Canon Demi EE17 Review - A vintage Pentax 17 alternative?

In this episode, I review the Canon Demi EE17, a 35mm half-frame camera introduced in 1966. It comes with a fantastic 30mm f/1.7 lens, a bright viewfinder, beautiful sleek, round design and automatic exposure in a shutter speed priority mode. It originally caught my attention when John Sypal mentioned using it for some of his earlier street shots in Japan. With the introduction of the Pentax 17, the Canon Demi EE17 has become more relevant again. Both cameras share a compact form factor, solid built quality, zone focusing and at least some automatic exposure mode. The Canon is significantly heavier and comes with a stepless focusing ring. So is it a viable vintage alternative to the Pentax 17? To find out, I took the camera with me on a recent trip to Berlin shooting some Ilford FP4 and ran a roll of both Ilford HP5 and Harman Phoenix 200 through it in Munich. Among other things, I took it with me to a women’s soccer match of FC Bayern together with Jules for a change of scene here. Gear used: Canon Demi EE17 Films used: Kodak Ultramax 400 Ilford FP4 Ilford HP5 Harman Phoenix 200 Watch more reviews:    • Reviewed   If you enjoy our videos and like to follow us on Instagram, find us here:   / analog_insights