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The [[Canon]] Demi is a [[35mm]] [[half-frame]] [[viewfinder camera]] with a very high quality production standard. It was launched in 1963. It offers easy operations without the use of batteries, the [[lightmeter]] is a selenium cell.
 
The [[Canon]] Demi is a [[35mm]] [[half-frame]] [[viewfinder camera]] with a very high quality production standard. It was launched in 1963. It offers easy operations without the use of batteries, the [[lightmeter]] is a selenium cell.
  
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It was sold as a kit with a softcase, wrist strap and lenscap. There was a small flash available which uses AG or PH bulbs, the Canon J-3.
 
It was sold as a kit with a softcase, wrist strap and lenscap. There was a small flash available which uses AG or PH bulbs, the Canon J-3.
  
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* Canon SH 28mm f/2.8 lens
 
* Canon SH 28mm f/2.8 lens
 
* 5 elements / 3 groups
 
* 5 elements / 3 groups
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* size 115x68x37 mm
 
* size 115x68x37 mm
 
* weight 380 gr.
 
* weight 380 gr.
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/demi.html Canon Demi] at [http://www.kyphoto.com/ kyophoto.com]
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon/canon_demi_b&h_demi/canon_demi_b&h_demi.htm Canon Demi manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus' OrphanCameras.com]
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*[https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film44.html Canon Demi page] at the [https://global.canon/en/c-museum/ Canon Camera Museum]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180705052847/http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/demi.html Canon Demi] by Henry Taber at kyophoto.com via [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive: The Wayback Machine]
  
 
[[Category:Canon|Demi]]
 
[[Category:Canon|Demi]]
 
[[Category:Japanese half-frame viewfinder]]
 
[[Category:Japanese half-frame viewfinder]]
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Latest revision as of 04:53, 4 May 2023

The Canon Demi is a 35mm half-frame viewfinder camera with a very high quality production standard. It was launched in 1963. It offers easy operations without the use of batteries, the lightmeter is a selenium cell.

Users can choose from symbols on the focus ring to determine distance from the subject. The outer ring is designed to operate a combination of aperture and shutterspeed.

By looking at the needle of the lightmeter, the photographer can match the second needle by turning the outer ring. The camera then uses a combination between f/2.8 and 1/30 sec and f/22 and 1/250 sec. for ideal exposure.

It was sold as a kit with a softcase, wrist strap and lenscap. There was a small flash available which uses AG or PH bulbs, the Canon J-3.


Specifications:

  • Canon SH 28mm f/2.8 lens
  • 5 elements / 3 groups
  • Kepler viewfinder with 4 lenses and 3 prisms
  • shutter range 1/30 - 1/250 sec. and B (bulb)
  • aperture range f/2.8 - f/22
  • lightmeter range EV6 - EV17
  • ASA 10- 400
  • X flash contact
  • focusring with portrait/group/landscape position
  • size 115x68x37 mm
  • weight 380 gr.

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