You often see the Canons with wrinkled shutter curtains, but that shouldn't be a concern as they made the curtains from a very thin metal and it shouldn't affect the operation of the shutter as long as there are no significant dents or holes. Nikon even made most of their rangefinder lenses in an LTM mount version. The Nikons are a bit more expensive and a big advantage of the Canon is that you can use any LTM screw-mount lens. If you like screw-mount bodies, the Canon is very smooth to operate and has a lot of nice features, especially for the price.
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Nikon s2 rangefinder camera Patch#
I kept the Canon as the VF is nice and clear and the RF patch is OK, but still not as good as a Leica M. I think the VF/RF just needed a good cleaning, so if you get a good copy of either camera you may not find much difference as far as useability is concerned. I've had both the Canon P and a Nikon S3, and sold the Nikon as the RF patch was so hard to see it was a real pain to focus. P or S2 in good condition, should have a rfdr that easy to use, go to big city inspect carefully in brick camera shop. My call would be is it is subjective choice an M. The LTM lens choice is wider you can even get Nikon LTM lenses. Some people cannot abide the Nikon focus wheel, they grab the lens instead. have been brought up on canonets then the P is second nature, so it is subjective.Ī canon P is easier to focus in poor light then a M2 about the same as a M3. Lotsa people dont like the Canon P rangefinder spot, they prefer the M style, but If you e.g. Not seen a Nikon S2 or S3 with patch problems either.īut the cheap rfdrs on ebay may all be faint subjective things you need to look at. None of my M or Ps have a low contrast rangefinder patch, but you need to inspect cause many Ms do have low to no contrast, not seen a low contrast P yet, the M finder can be rebuilt by specialist specialist repair person, dont know of anyone who does Canon Ps. The Nikons have a slow mount as slow as the Canon P LTM screw, for other then 5cm internal lenses. The S2 has a rotating shutter speed dial that some people cannot avoid snagging and ruining the best frame. Then you need to inspect the camera you are going to buy. Click to expand.First you need to ignore web gossip.