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Canon MC — 35mm autofocus compact from 1984
Photo: E Magnuson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Canon

MC

Autofocus Compact

Specifications
Format
35mm
Year
1984
Lens
Canon 35mm f/2.8 (3 elements)
Shutter
1/8s – 1/500s
Min. focus
1.0 m
Flash
Built-in pop-up
Battery
2× AA

Notable features

  • Active infrared AF
  • Motorised wind & rewind
  • Pop-up flash
  • Pocketable die-cast body
History & Legends
  • §1Canon's smallest AF compact at launch — a deliberate shrink of the AF35M formula.
  • §2The pop-up flash doubles as the on/off switch: lift the cover and the camera wakes up.
  • §3A later MC Quartz Date version added a discreet imprinted date in the corner.
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