Canon Demi EE-17 - The King of Half Frame

[@Raffiano]

Considering grabbing a half frame cam for my first step into film. photography. Just want to thank you for the video 🙏

[@Lo-fiCine]

It's definitely a more affordable way to start, really glad you found the video useful! 🙂

[@baqirbukhari2166]

thanks for the video, i just bought a original demi in beautiful condition and going to be shooting film for the first time using kodak gold 200!

[@RunningLemonStudios]

Just got one of these while I was in Japan. Burning through my first roll and I can't wait to see the results.

[@arturcharaev1336]

Thank you for video, If I not wrong it worth to mention there is crop factor (about 1.44) and instead 30mm there is something around 42mm

[@Lo-fiCine]

Really good point, thanks for posting 🙂

[@adamouellette5971]

I loved my EE-17 but def not the king of half frame. That award goes to the Pen-f or the lenses. Sold mine because i was having so many shots out of focus.

[@Lo-fiCine]

This seems to be a popular opinion and by all means the Pen-f being an SLR does give it a massive leg-up against the EE-17. But once again it depends what you value in a camera. I can fit the EE-17 in my back pocket which for me makes it the clear winner. Doesn't matter if I can focus easier if the camera's so big I don't take it out with me. Would love to get my hands on a Pen-f at some point soon though.

[@make_it_nashty7206]

Wonder how the size compares to the Ricoh 500g

[@aarontgove101]

Awesome video! 🎉

[@jackfruit95]

is it better than the Olympus Pen D3?

[@BogdanSorlea]

everyone knows that the king of half frame is, in fact, Olympus

[@Lo-fiCine]

Bold statement. Perhaps the Pen F for being an SLR but then you lose the compact nature of the Demi 🤷‍♂️

[@BogdanSorlea]

Demi EE-17 is not that much more compact, also Olympus has pancake lens if need be

[@Lo-fiCine]

@@BogdanSorlea From what I've seen the Pen F does look a good bit bigger, definitely not pocketable even with a pancake lens. But I guess it depends what you value in a camera haha.

[@BogdanSorlea]

oh, definitely pocketable with a pancake lens... 117 x 71 x 48 mm, 445 g vs 127 x 69.5 x 62.5mm, 495g so riddle me this, which one is which?

[@Lo-fiCine]

@@BogdanSorlea I'm guessing the smaller one is the Olympus

[@diegomedel2810]

great video

[@thatfellarosto]

I find the whole "loss of detail" argument against half frame insanely stupid. As half frame is the exact same resolution and frame size for 35mm motion picture film which is 24x18.

[@Lo-fiCine]

Couldn't agree more, there's so much resolution in the image if you scan it properly!

[@lechewga]

Hi! This video inspired me to get one of these and I recently scored one on fb marketplace for $60. Where did you get the lens cap?

[@Lo-fiCine]

Hello, really glad you enjoyed the video! $60, what a bargain. I bought a cheap 34mm lens cap off ebay, only cost me £1.99 and fits perfectly. Hope this helps 🙂.

[@lechewga]

@@Lo-fiCine Thank you so much!! Helped a ton. I feel like there’s not much out there for this gem of a camera

[@fenixlolnope361]

My EE17 is eating film :/ idk if it’s because I’m not loading it right or what. Idk I want another Demi

[@Lo-fiCine]

Ah that's a shame, if you've loaded 35mm cameras before I doubt it's something you're doing. Mine's still proving to be really reliable but maybe go for a different camera if you're worried about being burned again.

[@fenixlolnope361]

@@Lo-fiCine I think it has something to do with the camera back and the film rollers on that. I love this camera, and if I’m super cautious with how I load it it seems to be fine, but it’s especially picky with cinema film :/

[@Bbarm97]

olympus pen series beats canon demi with ease. pen are much much sturdier built than demi and less prone to optical separation. I have a demi ee17 in a box with a back element separated with no other damage that would cause that. I have three pens that have been shooting since 1959 (all serviced now) and they are superb cameras

[@gc2161]

Great camera but too old now and bound to break easily. Film to digital has been the same as from the Roman empire to the dark ages. We lost something. Beautiful machines.

[@jordanlaine7412]

Come on man, 35mm film is around the average price it has always been, adjust for inflation. The late 90s to the mid 20teens were the exception. The thing that sucks is we have less types of film and less film manufacturers now but don’t open the video pushing a false narrative. Also, the PenFV is the half frame king, this is pretty known as well.

[@urwholefamilydied]

You know you can turn this camera sideways to get the more classic "landscape" cropping right? (I'm sure you do, but just noticed it seems like all your shots are "portrait" orientation)