The original Canonet (1961) is still a great imagemaker. We shot one of these on our 1970s European OE and nearly 50 years later the colour and sharpness of the slides still impresses.  These cameras require no batteries so are ready to shoot at all times. Auto, shutter priority shooting or full manual control. On many early rangefinders of the 1960s the positioning of the selenium light cells in the body front plate meant they could never be turned off as they generate current whenever exposed to light, so most other brands are permanently off. Canon's design with the cells arranged around the lens giving greater metering accuracy and also the ability, by using a lens cap, of turning the meter off. By remembering the lens cap the Canonet light cells still work when needed today. The unusual base film winder operates smoothly and is easy to get used to. Our example presented here is a late built unit in the model production cycle, in very good overall operational condition. Not a light weight camera being 950 grams in its case. When first released enthusiast photographers lined up to buy and a working example such as this is still a great addition to the camera bag. Lens cap, lens hood and excellent original black leather eveready case included. Pdf manual.