Canon Model 7 Review: The Elegant Rebel—Where Japanese Craftsmanship Meets Teutonic Ambition

The Last Samurai

In 1961, as Leica’s M3 reigned supreme, Canon unsheathed its final katana—the Model 7 rangefinder. This L39-mounted warrior blended German precision with Japanese ergonomics, offering built-in metering when Leica still relied on handheld gadgets. Today, it stands as a eulogy to analog ambition, a 300–300–500 time capsule whispering tales of the Shōwa era’s photographic dreams.


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