Canon Canodate E

Canodate E image by Kelly Marie Ekeroth (Image rights)

A 1970 compact rangefinder camera from Canon, similar to the Canonet series but with an early date-imprinting function.

It uses a 40mm f/2.8 (5 elements in 4 groups) lens. The shutter is the electronically controlled Seiko ESF. The exposure meter uses a CdS cell for electronic exposure. Metering range of 1 to 17 EV (at ISO 100). Film speed can range from ISO 25 to 400. The finder has 0.6x magnification with 84% coverage which also contains parallax correction marks. It is powered by 2x 1.3V mercury cells batteries.

Links

• Canon Canodate E at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• Canodate E at Canon's official Camera Museum.