What is the cheapest used Canon P in the UK?

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Used Canon P for Sale — From £14

£14.39 Low price

£129.95 High price

5 Listings

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Great for: street documentary reportage general travel

Canon's popular screw-mount rangefinder — the P, metal focal-plane shutter, LTM mount, 1959.

The Canon P, sometimes called the Populaire, is a 35mm screw-mount rangefinder introduced in 1959. Positioned as a more affordable, simplified alternative to Canon's higher V-series bodies, it became one of the company's better-selling rangefinders and helped bring Canon's LTM system to a wider audience at the end of the 1950s.

It is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera for Leica Thread Mount (39mm screw) lenses. Its bright viewfinder shows fixed projected frame lines for 35mm, 50mm and 100mm without magnification switching. The shutter is a mechanical metal focal-plane unit, so the body fires without a battery. There is no built-in meter as standard; exposure is set manually or with an accessory selenium meter.

The simple single-magnification finder with multiple frame lines makes the P quick to compose with, and its all-mechanical operation suits travel, street and documentary use where reliability without batteries matters. It handles as a straightforward, robust working rangefinder and pairs naturally with compact LTM lenses.

Check the rangefinder patch for brightness and accurate vertical and horizontal alignment, and inspect the finder for haze that can dull the frame lines. Run the metal focal-plane shutter across all speeds, checking for capping or uneven curtain travel, and confirm the advance and rewind feel smooth. If an accessory meter is fitted, test its response; the body itself needs no battery to operate.