(taken with my iPhone)
Hurray! It appears that I (with a little help from some friends) have successfully found the camera i’m going to be taking with me to Europe! The Canon Cannot 28 Rangefinder! F 2.8, 40mm lens, fairly light body with a hot shoe. It has fixed shutter speeds with 1/30 at f2.8 to 1/600 at f16 – so to quote my camera hunting friend: “its basically a Holga with aperture control”.
(taken with my iPhone)
So far this seems to be the easiest way to get creative with a film camera, with some amount of control yet easy enough to snap and go as quickly as I saunter around the busy streets of Europe!
(taken with my iPhone)
I’m a little nervous about not having much shutter speed control, and wonder how much its going to limit me. I’m also a little nervous over the meter system – so far I can’t quite figure it out yet. It looks smart – but I guess i’ve got some learning to do!
Next step: download the original manual (from the late 60’s), read it inside and out and practice practice practice!
To be continued…
portraits of a wardrobe by emily elizabeth enns 