{"id":5770,"date":"2012-05-17T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2012-05-16T22:33:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T05:33:48","slug":"canon-sure-shot-tele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=5770","title":{"rendered":"Canon Sure Shot Tele"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canon Sure Shot Tele of 1986 was an attempt by Canon to make a fun camera.\u00a0 And by fun I mean the ability to do multiple exposures and have a built in soft focus filter, what merriment.\u00a0 OK that is more than just take pictures so they should be retro-plauded (Yes I just made that up, the fun is contagious).\u00a0 When I think of soft focus filters I immediately think of the 1980’s so I suppose Canon was right on the money with this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The camera has an interesting lens, primarily\u00a0a 40mm f2.8 and rather than an actual zoom the tele function is a secondary\u00a0element group that swings into place internally to provide a 70mm f4.9 arrangement.\u00a0 When this happens the front of the camera extends\u00a0in a manner more reminiscent of a travel trailer room expansion than a camera lens zooming (It’s also slightly noisier).\u00a0\u00a0 The multiple exposure is implemented by pressing the ME button beside the lens while half pressing the shutter, now when you take the picture the film will not advance. You can repeat this procedure to get multiple multiple exposures and then when you fire the shutter without pressing the ME button the film will advance after that exposure.\u00a0 Did you get that, fun yes?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Two image multiple exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now for the \u00a0coup de gr\u00e2ce<\/strong>,\u00a0the soft focus filter.\u00a0 This requires even more dexterity\u00a0as you need to fully deploy the filter against the spring\u00a0who’s sole job is to swing it back on you.\u00a0 Once you have\u00a0fought the\u00a0filter into place you are ready to permanently obscure your subject,\u00a0 in that 80’s glow.\u00a0 The camera also has back-light compensation and manual flash override and the images are OK but with quite a bit of vignetting.\u00a0 It’s\u00a0 also very noisy in all aspects, noisy like hey look out your about to be hit by a travel trailer!\u00a0\u00a0However if soft focus filters and multiple exposures are your idea of fun then this camera is for you and your big hair.<\/p>\n

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Soft Focus filter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t