Episode 109: Canon Rangefinders Part Deux

Episode 109: Canon Rangefinders Part Deux

From Camerosity by Mike Eckman

June 7, 2026 · 1h 39m · Episode 112

About this episode

The episode revisits Canon rangefinders with expert Peter Kitchingman and Greg Harp, exploring their history and various models.

Way back in the early days of the Camerosity Podcast, we did a show with Canon historian and author Peter Kitchingman, and recently as the gang looked back at what topics were worth revisiting we decided to come back to Canon rangefinders. But what expert would we get this time? As it turned out, Peter was available and willing to come back so we decided to retread this bountiful topic and deliver a "Part Deux" to Canon rangefinders. Joining Peter and the regular hosts were Greg Harp, another excellent resource for these cameras who has a great deal of knowledge, plus listeners A.J. Gentile, Ben Ryerson, Ira Cohen, Jeremy Scott, Joan, John Roberts, Norris Liu, William Smith, and Will Pinkham. We start off with some brief history and then get into some of the earliest Canon rangefinders like the original Canon and the slightly later Canon J and JII. Moving onto the historically significant S, SII, and IIBs and eventually covering the II, III, and IV series. We move along to the back loaders like the V, VI, P, and 7 series, covering various lenses, including the 0.95 Dream lens, a very rare original Canon mount wide angle lens, and others. Greg and Peter even share a bit of…

People in this episode

Guests: Peter Kitchingman, Greg Harp

Topics covered

  • Canon rangefinders
  • photography
  • camera history
  • interchangeable lenses
  • fixed lens models

Keywords

  • Canon rangefinders
  • camera history
  • photography
  • interchangeable lenses
  • fixed lens models
  • 0.95 Dream lens
  • Canonet

More episodes of Camerosity

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Camerosity podcast page.