Canon rangefinders family

Canon Rangefinders family model list

After the war, the Japanese camera makers embarked on making Leica clones, selling them like a fire in the bushes. The local GI contingent was the early target market and thereafter exported same to the US. Most makers are just a memory, such as Tanaka and Nicca, Reise and Leotax, Meguro and Zenobia, and more. Canon produced a long list of Leica clones and changed midway to a slightly different style, Canon’s own. There were slight changes between the models, and to keep them selling without being hindered by picky buyers, the Leica lookalikes carried no identifications.

I have a few on the shelf, so created the list below to finally get it in order. Note that some transitional models are not cut and dry, like an L1 I have which is sitting on the fence.

For more options, such as colours, special editions, and lens / body combinations, see the sister site, camdex.ca.

Model	Style ID	Type	More data	Introduced	Ended	Quantity made	Serial # from	Serial # to	Speeds	Slow dial	Lens mount	Windows	Synch	Timer	Curtain	PC port	Accessoty mount	Cocking	Loading	Identification	Notes	Details
7	33720	Rangefinder	Price	1961	1964	137.000	800.000	999.000	T, B, 1-1000	No	Thread/bayonet	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Accessory	Lever	Back	Yes	Meter, also black. 0.95 lens used an add-on coupler	More details
7S	33721	Rangefinder	Price	1965	1967	16.000	100.000	118.500	T, B, 1-1000	No	Thread/bayonet	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	Yes	Meter, battery	More details
7SZ	134250	Rangefinder	Price	1967	1968	4.000	115.000	123.000	T, B, 1-1000	No	Thread/bayonet	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	Yes	Meter, battery	More details
Hansa Canon	1642	Leica type RF	Price	1935	1940	1.100	55	5.200	20-500	No	J flange	3	No	No		No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	Yes		More details
II A	1554	Leica type RF	Price	1952		100	64.255	73.500	B-25-200	Covered	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
II AF	1555	Leica type RF	Price	1953		15	92.165	95.500	B, 25-200	Covered	Thread	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
II AX	29674	Leica type RF		1953		20			B, 25-200	Covered	Thread	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	the mysterious Canon	More details
II B	1556	Leica type RF	Price	1949	1951	14.500	21.050	42.400	B, 1-500	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	knob	Bottom	No		More details
II C	1557	Leica type RF	Price	1951		800	50.200	58.750	B, 1-500	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	III up to 500	More details
II D	1558	Leica type RF	Price	1952	1955	21.700	64.020	160.150	B, 1-500	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
II D1	1559	Leica type RF	Price	1952	1954	2.400	74.200	125.000	B, 1-500	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	Iid with film memo	More details
II D2	1560	Leica type RF	Price	1955	1956	16.000	171.060	228.200	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	No	No	Cloth	No	No	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
II F	1561	Leica type RF	Price	1953	1955	11.900	84.380	166.050	B, 1-500	Yes	Thread	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	IVSB w/o 1000	More details
II F2	1562	Leica type RF	Price	1955		2.600	173.200	217.100	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
II S	1566	Leica type RF	Price	1954	1955	1.850	108.870	160.150	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	As the IVSB w/o 1000/. Also Seiki Kogaku	More details
II S2	1567	Leica type RF	Price	1955	1956	16.500	170.000	227.000	B, 1-500	yes	LTM	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
III	1563	Leica type RF	Price	1951	1952	10.000	50.200	81.850	B, 1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
III A	1564	Leica type RF	Price	1951	1953	9.000	61.150	105.800	B, 1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
IV	1568	Leica type RF	Price	1951	1952	1.400	5.120	67.825	B, 1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
IV F	1569	Leica type RF	Price	1951	1952	2.000	52.610	69.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
IV M	1570	Leica type RF	Price														No		Bottom			More details
IV S	33172	Leica type RF	Price	1952	1953	4.900	64.000	85.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
IV S2	33725	Leica type RF	Price	1955	1956	1.956	170.000	227.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	LTM		Yes		Cloth		No	Knob	Bottom			More details
IV S3	55501	Leica type RF	Price														No		Bottom			More details
IV SB	1572	Leica type RF	Price	1952	1955	35.000	65.760	160.000	B, 1-1000	yes	Thread	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	knob	Bottom	No	Also black	More details
IV SB2	1574	Leica type RF	Price	1954	1956	16.800	122.490	229.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	No	Cloth	No	Rail, cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
J	1575	Leica type RF	Price	1939	1940	200			B, 20-500	No	J flange	1		No	Cloth	No	No	Knob	Bottom			More details
J-II	1576	Leica type RF	Price	1945	1946	525			B 20-500	covered	J flange	1	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
JS	1577	Leica type RF	Price	1941		50			20-500	Yes	J flange	1			Cloth		No					More details
Kwanon	1669	Rangefinder	Price									3					No	Knob	Bottom			More details
L1	36036	Rangefinder	Price	1957		8.000	540.000	566.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	No	Cloth	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	No	Also black	More details
L2	33726	Rangefinder	Price	1956	1957	7.000	505.850	583.000	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	No	No	Cloth	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	No	Japanese market	More details
L3	69720	Rangefinder	Price	1957	1958	13.000	529.000	592.000	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	No	No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	No	Japanese market	More details
New Standard	92525	Leica type RF	Price	1940	1942	100	10.800	11.900	B, 20-500	No	J flange	2	No	No	Cloth	No	No	Knob	bottom	No		More details
P	1594	Rangefinder	Price	1958	1961	88.000	700.000	798.000	B-1-500	No	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	Yes	Also black	More details
S	29673	Leica type RF		1938	1945	1.600	10.520	12.500	B, 20-500	Yes	J flange	3		No	Cloth	No	Cold shoe	Knob	Bottom	No	Hansa with slow speeds. Z speed is B	More details
S-I	1599	Leica type RF	Price	1945	1946	100	12.386	14.160	B, 20-500	Yes	J flange	2	No	No	Cloth	No	No	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
S-II	1601	Leica type RF	Price	1948	1949	7.500	15.000	18.000	B-1-1000	Yes	Thread	2	No	No	Cloth	No	No	Knob	Bottom	No		More details
V	31696	Rangefinder	Price														No					More details
VI-L	1614	Rangefinder	Price	1958	1961	10.000	600.000	621.000	B-1-1000	No	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	No	Also black	More details
VI-T	37588	Rangefinder	Price	1958	1960	8.000	600.000	620.000	B-1-1000	No	LTM		Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Bottom winder	Back	Yes	Also black	More details
VL	64106	Rangefinder	Price	1957	1958	5.500	555.000	592.000	T-1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Knob	Back	No		More details
VL-2	36332	Rangefinder	Price	1958		8.500	527.000	585.000	B, 1-500	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	Yes	Cold shoe	Lever	Back	No		More details
VT	1619	Rangefinder	Price	1956	1957	16.000	500.010	54.000	B, 1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Cloth	Yes	Cold shoe	Bottom winder	Back	Yes	Also black	More details
VT de Luxe	1621	Rangefinder	Price	1957		3.500	540.000	545.500	T-1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Cloth	Yes	Cold shoe	Bottom winder	Back	Yes	Also black	More details
VT de Luxe M	1623	Rangefinder	Price	1958		2.500	540.100	585.000	T-1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Metal	No	No	Bottom winder	Back	Yes	Also black	More details
VT de Luxe Z	1624	Rangefinder	Price	1957	1958	5.000	54.500	560.000	T-1-1000	Yes	LTM	2	Yes	Yes	Cloth	Yes	No	Bottom winder				More details