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- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | March 1958 |
| Original Price | 89,000 yen (w/50mm f/1.2) |
The VL used a silvered half-mirror prism like the late-model VT Deluxe. The silvered finish made the viewfinder image easier to see than a gold finish. The Canon VL is sometimes called the VTDM, but the VL had a film advance lever on the top instead of a winding trigger on the camera bottom like the VTDM. The VL was the top V-series camera.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter rangefinder camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | Canon 50mm f/1.2 |
| Lens Mount | Threaded mount |
| Shutter | Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with metal curtains. Single-axis rotating dial for T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, and 1/30 sec., and single-axis rotating dial (with index) for X, B, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, and 1/1000 sec. Equipped with built-in self-timer. |
| Flash Sync | FP-, M-F, and X-sync (lever-switchable sync contacts and bayonet terminal socket on camera side). |
| Viewfinder | Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder rotatable to set one of three magnifications. Accessory shoe’s parallax correction pin coupled to lens draw to adjust accessory finder. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
After opening camera back, insertion onto spool. Advances with camera-top advance lever (single or partial strokes). |
| Frame Counter | Manually set from 39 to 0 with built-in window. Film advance and rewind status indicator provided. |
| Film Rewind | Collapsible crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
145 x 76 x 34 mm, 940 g (with 50mm f/1.2) |