Canon's Best Full Frame Mirrorless: The Canon P (2 Minute Review)

A quick 2-minute review of my favorite Canon full-frame mirrorless camera. Paired with the Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, it can go toe to toe with any German-made film rangefinder to date. Not a technical review by any means, just my personal impressions.

Killer looks, advanced film mechanism, 100% viewfinder magnification, aluminum shutter, this baby has it all.

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[StuartHerrington]

I’ve had this camera for 2 years now, with the Canon 35mm 1.8 and more recently a 50mm 1.4. I use it every day, mainly with the 35mm. I use it with a custom made leather half case from Mr Zhou. It’s my everyday camera, despite having many others, it’s a perfect camera for manual and street photography, with access to great lenses including Leica and Voigtlander, if you want. Or just stick to Canon. I’ll definitely buy another one if for some reason this breaks, but it’s built so well that I can’t see that happening any time soon.

[evopanop]

Awesome video and sample photos. Thanks for bringing more exposure to the Canon P! I love my Canon P with the Canon LTM 50/1.4, 35/2.0, and 100/2.0 lenses. Such a wonderful camera.

[dirtywater]

The title cracked me up. So did the line “and unlike modern canons, it featured technology that was ahead of its time”. I defected from to Fuji from Canon for digital work this past September. Got tired of being held back by Canon. But I still love shooting Canon for film. I have an A-1 and an AE-1 program but I wanted a rangefinder for the collection. I ended up scoring this exact camera and lens combo in near mint condition on eBay for $385. I think that’s about middle of the road. Really looking forward to shooting with it, especially for my infrared work where the rangefinder comes in handy so I can see my composition. Love the simplicity and sleekness of the design of this camera also. It’s one of the reasons I switched to Fuji. It’s not enough just to be a good camera. A good camera should be nice to look at as well. With the exception of Fuji, I feel like the aesthetics of camera design has really fallen to the waist side these days. I believe you should never discount the way a camera makes you feel while using it and I think this camera is going to feel he same way my Fuji does

[JacksonSjogren]

Thanks for jacking the price up with this video 👍

[thehumanchris]

Dennniiiissss!! You're really gonna make me pull the trigger and buy one....great video bud ;)

[David-hkly]

If Canon had dispensed with the multiple etched framelines in the finder they would have found even more adherents. Still a great camera for its simplicity of line and indestructible build.

[fengchen]

The photos shown are awesome!, I'm really considering to get one!

[someguycold]

My first camera, bought it about a year ago. Really enjoy using it.

[Dotegoat]

great review! I've been thinking about this camera for a while now.

[AGL]

The P is sweet, but most (and its big brother the VI-L)have degrading framelines and flare at their advancing age. The immediate predecessors, the V (five) Series have held up much better. Before buying a P I would recommend comparing it to a VL or L-1. Or a L-2, L-3 or V-L2 with some lesser features)

[tobiasgmeiner]

Does it have a meter inside? Btw really nice video, kind of reminded me on mattias burlings videos a bit. Keep up the good work!

[oliverhemmings]

Holy shit! I'm sold! Quick to the ebaymobile!

[davemiller]

I just got my mint copy from ebay straight from Japan and it's gorgeous 😫😫😫

[mgman]

The same price as new? It cost closed to $2000 then adjusted for inflation

[linjicakonikon]

No, the Canon VT Deluxe and VL, and VIT and Canon 7 were designed to compete with Leica.M3 The Canon P was the stripped down economy model. It only competed in price, not in features. It was meant to be an economy model sold in America.
My favorite rangefinder is the VT Deluxe.

[_H_]

It is a beautiful camera, that applies to both Canon P & the Canon 7. it's just a shame Canon have not released this in a digital format for the 2020s, I know for sure if this was built now without video just purely a camera I would buy it. After all what's not to like about the design. I only wished some bright spark here in the UK would take the plunge and build something a beautiful as this I'm sure heads would turn as it's such an iconic design whether it be Leica or Canon's original copyright someone must be able to produce a camera just as good, forget Fuji as they have gone down the route of producing a camera/video! so for me they have removed themselves from the camera enthusiast market.

[TristanFerlesch]

$200?! You got really lucky for a mint condition at $200.

[sneakerjoe]

Hate the shutter speed dial on it though

[iamrichlol]

I can't find a single Canon P with lens for anywhere near that price. they're all around 1000 AUD on ebay

[sric]

Was that building at Uc Irvine? Seems familiar.