THIS CAMERA JUST BLEW MY MIND | Canon L3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2024
- THIS CAMERA JUST BLEW MY MIND | Canon L3
I've been wanting an old Canon interchangeable lens range finder camera for a long time. The Canon P and the Canon 7 were top of my list but the prices always went over my budget. Then this popped up on a local auction site a Canon L3 35mm range finder from the 1950s. I needed a lens for it, ended up buying 2 both 50mm one a Canon 50mm 1.8 the other a Leitz Elmar 5cm 3.5, wow really just WOW. The first roll through has got me champing at the bit the shoot more. Hope you get a chance to watch.
Regards Paul
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A wonderful piece of gear that old Canon is, 70 years old and never fails to bring joy for the whole family. I also got one of those.
Agreed mate congrats on owning an L3 it really is an awesome camera still churning out photos without missing a beat they made them so well back then. Thanks for watching and commenting mate 📷❤️
Crackin shots of the kids, the quality of both lenses is fantastic, not a lot to chose between ether of them.
cheers mate agreed lovely lenses on a cool af scale the lil elmar wins tho' haha
@@paultaylorphotography9499 only cos it folds 🤣🤣
@@mattwhitehall9536 like a cheap suit
Fantastic results. Cute kids!
Cheers mate thanks for taking a look
Beautiful camera and images, thanks for sharing this video
Thanks mate appreciate it yeah love that one gonna get some use that canon. 📷❤️
great video and absolutely amazing shots Paul! shots in the room taken with Elmar have such retro look. nice
thanks mate yeah pretty chuffed with those shots, I think the Elmar is going to get plenty of use haha. Thanks for taking a look and responding.
Very cool mate it’s a proper little machine too and the pictures are brilliant
Cheers mate yeah cracking wee kit chuffed with the results need more film now give it another go thanks for checking in
Superb images from a superb kit with great film!
I have few Canon VT Deluxe rangefinders (Same year but uses a baseplate trigger instead of the lever. I use the Rollei RPX films as well. Well done 👍📷🌟🌟🌟🌟
Hey thanks mate I was so close to a ViT a while back love that trigger I put an auto bid on with a plan to nudge up if it was beaten then I went out of cell range for two days came back to find I’d lost out by one dollar totally gutted. The Rpx film is bloody good and around 8 NZD cheaper per roll than FP4 so happy to keep shooting it thanks for checking out my vid appreciate it
Overall, super production vid. Loved the pics. Top notch. Either lens was / is a winner. Can't go wrong. Thanks.
Hey thanks so much Steve appreciate it, agreed I can't fault either lens, they made them so well back then. Thanks for taking a look and dropping a comment.
Great Video Paul, spectacular camera for it's time, very modern look and handling, the images were great, thanks for sharing
Cheers mate yeah it really is a cracking camera solid build but very portable has everything you need to get a decent shot no self timer that can go bad and no light meter that can fail it’s pretty much my perfect film camera haha I say that about them all but this one is special 📷
Danger, gear alert.....watching this may cost you money!!!!
What a beauty Paul, and a bargain too? Never owned a Canon rangefinder but you have me tempted because it looks gorgeous 😍
It was actually manufactured the same year as me, but looks in way better condition unfortunately😏
Produced some great images of the kiddies too, so definitely a keeper!
Haha yeah mate deffo aged better than me too. Chuffed to bits with this camera and for that price again couldn’t not give it go so glad I did. Get one mate looking at reviews all of the canon rangefinders are quality 📷❤️
@@paultaylorphotography9499 Love to Paul but I wear specs and TBH the small viewfinder on most of these older cameras does my head in? Probably why my favorite 35mm is the Nikon F3 HP, and when using older cameras I prefer TLR's with the WLF?
Lovely camera though, and a real bargain given price you paid for it. 😉
Edit: Just checked and there's one for sale locally here in Ireland, asking price €480.
That works out around 870 NZD so you got a real bargain!!
@@thewildgoose7467 wow that’s a huge difference in price I’m even happier with it now cheers. Yeah the viewfinder’s are small but massive compared to my bessa II folder that thing is tiny. A ahhh the F3 hp I’m envious such a cracker one day I’ll have one haha I really need to stop buying cameras and get myself a life 😂📷
I just got a Canon 7 a few weeks ago and I feel the same way I have already put 4 rolls through it,love it
Awesome mate I looked long and hard at the 7 but everyone I bid on went for way more than I wanted to pay. These Canon range finders are stunning love them. Thanks for taking a look appreciate it.
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It might be Canon 7 s you were looking at they are more expensive
@@mgman6000 I did see one of those on a local site but that was ages ago, looked in good condition too. There's a seller not too far away always listing canon RF cameras, that's where I got my L3 from, I keep checking his listings haha never say never
Great find, Paul. Beautiful pics of beautiful kids.💕
Cheers Ros yeah love that camera and the grandkid’s are the best xxxx
Looks like you were having a lot of fun with that one. Thanks for sharing
I was loving it until nappy change time haha that wasn’t flash mate 🤢 thanks for taking a look I love that wee camera 📷
sup Paul! Wonderful camera you get here. I recognized it immediately, as I also bought an L3 a month ago. Apart from the viewfinder, which is a bit dirty, it's also in such great condition. i'm just as overwhelmed by the look, quality and satisfaction as you are! I came with a 50mm F2, but it's completely dirty and now I'm looking for alternatives for the M39 mount. So if you have anything besides the two lenses I tested, please let me know. I have to hand it to you for taking such great photos! greetings from Switzerland
hey Tim cheers mate. stunning little camera built to survive, congrats on picking one up. Shame about the lens but you can pick LTM lenses up pretty cheaply especially FSU (Former Soviet Union) lenses like Industar, I had an Industar 50 a while back loved it. As much as I'm enjoying the Elmar, my preference for rangefinders is wider so I'll be looking to pick up a 35 at some stage either that or buy more film and take a few steps back haha. Just subbed your chan mate I'll take a look through tonight cheers.
I’m debating whether if I should get a canon L3 or a VT, great video by the way!
Awesome mate you can’t go wrong with either from what I read the VT is a peach thanks for taking a look mate
Priceless images. 😎 Superb. I think you have found your magic 🙂
Cheers mate I tragically have an obsession with gear I love trying old stuff it keeps me out of mischief I guess haha
@@paultaylorphotography9499 the rule of life - spend more time doing the things you love 🙂
@@stevesvids spot on mate live once shoot loads 📷😂
The L3 is the lever actuated film advance version of the "VT" series, these being the last Canons which used the older style shutter with the slow speeds on a separate, front-mounted selector dial. Here in the US, we see the VT commonly, but the L bodies are fairly rare. You do not want to collapse that Leitz lens when on this body. You can do so on IV and earlier Canon models. The issue is not fouling the shutter curtain. With the VT, Canon improved on its copy of Leica bodies by adding baffling inside the body to further reduce lens flare effecting the exposure. When this type of lens is mounted on those bodies and the lens is collapsed, the rear lens barrel hits and can damage both the baffle and the lens. In the early 1950s, Canon made at least one collapsible 50mm 1.9, which optically is inferior compared to the later 50mm 1.8 he has here. Trade that 50mm Elmar for a nice Canon 35mm 2.8.
Awesome advise and information Randall cheers I’ll be shopping again soon now haha I do enjoy 35mm. I looked at a VT and a ViT last year but they went for a lot more than I wanted to pay. Glad I dropped on the L3 and glad you told me about the elmar cheers
These along with the superb Nikon S are good copies of the legendary Leica III rangfinder camerss hence the M39 lens fit. Enjoy it.
Hey cheers mate, yeah I almost won a bid for a Nikon S2 a while back lovely looking camera. Always keeping an eye out for a Leica III, I had a Zorki 4 loved it but it had issues, I sent it back to seller who was happy to do a repair sadly I've not heard from him since Christmas, hope he's ok. Thanks for taking a look and offering info, really appreciate it.
@@paultaylorphotography9499 TBH, despite having a few Leica M cameras, I recently paid £40.00 for a Soviet era FED-2 which is another copy of the Leica . I really enjoy using that camera and the lens is decent too, in fact very very good past F5.6. The shutter is loud but, very satidfying. The otehr Soviet rangefinder camera the I have is the Kiev 4M, which is a copy of the Contax II. This one is an experience to use and makes very good images. I share your enthusiasm for the Elmar. I have three of them, one for my M3 and also one which is the F2.8 version. Past F5.6 these lenses are just as good as the more exotic summicron but with lower contrast, which is not a bad thing and perfect for digital too. Take care.
@@lensman5762 thanks mate great info again I’ve watched vids on the feds and Kiev’s not actually seen any for sale locally yet plenty overseas tho. From memory I had an industar 55mm cracking wee lens wish I’d not sent it back with the zorki haha. Yeah the Elmar is a cracker looking forward to using it again soon
@@paultaylorphotography9499 Sorry, just one correction. I think the Nikon S2 is a copy of Contax, not Leica. Sorry for the mistake.
@@lensman5762 no worries mate I’m just searching a vid on the Nikon s series the look awesome