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A wonderful piece of gear that old Canon is, 70 years old and never fails to bring joy for the whole family. I also got one of those.

Fantastic results. Cute kids!

Beautiful camera and images, thanks for sharing this video

Crackin shots of the kids, the quality of both lenses is fantastic, not a lot to chose between ether of them.

Looks like you were having a lot of fun with that one. Thanks for sharing

Danger, gear alert.....watching this may cost you money!!!! What a beauty Paul, and a bargain too? Never owned a Canon rangefinder but you have me tempted because it looks gorgeous 😍 It was actually manufactured the same year as me, but looks in way better condition unfortunately😏 Produced some great images of the kiddies too, so definitely a keeper!

Overall, super production vid. Loved the pics. Top notch. Either lens was / is a winner. Can't go wrong. Thanks.

Great Video Paul, spectacular camera for it's time, very modern look and handling, the images were great, thanks for sharing

I just got a Canon 7 a few weeks ago and I feel the same way I have already put 4 rolls through it,love it

great video and absolutely amazing shots Paul! shots in the room taken with Elmar have such retro look. nice

Great find, Paul. Beautiful pics of beautiful kids.💕

Very cool mate it’s a proper little machine too and the pictures are brilliant

Superb images from a superb kit with great film! I have few Canon VT Deluxe rangefinders (Same year but uses a baseplate trigger instead of the lever. I use the Rollei RPX films as well. Well done 👍📷🌟🌟🌟🌟

Priceless images. 😎 Superb. I think you have found your magic 🙂

These along with the superb Nikon S are good copies of the legendary Leica III rangfinder camerss hence the M39 lens fit. Enjoy it.

The L3 is the lever actuated film advance version of the "VT" series, these being the last Canons which used the older style shutter with the slow speeds on a separate, front-mounted selector dial. Here in the US, we see the VT commonly, but the L bodies are fairly rare. You do not want to collapse that Leitz lens when on this body. You can do so on IV and earlier Canon models. The issue is not fouling the shutter curtain. With the VT, Canon improved on its copy of Leica bodies by adding baffling inside the body to further reduce lens flare effecting the exposure. When this type of lens is mounted on those bodies and the lens is collapsed, the rear lens barrel hits and can damage both the baffle and the lens. In the early 1950s, Canon made at least one collapsible 50mm 1.9, which optically is inferior compared to the later 50mm 1.8 he has here. Trade that 50mm Elmar for a nice Canon 35mm 2.8.

I’m debating whether if I should get a canon L3 or a VT, great video by the way!

sup Paul! Wonderful camera you get here. I recognized it immediately, as I also bought an L3 a month ago. Apart from the viewfinder, which is a bit dirty, it's also in such great condition. i'm just as overwhelmed by the look, quality and satisfaction as you are! I came with a 50mm F2, but it's completely dirty and now I'm looking for alternatives for the M39 mount. So if you have anything besides the two lenses I tested, please let me know. I have to hand it to you for taking such great photos! greetings from Switzerland

Hi Paul, great video and great pics. They look perfect. I can feel you love this kind of mechanical craftmenship. I wonder why it took such a long time until people began to rediscover the greant Canon RF cameras of the 50s and 60s. The Canon series S, II, III and IV cameras were copies of the Leica II and III models (with improvements in the viewfinder) and the Canon series V, L, VI, P (there are many variations, L stands for Lever wind, T for trigger wind) and perhaps the Model 7 too were improved models with their own design concept, starting nearly the same time as when Leica startet the M series. Keep shooting film, perhaps the prices per roll will go back to a norma l level. ;-))