[Canon] Demi EE17 | May 1966
Demi EE17
The Half-Frame Version of the Canon Demi Rapid and the Top-of-the-Line Demi
The bright SH 30mm f/1.7 lens had 6 elements in 4 groups. The viewfinder was a reversed Galilean type with bright frames. To the right of the viewfinder’s image area was an exposure meter needle and a correct-exposure window (with an aperture scale). At the bottom of the image area were focusing pictographs for near, medium, and far distances, and a match needle coupled to the lens focusing ring.
For exposure control, shutter speed-priority EE with a CdS cell was provided. The camera became popular for its high-performance specifications and features.
Specifications:
- Type: 35mm Lens-Shutter zone-focusing half-frame camera
- Picture Size: 24 x 18 mm
- Normal Lens: SH 30mm f/1.7 (6 elements in 4 groups)
- Shutter: Seiko-sha. 1/8 – 1/500 sec., B. Built-in self-timer. X-sync.
- Viewfinder: Reversed Galilean viewfinder with projected frames. 0.45x magnification and 90% coverage. Exposure meter needle and correct exposure window (with aperture scale) within the image area. At the bottom of the viewfinder, pictographs for near, medium, and far distances, and a distance needle coupled to the lens focusing ring.
- Focusing: Lens focusing ring to match zone focusing marks. Pictographs for near (1 m), medium (3 m), and far (15 m) distances provided. Focusing range: 0.8 m to 15 m (infinity). Distance scale provided on the focusing ring.
- EE: CdS cell for shutter speed-priority EE. Metering range (at ISO 100) of EV 4.5 (f/1.7 at 1/8 sec.) – EV 17 (f/16 at 1/500 sec.). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400.
- Film Loading & Advance: Slotted take-up spool. Advances with camera-top lever’s 145-degree stroke (partial strokes enabled). Ready position at 20.
- Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened.
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
- Dimensions & Weight: 117 x 71 x 48 mm, 445 g
