Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
My very early 1971 (maybe as early as March) Canon F-1 box. These original F-1 boxes are difficult to come by, but I was extremely lucky to add this one to my collection recently. As a side note, I graduated from high school in 1971.
Earliest F-1 box.This set included the camera body and lens, with a lens hood and case. I have all the proper bits.Looks almost pristine.On one side of the box is a list of available accessories (accessories obtainable).Shown here with Canon’s part or model numbers. I think it was super smart of them to include this information on the box, as most buyers purchased additional items at the time of sale or shortly afterward.One of my early sets.
If you’re chasing classic camera gear, finding 55-year-old boxes in excellent condition is very difficult but not impossible. Happy hunting!
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
A picture of my father-in-law, Frank Tifft, welding at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft’s West Palm Beach plant in October 1993. He was a jet engine welder at P&W for about 40 years. He was one of only a few welders qualified and cleared to work on the J58 engines for the SR-71 Blackbird.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
I have my last Canon AE-1 Olympic 35mm SLR camera set for sale. It’s been fully serviced and is ready to start again with another collector. Visit my shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.
Canon AE-1 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid set.
I also have my Canon New F-1 camera available in my shop.
Canon New F-1 from 1985.
I just added this classic Nikon camera strap. It’s still made in Japan by Nikon.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
This is the first time I’ve seen a Canon camera box (any model) with a tax-free sticker. Apparently, it was placed by Canon. These tax-free cameras were not sold in U.S. military exchange stores in Japan. They were for sale at duty-free shops scattered around the country. So, no <E.P> markings on the camera.
Here is one of my Canon F-1s with an <E.P> mark. It’s an early model from August 1971.
Early original Canon F-1 with the <E.P> mark.The mark is affixed to the leatherette on the lower right of the film back.
The <E.P> mark indicates that the item was an exempt purchase at a U.S. military exchange store overseas, mainly in Japan. It’s not to be confused with Canon cameras and lenses that are marked ‘U.S. Navy’.
Canon 400mm lens with U.S Navy markings. The lens is from 1985.U.S. Navy marked Canon F-1n (late model). The camera is from 1981, the last year of the original F-1.Canon OD F-1. This limited-edition olive-drab-painted camera was made by Canon in early 1978 and was sold only in Japan. It was not made for any military organization.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
The Canon 30D is an 8.2MP APS-C crop sensor camera released in 2006. The T90 is a sophisticated 35mm SLR from 1986. The EOS 5D Mark II was released in 2008. It features a full-frame 21.1MP sensor.
As always, my camera shop, CC Design Studios, is at http://www.ccstudio2380.com. I feature an interesting mix of mostly Canon gear.
I enjoy collecting cameras with their original boxes. For me, it’s a bit like Christmas whenever I get to open a previously unused camera from decades ago.Three interesting cameras from Canon.A gem. Only opened to take pictures of it. It’s for sale in my shop now.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
