Happy SUNday! – Canon WP-1

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026Chris and Carol 2 Comments

A favorite of mine: the Canon Sure Shot WP-1 35mm compact, take-anywhere film camera from the mid 1990s. My complete set is still new in its original box and waiting for the next collector to give it a home.

Weather- and water-resistant, not waterproof (not for underwater use). It features a super-sharp Canon 32mm f/3.5 lens and full automatic exposure and autofocus.

Easy-to-operate controls, even with wet hands and cold fingers.

Locks shut for a good weatherproof seal.

It fits snuggly in its nylon case and pouch.

It’s a high-quality plastic fantastic from the 1990s. This camera was designed to go on adventures without fear of getting wet. Here’s a similar camera from Fujifilm, a decade before the Canon.

An early 1980s rugged camera from Fuji Photo Film Company.

Fuji’s K28. How cool is that having a dozer on the box?

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Canon T70 USN Model

June 1, 2026June 11, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon T70 USN model from May 1985.
The lens is from September 1987.
A Grab and Go set designed for instant capture on the go by Navy pilots and ships’ crew standing watch on the bridge.

It’s in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

Super sharp Canon NFD 100mm f2.8 lens. A short telephoto.

USN markings on the camera and the command back.

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Canon U.S. Navy Lens

May 29, 2026June 11, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon New F-1 with a Canon U.S. Navy NFD 100mm f2.8 fixed focus lens. The lens was designed by Canon for use by the Navy as a point-and-shoot option for quick shots from aircraft and from ships’ bridges. Sailor Proof.

To use aperture priority on a New F-1, set the shutter speed to ‘A’ and release the stop-down slide (the chrome thingy with the red line to the left of the lens). The AE Finder will then set the exposure for the shutter speed it selects.
Canon calls it ‘Stopped Down AE.
The camera was made in December 1982, and the lens in September 1987.

Compact point and shoot short telephoto lens that can be used on the Canon New F-1 (pictured), and select other Canon FD lens mount 35mm SLRs.

Rare Canon NFD 400mm f4.5 U.S. Navy marked long telephoto lens.

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Happy SUNday! – new, in my camera shop.

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Lots of new items in my Etsy camera shop this week. Take a look. http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

Canon gear direct from my collection. Many are hard-to-find items in mint condition.

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I’m also listing my rare Canon T70 U.S. Navy 35mm SLR film camera.

1985 U.S. Navy Canon T70 set. One of the best.

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Friday Fotos! – Early 1971 Canon Ad

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Here is an early Canon advertisement for its F-1 (and others).

In the United States, Bell & Howell was the distributor for Canon products.

The Canon F-1 was first released in the US in March 1971. Some cameras were produced as early as September 1970 to meet the release date. If you find an F-1 with a very low serial number (less than 1000), it could have been made in 1970. The internal date code would carry a ‘K’ as its first letter (K=1970).

My earliest F-1 is from mid-1971.

A complete, early, original Canon F-1 set.

The F-1’s serial numbers started at 100001. Mine was number 2,597.

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Happy SUNday!

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Some of the items I have in my Etsy Camera Shop and On Sale! Visit http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

See something you like? I accept offers.

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wordless wednesday

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wordless wednesday

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Finally!

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

After more than a decade of searching, I found a boxed set.

Canon’s only non-black F-1. This very special, limited-edition set was made only for the Japanese domestic market in 1978, and around 3,000 were produced (likely fewer). How many survive today in mint new condition?

Flawless surfaces, just as it left the factory.

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Early Canon F-1

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My early F-1, July 1971, with a matching July 1971 50mm f1.4 lens and a November 1971 instruction book (PUB. NO. 5366G). These very early books are almost harder to find than the cameras.
What’s interesting about this camera is that the serial number is less than 3,000, but the date stamp inside reads L712C, indicating July 1971. I have an August 1971 camera, and its SN is just shy of 20,000. My guess is that, for whatever reason, this body sat around long after its serial number was issued. The ‘C’ after the date stamp may tell the story that we’ll never know.