Canon Model IIB

This is my Canon IIB (Ser. No.: 37439) with a Serinar S 50mm 1:1.9 which is the “Kit” lens for the IIB

The Rangefinder

With thanks to Peter Dechert and the Canon Museum

Canon began with the 35mm Rangefinder camera in the early 1940’s and updated and improved them until the early 1960’s. At first they were into Leica copies but very quickly they began modifying and improving their cameras and eventually became a market leader in range finder cameras.

When you pick up a Canon rangefinder

the first impression you get is the solid feeling of the body and a sense of precision in the build. They are a delight to hold.

The Canon Museum is very helpful in listing the following models and their dates of introduction:

 

Model Designation Date of Introduction  Model Designation Date of Introduction
       
Model J II January 1946 Model IV Sb2 March 1954
Model S January 1946 Model II S2  April 1955
Model S II October 1946 Model II D2  April 1955
Model II B  April 1949 Model II F2 April 1955
Model II C  July 1950 Model VT August 1956
Model III  February 1951 Model L2 March 1957
Model IV  April 1951 Model VT Deluxe May 1957
Model III A  April 1951 Model L1 May 1957
Model IV F December 1951    
Model IV S  January 1952 Model L3 November 1957
Model II A  March 1952 Model VL March 1958
Model II D  October 1952 Model VL 2 March 1958
Model II D’  October 1952 Model VI-T September 1958
Model IV Sb  December 1952 Model VI-L September 1958
Model II AF  June 1953 Model P (Populaire) March 1959
Model II AX  June 1953 Model 7 September 1961
Model II F  June 1953 Model 7 S  April 1965
Model II S  February 1954    

Cameras in my Collection

Kwanon Prototype

Canon Seiki-Kogaku Kwanon Camera

Early Seiki-Kogaku Canon Test Bed – 1935

Model III

Introduced February 1951 – 10,175 produced

Seiki-Kogaku Model S-II

Canon Seiki Kogaku Model S-II Camera

Introduced October 1946 – Approx.  2265 produced

Canon Model S-II

Canon S-II Camera

Introduced October 1946 – Approx.  5285 produced

Model IIC

Canon Model IIC

Introduced March 1951 – 800 produced

Model IIB

Canon Model IIB

Introduced January 1949 – 14,400 produced

Model IVS

Introduced April 1952 – about 4900 produced

Model IID2

Introduced March 1955 – 16,175 produced

Model IIB

Canon Model IIB

Introduced January 1949 – 14,400 produced

Model VT Ser. No. 542327

Canon Vt Camera

Introduced April 1956 – 15,575 produced

Model VI-T  Ser. No. 603420

Canon VI-T

Introduced June 1958 – 8,175 produced

Model L1

Canon Model L1

Introduced Febraury 1957 – 7,975 produced

Model L2

Canon L2 Camera

Introduced November 1956  –  7,350 produced

Model L3

Canon L3 Camera

Introduced October 1957  –  12,975 produced

Model P

Canon Model P Populaire

Introduced December 1958 – 87,875 produced

Model 7

Canon Model 7

Introduced June 1961 – 137,250 produced

Model 7sZ

Canon Model 7s

Introduced August 1967 – approx. 4.000 produced

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