Canon Sure Shot Supreme/Top Shot/Autoboy 3

Sure Shot Supreme by Arty Smokes (Image rights)

Canon Sure Shot Supreme
A 1986 model from Canon's phenomenally successful Sure Shot range, this compact 35mm film camera - known as the Top Shot in continental Europe and Autoboy 3 in Japan - was voted European Camera of the Year for putting some very advanced features into an ergonomic package at a reasonable price. The slanted hand grip means the viewfinder can be held flush with the eye as fingers and thumbs aren't in the way. It's also comfortable for shooting one- or two-handed. A special feature is the tilting foot on the bottom of the camera, which allows you to place the camera on the floor while shooting upwards at an angle.

• Autofocus is via a near infra-red triangulation system, with focus lock available.
• Lens is 4-element glass with a 38mm focal length, and is fast at f/2.8.
• Automatic exposure with a shutter speed of 1/8-1/500s for DX-coded film of ISO 50-1600.
• Auto flash (GN: 8 metres at ISO 100) fires in low-light and backlight situations. Can be disabled.
• Galilean viewfinder with framelines, in-focus lamp, "too close" warning lamp, flash-ready and camera-shake warning mark, and parallax correction marks. 0.45x magnification.
• Self-timer.
• Auto-loading, advancing and rewinding.
• Weighs 315g without 2CR5 battery.

Links

• Sure Shot Supreme in the Canon Camera Museum.
• Sure Shot Supreme photos taken by NotRocket on flickr.
• Canon Top Shot in Sylvain Halgand's collection.