[Canon] Demi S | September 1964
Demi S
A high-end Demi with a 30mm f/1.7 lens (6 elements in 4 groups) and an aluminum alloy, pearly-finish exterior. The programmed shutter ranged from 1/8 sec. to 1/500 sec. plus bulb.
Except for the lens, metering and exposure control, and shutter, it was the same as the original Demi.
- Type: 35mm Lens Shutter zone-focusing half-frame camera
- Picture Size: 24 x 18 mm
- Normal Lens: Canon SH 30mm f/1.7 (6 elements in 4 groups)
- Shutter: Seiko-sha with program. 1/8 to 1/500 sec. and B. X-sync flash. M and F bulb synchronization at 1/30 sec. and slower speeds.
- Viewfinder: Kepler finder with 0.41x magnification and 90% coverage.
- Focusing: Lens focusing ring to match zone focusing marks. Pictographs for near (1 m), medium (3 m), and far distances (15 m). (Camera back has zone focusing marks on a distance scale.) Focusing range from 0.8 m to 15 m (infinity).
- Exposure Adjustment: Selenium photocell meter with moving needle and program to determine correct exposure with the shutter speed and aperture combination. Metering range of EV 4.5 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400.
- Film Loading & Advance: After opening camera back, insertion onto spool. Advances with camera-top lever. (145 single or partial strokes with extra 20 strokes)
- Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened.
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
- Dimensions & Weight: 115 x 68 x 48 mm, 400 g