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CAMERA OF THE MONTH

Canon Demi EE 17

Date of introduction: May 1966

Lens: 30mm f/1.7 (6 elements, 4 groups)

Shutter: Seiko, 1/8 – 1/500, B, built-in self timer, X Sync.

Viewfinder: 0.45x magnification, 90% coverage. Exposure meter needle and correct exposure window, with aperture scale. Under and over exposure warnings. Distance pictograms

Focusing: Zone focusing – near (1m), medium (3m) and far (15m). Focus from 0.8m to infinity, with distance scale on focusing ring

Exposure: CdS cell for shutter speed priority metering, EV 4.5 to EV17 with ISO 100 film. Film speeds ISO 25 – 400.

Frame counter: Counts up, resets automatically when back is opened.

Size: 117 x 71 x 48 mm

Weight: 445g

For more information on the Canon Demi EE 17, see the Canon Camera Museum pages at http://www.canon.co.jp/camera-museum/

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