[Canon] Canonet S | October 1964
Canonet S
The Canonet's successor features the SE 45mm f/1.7 lens (6 elements in 4 groups) and was the first camera to incorporate Canon's automated design technology. The design improvements over the Canonet included a film advance lever placed on the top instead of a bottom winding trigger. The selenium exposure meter was replaced by a CdS exposure meter, enhancing the low sensitivity range to EV 2.5. The Canonet S was short-lived as the QL versions were introduced the following year.
- Type: 35mm Lens Shutter Rangefinder Camera with shutter speed-priority EE
- Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
- Normal Lens: Canon SE 45mm f/1.7 (6 elements in 5 groups)
- Shutter: Copal SV; B, 1 to 1/500 sec. Built-in self-timer. Flash sync with M-X switchable German socket.
- Viewfinder: Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder. Automatic parallax correction with projected frames and marked finder. 0.7x magnification. Aperture scale and exposure warning indicator at the bottom.
- Exposure Meter & EE: CdS comb-controlled shutter speed-priority EE. Metering range of EV 2.5 – 19 (at ISO 100). ISO range from 25 to 800. Manual exposure is available by disabling AUTO (EE).
- Power Source: One 1.3 V MP mercury cell
- Film Loading & Advance: After opening the back, film is inserted onto the spool and advanced with a top lever (120° single stroke).
- Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when the back is opened.
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
- Dimensions & Weight: 140 x 78 x 37 mm, 750 g