Vintage Canon

[Manual_Focus]

Anyone have a working knowledge of the Demi EE28?

 

[Peeb69 5]

understand that it is a half frame camera, but no actual working knowledge. I presume f/2.8?

 

[Manual_Focus]

I know its not much. But its just a nice piece of history from 1967. Not many fiolks are shooting any manual stuff any more. Have we all become dinosaurs and gone into extinctions?

 

[Derrel]

A quick search shows that info is available online.

Canon Demi – A Stylish Half Frame Camera

The Demi was never very popular...I've seen thousands of cameras, and have never seen one that I can recall. Half frame was mainly owned by Olympus...it just was not a popular format with the masses. My guess is that this was an effort to compete with the Olympus Pen series--a placeholder in that segment, if you will. An entry into a market segment, just to satisfy those who wanted a half-frame Canon.

 

[Peeb69 5]

I know its not much. But its just a nice piece of history from 1967. Not many fiolks are shooting any manual stuff any more. Have we all become dinosaurs and gone into extinctions?

Rare- yes. Extinct- no. Some young'un are totally into all things analog; whether thats vinyl records or manual film cameras.

 

[Manual_Focus]

I agree

 

[Manual_Focus]

A quick search shows that info is available online.

Canon Demi – A Stylish Half Frame Camera

The Demi was never very popular...I've seen thousands of cameras, and have never seen one that I can recall. Half frame was mainly owned by Olympus...it just was not a popular format with the masses. My guess is that this was an effort to compete with the Olympus Pen series--a placeholder in that segment, if you will. An entry into a market segment, just to satisfy those who wanted a half-frame Canon.

Im not looking to starting shooting gigs with it, i enjoy Canon's line up and its just from an era of when I was born. I look at all cameras as a devise to glimpse into the past during that time. What each camera has seen. During the 60's there was a lot going on all over the globe. And maybe, just maybe a Demi EE28 caught part of this.

 

[Manual_Focus]

A quick search shows that info is available online.

Canon Demi – A Stylish Half Frame Camera

The Demi was never very popular...I've seen thousands of cameras, and have never seen one that I can recall. Half frame was mainly owned by Olympus...it just was not a popular format with the masses. My guess is that this was an effort to compete with the Olympus Pen series--a placeholder in that segment, if you will. An entry into a market segment, just to satisfy those who wanted a half-frame Canon.

Thx for the review, it was a good read. I will save it.