Acquired in mid-2011 from my favorite seller, David M. in California (I've bought 4 cameras, several lots of film, and a lens or two from him), this beautiful Leica-knockoff has quickly wormed its way into my heart. So much so, that I was not long in selling my Leica IIIc.
The IIF2 is a rangefinder camera that takes LTM or M39 (you say potato...) lenses. It has a distinctive mark on its top deck, the letters "EP" in a red diamond, which indicates it was marketed exclusively for U.S. Military Post Exchanges. As such, this model is rare, with only 2,625 copies made.
It has an unusual flash connection: a rail on the left-hand side of the body, onto which slides the Canon Unit Y flash. After I discovered what model flash it took, I went looking for one, and found it for a relatively low price. That was when I discovered that the camera had a short of some kind. With the Unit Y attached to the IIF2, I couldn't insert a flashbulb without it going off immediately, burning my fingers and blinding me.
A quick round-trip to Garland Camera in the Dallas area fixed that little problem, and now she works a treat.
I'm proud to say that this is the camera which accompanied me on my trip to Connecticut in July 2011, to meet my new grandson for the first time.
There is more information on Canon Rangefinders at the Cameraquest site. See the link at the bottom of this page.
October 2011: The photos captioned "AP-1" thru "AF-4" are from a test roll of Legacy Pro 100, cut in half and developed in two old-stock developers, Ansco Permadol (AP) and Acufine (AF). I'd recently purchased two sealed cans of the Permadol from eBay, and mixed up a small batch to see if it was still good. And while I'd used the Acufine before, this was the first new batch I'd made in two years, and the mixture turned out as brown as iced tea, so I needed to see if it was still viable.
The AP roll was developed in a 1+1 solution for 6 min. @ 20 deg. C, and the AF roll was first pre-soaked in water for 2 min., then developed in stock solution for 3 min. @ 20C. All of these images were shot through a Jupiter-8 lens. Looks to me as if both tests were successful!
November 2011: Photos captioned "Veteran's Day 2011" were shot with my "new" Canon Serenar lens! It's a 50mm, f/1.8, chrome-plated beauty (or beast, really, it's so heavy), purchased from the same guy from whom I bought this camera. Film was Arista Premium 100, dev. in Xtol 1+1.
The IIF2 is a rangefinder camera that takes LTM or M39 (you say potato...) lenses. It has a distinctive mark on its top deck, the letters "EP" in a red diamond, which indicates it was marketed exclusively for U.S. Military Post Exchanges. As such, this model is rare, with only 2,625 copies made.
It has an unusual flash connection: a rail on the left-hand side of the body, onto which slides the Canon Unit Y flash. After I discovered what model flash it took, I went looking for one, and found it for a relatively low price. That was when I discovered that the camera had a short of some kind. With the Unit Y attached to the IIF2, I couldn't insert a flashbulb without it going off immediately, burning my fingers and blinding me.
A quick round-trip to Garland Camera in the Dallas area fixed that little problem, and now she works a treat.
I'm proud to say that this is the camera which accompanied me on my trip to Connecticut in July 2011, to meet my new grandson for the first time.
There is more information on Canon Rangefinders at the Cameraquest site. See the link at the bottom of this page.
October 2011: The photos captioned "AP-1" thru "AF-4" are from a test roll of Legacy Pro 100, cut in half and developed in two old-stock developers, Ansco Permadol (AP) and Acufine (AF). I'd recently purchased two sealed cans of the Permadol from eBay, and mixed up a small batch to see if it was still good. And while I'd used the Acufine before, this was the first new batch I'd made in two years, and the mixture turned out as brown as iced tea, so I needed to see if it was still viable.
The AP roll was developed in a 1+1 solution for 6 min. @ 20 deg. C, and the AF roll was first pre-soaked in water for 2 min., then developed in stock solution for 3 min. @ 20C. All of these images were shot through a Jupiter-8 lens. Looks to me as if both tests were successful!
November 2011: Photos captioned "Veteran's Day 2011" were shot with my "new" Canon Serenar lens! It's a 50mm, f/1.8, chrome-plated beauty (or beast, really, it's so heavy), purchased from the same guy from whom I bought this camera. Film was Arista Premium 100, dev. in Xtol 1+1.
