Used Canon 7 for Sale — From £66

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Canon's flagship LTM rangefinder from 1961 with built-in meter and superb build quality.

The Canon 7 is a 35mm rangefinder camera from 1961 that represents the pinnacle of Canon's Leica-compatible rangefinder development. Featuring a built-in selenium light meter and an exceptionally bright coupled rangefinder, it was Canon's flagship before they pivoted entirely to SLR development with the Canon F-1.

The camera accepts Leica thread mount (LTM/M39) lenses, giving access to a vast selection of vintage optics from Canon, Leica, and numerous third-party manufacturers. The rangefinder mechanism is renowned for its accuracy and brightness, with a long base length that provides precise focusing even with fast lenses.

Build quality is superb with a solid brass body covered in vulcanite leatherette. The film advance lever, shutter speed dial, and all mechanical controls operate with a precision and smoothness that reflect the very best of Japanese camera engineering from this golden era of rangefinder design.

Highly collectible and still eminently usable, the Canon 7 sits alongside the Leica M3 as one of the finest rangefinder cameras ever produced. On the used market it offers a more affordable alternative to equivalent Leica bodies while accepting the same range of exceptional LTM lenses.