Camera Geekery: The Canon 7Sz

[@malboro1600]

I have had it for 8 years, together with the dream lens, it is a great camera and lens, the only bad thing is the weight of the lens, but it is very sharp, excellent video and channel 👍

[@mgman6000]

I remember looking at a Canon 7 with the dream lens on it in 1965 at the Navy exchhange in yokosuka Japan and drooling all over it but it was too expensive for me and wound up getting a Minolta SR7 outfit instead but I'll never forget the big chunk of glass saying "buy me"

[@slr7075]

The Canon 7sZ was the very last Canon LTM rangefinder before they went to the FD mount SLR system. With an adapter, you can use Canon FD lenses on LTM bodies with infinity focus but you won't have any rangefinder coupling only relying on zone focus. Wide angle FD lenses with their large depth of field can yield great results.

[@jlwilliams]

Worth noting: If you like the overall specs of these but don't want to pay 7sZ money, the immediately previous 7s isn't much different and even less expensive. Tip-off to the difference: the plain ol' 7s has its little round adjustment port cover over next to the shutter speed dial, rather than over the Canon logo as on the 7sZ. The 7s rangefinder's optical system doesn't have the improved design of the 7sZ, but you won't notice much difference except in strong backlight. An MR9 battery adapter will solve the mercury battery problem, as long as you get a genuine MR9 and not a cheap knockoff.

[@David-hk3ly]

Frankly both 7s and 7sZ suffer from rangefinder patch flaring "ghosts" although the latter managed to pare it down somewhat. Pitted against any Leica M rangefinder patch it's no contest although I will say the 7sZ shutter is as quiet as a Leica M and being stainless steel is quite an accomplishment.

[@pablocous1312]

Man I dont even shoot film but I still enjoy watching all your videos about film. Its just so satisfying seeing all the film cameras you showcase. Keep up the great work!

[@Kylemsguy]

Very informative overviews. No 2min intro BS. Keep it up!

[@wanakoplays8874]

"Leica users may find it a bit big for their manicured digits." 🤣Excellent reason to get one, I say! I recently bought a Canon L1 as an introduction into this system and I'm quite in love with it.

[@AlysVintageCameraAlley]

I just did a video on my channel for the canon 7 and I stumbled on your video in my research. That canon 50 .95 is a beast. But oh so beautiful.

[@HOSTILEWORKPLACE]

Just got into the canon rangefinder game with a Canon P. As I don't have the money for a Leica I think this is where I will explore rangefinders for the foreseeable future. Great video Bellamy. That lens is a monster!

[@scottparis6355]

There were so many different Canon rangefinder cameras that you could do a whole year's worth of videos on them. Each one seems to have a different and interesting innovation. I have two Canon P models, kind of the M3 of the Canon line. Simple and pretty bulletproof.

[@tonyw.1936]

Good series of vids. Short and sweet. keep up the good work.

[@switchnollie]

Another great one, especially love the lens. I spend so much time usinng mine and I love seeing more about it.

[@WesleyVerhoevePhotography]

haha the writing on this is so good

[@Noealz]

You make great videos man - good to see you putting out your knowledge in video form, not many people like reading these days lol

[@Noealz]

@@AlexJacksonSmith or too lazy to :3

[@VivaLaFilm]

I got this exact same set up with the dream lens(not in as perfect condition as yours), I had bought a canon 7 and after researching I realized it was a 7sZ with out knowing, I got lucky ... I’m loving this videos dude! Keep them coming! More, more, more please!

[@GDLFilm]

Great video, thinking on buying one

[@nestormartinez2683]

I really like the way you talk about cameras. Easy and very helpful 🤘😎

[@japancamerahunter]

Thank you!

[@filmbyhari]

Total gangsta move for shooting slide film with this!

[@PhilOsGarage]

Interesting camera, and fantastic review as ever, I aspire to have even a fraction of the knowledge you do. The lens obscuring the viewfinder is an interesting one. I use a rectangular lens hood on my Zorki which just encroaches into the viewfinder (albeit slightly less than the lens here). I was told it would go one of two ways. You will either hate it, or quickly forget about the missing corner. I found that within a few frames I forgot about the obscured corner and didn't notice it. I assume it would be the same here.

[@the6millionpman424]

Really enjoying this style of video.

[@randallstewart1224]

As a bit of a Canon RF collector in past years, I have a mint 7Sz which came with the 50mm 0.95 lens, as well as a 7 with 50mm 1.4. Speaking plainly, the0.95 is a dog as a photo lens. Canon took the outstanding 1.4 design and beat on it to get the 50mm 1.2, a lens never well regarded. The 0.95 was had by taking a 1.2 in the back room and beating it to death. Why bother? Advertising! The "We got the fastest lens on the planet!" probably sold many 7, 7S, and 5Sz bodies to guys wanting bragging rights. That was a much bigger deal in the late 1960s. A less extreme example would be the 105mm 2.4 on the Pentax 67. A usable lens, but not the best option for a user. Actually, the 0.95 is fairly sharp. Its problem is that it suffers from great "curvature of field". A good lens will focus all point in the image area at the same distance. Curvature of field means that points outside the center of the image will focus (usually) closer than indicted. So the "zone" of sharp focus doesn't look like a flat plane extending from the front of the camera, but more like a shallow, curved bowl of sharp focus. Also.lacking the benefit of improved lens coatings since 1970, the 0.95 is quite susceptible to fair where other lenses are not.

[@garvinkelly]

Th main con of this camera imo is the placement of the strap lugs. They are too forward on the camera which causes it to turn sideways when hanging around your neck or shoulder. I think they were placed this way because the dream lens is so heavy. I have a very light weight voigtlander pancake lens on mine and it is always flipping sideways and it's pretty annoying tbh. Other than that, it is one of the best options for shooting LTM lenses. The viewfinder is great and allows for shooting 35mm lenses without an external viewfinder

[@jp2503]

You got me at "That's like half a bald eagle..." 🦅

[@albertmeyer8983]

Very nice Mr Hunt. Cheers!

[@scotthutchison9396]

I was very surprised at how many Canon 7 and even the big dream lens I found in Foto Skoda in Prague. I cannot recall the prices, but I was astonished to even see the lens in real life.

[@CuDerRaGer]

I will literally pay you to send me one lmao

[@shahrammehdizadgan5614]

Such a beautiful camera and lens, I wish I never sold my dream lens, I used it on my canon 7s. Such a beautiful combination. If I bought another one, it would be with the 7 or 7s. I have two Leica M9’s but I won’t get a dream lens that has already been converted to M Mount, I think keep things as they were as these 7 bodies are so nice to use with this lens

[@mgman6000]

Manicured digits 😂

[@robertstacy8438]

You mention double exposure support; how is that actually done with this camera? Is it a feature or a work around?

[@DixonLu]

Would appreciate it if you could expand on the Canon-Nikon history.

[@japancamerahunter]

I think that would make a good video

[@mgman6000]

I remember a canon 7at the base exchange in yokosuka Japan with the .0.95 lens I drooled all over it but it was too expensive for a poor sailor I bought a minolta sr 7 and used it for the rest of my time in the Navy

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

I love my Kodak Retina’s !!

[@cielyves7379]

Contax G1 (or) g2 review please 😁

[@Coconut7403]

Could you do a list of budget cameras that you find cool?

[@japancamerahunter]

I will try if we have them

[@davidv.kutaliya]

Thanks for the review! Regards from Saint Petersburg.

[@japancamerahunter]

Thanks for watching!

[@crispin8888]

Some serious k'nob envy ....

[@japancamerahunter]

A terrible affliction

[@jonlouis2582]

I have the camera, but not the huge lens. Mine sees little use due to the size, I can't imagine what it would be like to use with that lens! Here in the US no one wants to service them.

[@vince1000]

day 2 of asking JCH where he got that film canister holder strap

[@japancamerahunter]

Sorry, I must have missed it. It was a special band made by ONA for my limited edition bag, but they no longer make them. Sorry.

[@carlosoruna7174]

That .95 is beautiful

[@therealmixedbizness]

jog on

[@abbas1872]

Like and subscribe??? Show me the photos this camera and lens took, then I'll think about it.

[@japancamerahunter]

Don't bother.

[@edvenuto9614]

I use nikon d3200 d3300 d3

[@invisibility1987]

cant get over how he said zee instead of zed

[@japancamerahunter]

Well, I am not American after all.

[@Stephen.C.]

You cant blame it for being Rare, as a con.

[@japancamerahunter]

Thanks for the constructive and informative comment.

[@MR-rp3xr]

Better than Leica

[@zero9832]

1000th like🙏

[@petercooper9054]

Love the camera but hate the mask.

[@japancamerahunter]

Don't bother watching my other videos then.

[@caldera878]

It doesn't have a Leica written on it so it can never be as special, desirable and rare.

[@japancamerahunter]

Total nonsense