[Canon] Demi EE28 | April 1967
Demi EE28
The Canon Demi EE 28 used the same SH 28mm f/2.8 lens as the first Demi camera. This lens was also the interchangeable normal lens for the Demi C. The exposure metering system employed program EE with a selenium photocell. When the focusing ring was set to the 3-meter mark, a pan focus mark appeared.
At the time of its introduction, the demand for color negative film was rising as film prices dropped. This reduced the need to economize on film with the half-frame format, weakening the advantages of half-frame cameras.
Specifications
- Type: 35mm lens-shutter zone-focusing half-frame camera
- Picture Size: 24 x 18 mm
- Lens: SH 28mm f/2.8 (5 elements in 3 groups)
- Shutter: Seiko-sha, program type, EV 8 (f/2.8 at 1/30 sec.) – 17.5 (f/25 at 1/300 sec.), B, X-sync
- Viewfinder: Reversed Galilean viewfinder with projected frames. 0.42x magnification and 90% coverage. In the image area, the frame line and exposure meter needle indicate correct exposure for f/5.6 or faster lenses at 1/60 sec. to 1/300 sec. shutter speeds. Overexposure and underexposure warnings and a snap zone mark (pan focusing takes effect and zone focusing is set to 3 m) provided.
- Focusing: Lens focusing ring for matching zone focusing marks. Pictographs for near (1 m), medium (3 m), and far distances (15 m) provided. Focusing range from 0.8 m to 15 m (infinity).
- EE: Selenium photocell for full-auto program EE. Metering range of EV 8 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400.
- Film Loading & Advance: Slotted take-up spool. Advances with the camera-top lever's 145-stroke (partial strokes enabled). Ready position at 20.
- Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when the camera back is opened.
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
- Dimensions & Weight: 116 x 69 x 39 mm, 290 g
