. The IV bodies took an accessory bottom plate which incorporated the same winder, so-called Rapid Winder. The V had the mechanism incorporated (here), and the following VIT had the same. There was also a simple post-like accessory handle, about 3/4 inch in diameter and three inches long, which screws into the bottom tripod mount, allowing you to hold the camera and reach across the bottom plate to operate the trigger advance, all with one hand..
That little accessory handle really makes the camera much easier to operate, as it lets the force of the trigger react against your palm so the camera doesn't twist in your hand. And being a Canon accessory from the 1950s, it's beautifully finished and obsessively over-designed. Think Canon would make a simple post that just screws into the tripod socket and might come unscrewed accidentally? Heck no! Instead, the main body of the post -- beautifully knurled and finished in black -- is fixed; only a small section at the bottom turns, operating a shaft that passes up through the handle and rotates the tripod-thread screw to tighten the handle in place. Worried that the handle might twist? It can't -- at the top of the handle is a small stabilizing plate with a right-angle bend that presses against the camera baseplate and keeps the handle still. And of course this tiny plate is finished in beautifully deep chrome, has a tiny "Canon" logo artfully engraved on its front surface, and has a tiny rectangle of felt applied inside so it won't mar the baseplate. Even the leather wrist strap has a steel insert inside its attachment point to reduce wear on the leather. It's easy to picture some exec slamming a fist on the table and saying, "We'll show those German snobs the right way to make a good accessory handle!"
0:43 Since previous Canon RF models were designated II, III, and IV, and the following model is designated VI, I think we can assume these are intended as Roman numerals and that we should pronounce the camera's name as "Five-Tee" rather than "Vee-Tee." Anyone disagree?
Well, in sports they use the term " goat" for the top athlete, and THAT is technically wrong. Our best athlete is NOT a barnyard animal, but they use the term anyway, so I don't think saying "vee tee" is any big deal.
@@linjicakonikon7666 it still is not correct. For someone like the author of this channel, who prides himself of sophisticated information using the correct names/terms is mandatory!
I've just purchased the L1 and waiting for it to arrive. Hope you don't mind me asking, but is setting the ISO on this camera just to remind you what film you have in there, as it is with other Canon RFs? Also, do you have to manually adjust the film counter every time you take a shot? I believe it counts backwards, like 36 to 1 or 24 to 1, but not 100% sure. Cheers!
Yes, the camera does not have a meter, so the ISO is just a reminder. The film counter will advance automatically, and will count backwards. You will need to set the exposure count manually at the beginning of the roll though, depending on what film you have inside. Personally, I load the film, wind once to make sure it catches, close the door, set it to the exposure count +1 and wind until i get to the beginning of the roll. So if I have a roll of 36 Exp, i set it to 37 and wind it to 36 to start. Hope that helps.@@Hipster_In_Denial
I like the bottom lever action lever (which was also implemented in Canonflex). Very handy for quick street photography. Got mine (with the 50/1.8) on an overall good user condition less than $200. A similar Leica IIIF/IIIG setup (with the Leicavit) easily costs 6 or 7 times, at least :p
Just bought one of these online and received it today. Without sliding the rewind knob release, the rewind knob "falls" from the camera body when the camera is held upside down. It seems loose; the knob still pops up properly when the release is pushed, I'm just worried the rewind knob will fall from the camera body during the middle of the roll fr normal movement and result in overlapping frames. Does your Canon VT have a loose rewind knob? When you turn the camera body upside down with the film door closed, does the rewind knob fall from the camera body? Thanks!
The P is IMO much over-hyped on YT. I collected Canon RF from the early 1980s until supply dwindled and prices got excessive, at least for the items I still wanted. A P was low on my list back then, being priced too high. Later the prices dropped to almost nothing, but I'd lost my collectors edge by then. Now the hype has raised them too high again. The P is a quality build, but it has IMO at least two major flaws. It used a cheapened viewfinder where multiple lens frames are stacked -- very cluttered. Then it uses the steel foil shutter used in the later 7 and 7S. That shutter tends to run up to a stop slow with age, and it cannot be repaired. The simple cloth shutter adapted from the Leica in VI and earlier models is more reliable and both easy and cheap to maintain. So my collection skips from a mint VIT to a 7 and 7Sz. For use, the VIT is IMO the best of the bunch.
@@randallstewart1224 I wonder if Canon P is the most affordable alternative to.... "experience" a Leica M if you are on a tight budget. Yes I'm aware unlike the Leicas, Canon P used metal shutter curtain which prone to wrinkling. At least it used a film advanced lever instead of know, which makes the camera easier to use on portrait orientation. And also integrated finder, unlike the good old 2 finders (one for framing, one for focusing) found on other Canon and screw mount Leica rangefinders.
The trigger film advance system actually was available for three models over some six years. The IV bodies took an accessory bottom plate which incorporated the same winder, so-called Rapid Winder. The V had the mechanism incorporated (here), and the following VIT had the same. There was also a simple post-like accessory handle, about 3/4 inch in diameter and three inches long, which screws into the bottom tripod mount, allowing you to hold the camera and reach across the bottom plate to operate the trigger advance, all with one hand..
That little accessory handle really makes the camera much easier to operate, as it lets the force of the trigger react against your palm so the camera doesn't twist in your hand. And being a Canon accessory from the 1950s, it's beautifully finished and obsessively over-designed. Think Canon would make a simple post that just screws into the tripod socket and might come unscrewed accidentally? Heck no! Instead, the main body of the post -- beautifully knurled and finished in black -- is fixed; only a small section at the bottom turns, operating a shaft that passes up through the handle and rotates the tripod-thread screw to tighten the handle in place. Worried that the handle might twist? It can't -- at the top of the handle is a small stabilizing plate with a right-angle bend that presses against the camera baseplate and keeps the handle still. And of course this tiny plate is finished in beautifully deep chrome, has a tiny "Canon" logo artfully engraved on its front surface, and has a tiny rectangle of felt applied inside so it won't mar the baseplate. Even the leather wrist strap has a steel insert inside its attachment point to reduce wear on the leather. It's easy to picture some exec slamming a fist on the table and saying, "We'll show those German snobs the right way to make a good accessory handle!"
@@jlwilliams There is a current Voightlander which works well.
Canon 50/2.2! About four years younger (1961), made briefly as a less expensive lens for the Canon P.
0:43 Since previous Canon RF models were designated II, III, and IV, and the following model is designated VI, I think we can assume these are intended as Roman numerals and that we should pronounce the camera's name as "Five-Tee" rather than "Vee-Tee." Anyone disagree?
Well, in sports they use the term " goat" for the top athlete, and THAT is technically wrong. Our best athlete is NOT a barnyard animal, but they use the term anyway, so I don't think saying "vee tee" is any big deal.
@@linjicakonikon7666 it still is not correct. For someone like the author of this channel, who prides himself of sophisticated information using the correct names/terms is mandatory!
The Canon Vt was my very first 35mm camera. It was fantastic to use.
Thanks for the presentation of this interesting camera. Lots of valuable Information on this model. 🎉
Another great JVC that comes just at the time I was eyeing up a VT as an upgrade from my Oly 35 RC
These are such good cameras. I've had a V L1 for a bit over a year now and love it.
I've just purchased the L1 and waiting for it to arrive. Hope you don't mind me asking, but is setting the ISO on this camera just to remind you what film you have in there, as it is with other Canon RFs? Also, do you have to manually adjust the film counter every time you take a shot? I believe it counts backwards, like 36 to 1 or 24 to 1, but not 100% sure. Cheers!
Yes, the camera does not have a meter, so the ISO is just a reminder.
The film counter will advance automatically, and will count backwards. You will need to set the exposure count manually at the beginning of the roll though, depending on what film you have inside.
Personally, I load the film, wind once to make sure it catches, close the door, set it to the exposure count +1 and wind until i get to the beginning of the roll. So if I have a roll of 36 Exp, i set it to 37 and wind it to 36 to start.
Hope that helps.@@Hipster_In_Denial
@@wanakoplays8874 Thank you so much! I received the camera in the mail yesterday and it is a thing of beauty.
I like the bottom lever action lever (which was also implemented in Canonflex). Very handy for quick street photography. Got mine (with the 50/1.8) on an overall good user condition less than $200. A similar Leica IIIF/IIIG setup (with the Leicavit) easily costs 6 or 7 times, at least :p
Great inspirational and thorough review!
That is a beautiful camera, wow!
Nice video. The Ricoh 500 from 1957 also have a bottom winding system. A bit different from the Canon though.
Thank you soooooo so so much for this review. It was so helpful!!! Subscribed!!
Just bought one of these online and received it today. Without sliding the rewind knob release, the rewind knob "falls" from the camera body when the camera is held upside down. It seems loose; the knob still pops up properly when the release is pushed, I'm just worried the rewind knob will fall from the camera body during the middle of the roll fr normal movement and result in overlapping frames.
Does your Canon VT have a loose rewind knob? When you turn the camera body upside down with the film door closed, does the rewind knob fall from the camera body?
Thanks!
I‘d never buy a Canon P over this. That thing is dope!
Dope means stupid. Use the right word for what you mean, even if juvenile urban crawlers use the wrong word.
@@linjicakonikon7666 get with the times mate
The P is IMO much over-hyped on YT. I collected Canon RF from the early 1980s until supply dwindled and prices got excessive, at least for the items I still wanted. A P was low on my list back then, being priced too high. Later the prices dropped to almost nothing, but I'd lost my collectors edge by then. Now the hype has raised them too high again. The P is a quality build, but it has IMO at least two major flaws. It used a cheapened viewfinder where multiple lens frames are stacked -- very cluttered. Then it uses the steel foil shutter used in the later 7 and 7S. That shutter tends to run up to a stop slow with age, and it cannot be repaired. The simple cloth shutter adapted from the Leica in VI and earlier models is more reliable and both easy and cheap to maintain. So my collection skips from a mint VIT to a 7 and 7Sz. For use, the VIT is IMO the best of the bunch.
@@linjicakonikon7666 Ok Boomer.
@@randallstewart1224 I wonder if Canon P is the most affordable alternative to.... "experience" a Leica M if you are on a tight budget. Yes I'm aware unlike the Leicas, Canon P used metal shutter curtain which prone to wrinkling. At least it used a film advanced lever instead of know, which makes the camera easier to use on portrait orientation. And also integrated finder, unlike the good old 2 finders (one for framing, one for focusing) found on other Canon and screw mount Leica rangefinders.
It's not Canon "vee" but Canon "five" !
Not when a letter is used instead of a number, even if it's a Roman numeral.
Came out in 1956, not 1957.
Price !
It’s Leyeka. Like eye.
Here is how it is pronounced in German: ruclips.net/video/iW_iBmUC_Xc/видео.html
😂 „lecker“ is German for „tasty“
@@innstikk Germans mispronounce English words constantly, so what goes around comes around.