While he gushes over the 21mm lens and finder, Canon enthusiasts will zoom in on the oddball accessory shoe which screws into the flash sync connector in the end panel. These were never easy to find, but they became like hens teeth in the 1990s. The cold shoe adapter he has here is to mount a flash. The other version is designed to center an accessory finder (like his here) over the lens to minimize parallax error. The shutter was new to the 7 and P, and later the 7S. It operates under higher spring tension than previous shutters.The fastest speeds tend to slow down to the point where it can no longer be returned to spec by internal adjustment. Repair parts for the shutter vanished 40 years ago, so you just live with it. (If you want a cold shoe on the top plate, buy a 7S, the following model, which returned to the conventional accessory shoe.)
I bought a Canon 7 about a month ago. It is my first ever rangerfinder camera and my come back to film photography (I was used to point and shoots when I was a teenager). This is an amazing camera and I am loving the process when sgooting film.
Looking at prices it is without doubt the cheapest interchangeable lens range finder on the market. It also appears to have one of the best viewfinder/rangefinders in the sub $1000 prices range.
to get around the no hot/cold shoe issue I ended up using velcro tape to mount my keks lightmeter and it works great I can swing the camera around and it doesnt fall off been using it with the velcro about 8 months now.
For what those avenon lens go for I can buy a whole bronica s2a or EC 120 format camera!! The camera in you video I have a few and bought them broken and repaired them. Most times the slow speeds are sticking. I bought one that had the prism glass broken off in the viewfinder and I swapped the whole thing out. The other models use a battery for the meter and are much more expensive. The canon 7sz I picked up cheap as it was described as a 7s and unless you know what to look for as it was never a new model but a slight variation on the canon 7s. I bought some expired film thinking it was 36 exposure but it was 12 exp. I do what you do and load in the dark getting at least 14 shots instead of 12. I had no problem loading it. I enjoy using this camera but the build quality is not the best especially when your doing open heart surgery on the insides. The Minolta 35 rangefinder is a beautiful camera but the viewfinder is very small. I picked one up in full working condition really cheap and it came with the 50mm lens. Most of the time they are broken shutter curtains.
I definitely think the way they combined 85+100 is much better than if they'd cluttered up the 35mm or any other frame lines with the inner one, like the Leica does. Also I feel like most ppl will just use a 90 on this, and it's easy to estimate between those two. I really hate the way Leica does the multiple frame lines so a big plus for the 7 for me is this.
For sure it's being underrated, but the problem is/was hereby - the Canon last rangefinder 7(s) series, especially with that old selenium lightmeter, are expecially "fugly" from it's design. The top plate isn't cute, too. it does look very dated, and sure it is...but from design, any Canon VI or cheap P series are much more attractive, from it's design.
The unattractive design is a big factor that pushed me away from the Canon 7 family. Once I tried one and used the viewfinder I did change my mind. Sadly going back earlier than the 6 family the cameras often have weak RF patches.
Someone pointed this out a while ago, I am not sure if it is true. If true it kind proves the old argument of Canon cameras being built as cheap as possible and having poor reliability. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt as the 7 is a pretty nice camera.
