The Canonets were a series of

rangefinder cameras A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder, typically a split-image rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus. Most var ...

made by

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from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. They were aimed at enthusiasts on a budget and more discerning

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photographers. The cameras are considered to have made Canon famous worldwide.

Models

The models included: * Canon Canonet * Canon Canonet S * Canon Canonet Junior * Canon Canonet QL 17 * Canon Canonet QL 17 New * Canon Canonet QL 17-L New * Canon Canonet QL 17 GIII * Canon Canonet QL 19 * Canon Canonet QL 19E * Canon Canonet QL 19 New * Canon Canonet QL 19 GIII * Canon Canonet QL 25 * Canon Canonet 28 * Canon Canonet 28 New * Canon Canodate E * Canon Canodate E-N * Canon Datematic

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Manual for the Canonet QL17III and the newer QL19Infos about Canon Canonet 28 on camdex.frInfos about Canon GIII QL 17 on camdex.fr
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