By Alberto Navajo (JANF)

Gold | The best time to do it was 20 years ago, the second best is Now

Canon Model 7 + Industar 61 55mm F2.8 This is apparently the final model from Canon, which copied Leica. It's a rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses (L39 mount). It has a selenium light exposure meter, so it's still usable. I think the accuracy is pretty poor. I scanned the photos and corrected them quite a bit. It looks good in use, but the rangefinder is poor, so the focus is not good, and if you print it without correction, it's a disaster (bitter laugh). Or would it be better if I used a high-precision, high-end lens? Maybe a Summicron?

Advan AVS model 6 and 7 and VS-5 pages from my new old 1997 Advan wheels catalogue.

untitled by brand new blues on Flickr.

Then & Now: Model 7 and X400