<s>
The	O
Canonflex	O
is	O
a	O
Canon	O
35	O
mm	O
film	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
)	O
camera	O
introduced	O
in	O
May	O
1959	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
1950s	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
camera	O
industry	O
had	O
turned	O
their	O
interest	O
towards	O
the	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
had	O
been	O
exclusively	O
manufactured	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
in	O
Dresden	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Japanese	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
Asahiflex	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Miranda	B-Algorithm
T	I-Algorithm
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1955	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1958	O
Minolta	O
and	O
Topcon	O
followed	O
,	O
while	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
presented	O
their	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
in	O
1959	O
,	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
a	O
supplier	O
of	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
the	O
Contax	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	O
had	O
established	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
35mm	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
manufacturer	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
camera	O
models	O
and	O
lenses	O
using	O
the	O
Leica	O
39mm	B-Algorithm
standard	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Canon	O
's	O
first	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
standard	O
lens	O
is	O
the	O
Super-Canomatic	O
R	O
50mm	O
1.8	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Canon	O
's	O
breech-lock	O
manual-focus	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
R	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
would	O
evolve	O
into	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
FL	I-Algorithm
and	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
FD	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mounts	I-Algorithm
over	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canonflex	O
RP	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
an	O
extent	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
right-hand	O
camera	O
front	O
is	O
a	O
wide	O
accessory	B-Algorithm
shoe	I-Algorithm
taking	O
a	O
selenium	O
exposure	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
couples	O
to	O
the	O
shutter	O
speed	O
dial	O
.	O
</s>
