Canon P Archives

21 October, 2025

A Few Frames with a Canon P and how I found myself on 35mmc

By Walter Reumkens

I have been a member of FLICKR for many years and only show my photos there. I joined when I retired and had more time for my hobby. At that time I expected to meet many like-mi...

28 October, 2018

Canon P (for Populaire) thread mount rangefinder mini-review

By Hamish Gill

The Canon P - or "Populaire", as the P stands for - is a Leica thread mount rangefinder camera released the late 1950’s. There were a lot of these cameras sold, something like 1...

23 October, 2018

How to Calibrate a Canon P Rangefinder (in my case, for use with Soviet lenses) – by Cameradactyl (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I am a fan of quirky old soviet cameras. I have had, loved, and broken a few Zorki 4 cameras over the years, and I love their lenses. I own Jupiter 8, 9 and 12 lenses (50mm f2...

29 July, 2018

5 frames with a Canon P and Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens

By Hamish Gill

I’ve had my Canon P for a while now. I mostly bought it for the 50mm f/2.2 lens that was attached to the front of it. That being said, I’ve shot more with the camera than I have...

Russ Rosener on Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone
This was a very enjoyable read and quite a few good photos to prove each camera's worth. I owned an…
Gary Smith on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
And how did you locate the Danish Photohistorical Society?
Chris Giles on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
Thanks Tony I understand that contact prints were commonly used back then, so the little 4.5 x 6cm print would…

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