Canonex

The Canonex is an SLR camera. It was built by Canon in Japan starting in 1963. The new price was 20,800 yen at the time and would be 100,191 yen (around 778 euros) today.

The camera comes with a fixed lens, which is unusual for an SLR. The focal length of the lens is 48 mm and the maximum aperture is f/2.8. It is labeled Canon SE 48 mm f/2.8. Focusing is manual on the lens, which is made up of 3 elements. The Canonex does not have an autofocus.

Measuring the exposure is made easier by the built-in light meter. It can be used to measure the exposure for films with a sensitivity of ISO 10 to ISO 400. The selenium metering cells are located above the lens and do not require batteries. Depending on the specimen, nowadays they can only measure the exposure incorrectly or not at all.

The automatic exposure mode is an aperture priority mode, where the camera automatically sets the aperture to the set shutter speed. There is an additional manual mode. The shutter is built into the lens on the Canonex and supports exposure times up to 1/500 second. A bulb mode is also available.

The use of an external flash is possible via the PC flash socket. The Canonex offers the possibility to connect a cable release and has a thread for a tripod. The camera weighs in at 690 grams. The dimensions are 13 x 7.5 x 7 cm. No batteries are needed to take pictures.

Films for the Canonex

The Canonex is a film camera and is loaded with 35mm film. 35mm films are still manufactured today. They can be developed in most laboratories. A 35mm film for color photography is the Kodak Portra 160*. A possible black and white film is the AgfaPhoto APX 100*.