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Canon P chrome

The Canon P is a 35mm rangefinder camera introduced in 1959, using the Leica M39 screw mount and a cloth focal-plane shutter. It was Canon's higher-volume rangefinder of the period, sometimes referred to as the Populaire, with a single combined viewfinder showing parallax-corrected framelines for 35mm, 50mm, and 100mm lenses. The chrome version is the standard finish for this model.

Sales data for the Canon P chrome at UK auction is sparse, so any guide to what one is worth today should be treated with caution. The single recorded hammer result in our dataset is £400 from 2011, achieved at saleroom level before buyer's premium. Current values in 2026 are condition-driven, with clean, working bodies and accurate rangefinders priced well above examples with shutter capping or haze.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
May 2011 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Oct 1998 £368 Christie's
May 1998 £149 Christie's