Previously unknown Canon camera.

February 13, 2026February 14, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I’m aware of the Canon T-50 from the early 1980s, but I never knew about this version.
I see nothing different about it other than the logo change.
The T-50 was the first camera in the Canon T Series.
*Not my camera or image.

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Canon T-5 35mm SLR film camera. It looks like an authentic Canon-made logo and camera.

Here is a regular T50 set (mine). Notice how different the fonts are.

Please share if you’ve seen this camera before. Thanks.

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In my camera shop this week.

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My Etsy camera shop is at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

From Canon to Nikon and Yashica. Lots to look at.

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When it all comes together.

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

My early Canon F-1 set.

Part of the fun of collecting is when all of the bits come together. My Canon F-1 is from 1971, the first year of the F-1 (released in March). The lens is from late 1972 and is affectionally known as a chrome nose (for obvious reasons). The chrome filter is from 1963, but it would have still been the appropriate filter for this later lens. The lens hood is an all-metal model designed for this lens. Even the rear lens cap is correct.

It’s a beautiful lens that Canon described as a super-wide-angle lens back in the day.

Top view with the correct front lens cap.

The beauty of collecting these early Canon F-1s is that they are still very affordable and still plentiful. Because of their popularity, they are easy to have professionally repaired and adjusted by qualified technicians at a reasonable price.

The early F-1. Serial numbers start at 100001, so my F-1 was number 2,597 and was assembled in July 1971.

1971 price list. It wasn’t an inexpensive camera.

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Rare Canon EF Brochure – 1974

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Pictured is an early version of the famous Canon EF.

The EF is a close cousin of the Canon F-1.

The EF has many more features than the F-1 right out of the box.

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Canon Chrome Nose 28/3.5 Lens

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

An early Canon wide-angle lens with its desirable chrome nose.

I enjoy collecting these lenses. They are from the very earliest days of the Canon F-1, and they have a heft to them that’s very reassuring. Lots of brass and glass. The lens weighs 290 grams.

Considering its age, the markings are super sharp and crazy clean.

The JCII inspection sticker (the gold thingy) was likely placed before the lens was fully assembled.

Canon stamped a date code on most everything it produced. Here, M1010 indicates the lens was completed and passed an internal inspection in October 1972. N = 1972 and 10 = October. The last two numbers are an internal code only known to Canon.

Here is the lens mounted to my earliest Canon F-1 from late 1970 or early 1971.

The early chrome-nose Canon lenses are a fun way to collect classic camera gear. If you can find a nice, clean example, you won’t be disappointed.

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Nikon F2A Photomic Camera Set

January 18, 2026January 21, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My Nikon F2A set.

I’m moving on from it. Enjoyed every minute of using and collecting all of the bits that make it special.

My set includes the super-sharp Nikkor 50mm f/2 Ai lens with hood, cap, and filter.

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

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Happy SUNday!

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This is the last Canon EF 35mm film camera in my collection. I’ve owned quite a few over the years, but I kept this one because it’s in mint condition and works perfectly. This EF was made in early 1976. It’s affectionally know as the Black Beauty.

It’s a very close cousin to the Canon F-1. The original F-1 was released in March 1971. The EF made its appearance in November 1973.

It’s one of the most underrated cameras of the 1970s, and in some ways was better than the F-1 straight out of the box.

If you’re looking to add a classic film camera from the seventies, the Canon EF is worth the chase!

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Monster Canon F-1

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This isn’t mine – I found it surfing on eBay. It’s an early production F-1 body mated to an aftermarket control unit mounted on the back, a Canon Film Chamber 250 film holder, and a Canon Motor Drive MF.

Rear view. Made under U.S. Government contract. True unmanned photography. The only thing missing is the Canon Servo EE Finder.

Hopefully, no one needed to tote it around!

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Yashica brochures in my camera shop. Let’s make a movie!

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I’ve just added some hard-to-find Yashica sales brochures and instruction booklets in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

Probably one of the most popular Yashica cameras ever made.

Yashica movie camera brochures are often difficult to find.

This was a very sophisticated Super 8 camera, as good as any made during that period.

A popular movie camera of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Yashima Flex – 1954

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

As it would have looked back in 1954, leaving the factory in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Built by the talented craftspeople of Yashima Kogaku Seiki Co., Ltd.

Yashima’s first twin-lens reflex camera was to bear the company name. The Yashima Flex launched a wave of TLRs manufactured by Yashima and later Yashica. By the end of the 1950s, Yashica produced more of these types of cameras than anyone else in the world.

We are very lucky to add such a historic camera to our collection. We enjoy sharing these simple machines with others and hope to pass along a better understanding of the importance of these classic film cameras.