Specifications

Type
Rangefinder camera
Production
from 1958
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Shutter
Horizontal metal focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/50 s
Metering
none
Focusing
rangefinder

Good to know

For fast shutter speeds, the separate slow-speed dial must be set to 1/30 s. [2]

For electronic flash, set the top shutter speed dial to X and the slow-speed dial to 1/30 s. [2]

Sources

  1. Canon Camera Museum: VL
  2. Canon model VL / VL-2: Instructions

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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