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<p>Canon EF marked DUMMY (in blue on back of body). There were only 100 of these issued to Canon Sales Staff. They were intended for promotional purposes only and NOT for sale. Some had 3mm holes drilled through the side next to the hinge. Obviously very rare specimens. My information supplied by someone involved in the development of the Canon EF. I quote:</p> <p>Hello Christopher ,</p> <p>Your (beautiful) Canon EF was indeed for demonstration by Sales staff and was not intended for sale. They were fully functional but some (not all) had holes drilled in the body next to the door hinge to prevent actual use as there was a light leak of course.</p> <p>The holes (3 mm) are of course easy to close and new leatherette outside and black tape on the inside did the job.</p> <p>The EF was intended to become a new generation Canon cameras. As you can see when you remove the bottom , it is already prepared for the use of a winder and with most EFs there is a screw in the hinge to remove the door but mostly it is blocked. Also, some of the cameras have in the bayonet mouth on the self timer side two pins intended for automatic lenses. But the electronic development of the AE1 series made that a dead end. It was also the first camera to have a copal square shutter and a completely new mos fed electronic circuit that was reliable and accurate but very difficult to repair. The first series also suffered from dead battery checkers.</p> <p>You can indeed use 1.5V batteries without any problems.</p> <p>This is a rare camera as there were only 100 made worldwide.</p> <p>Hope this answers your question.</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Will van Manen Kamera-Service vof</p> <p>Fototechnisch instrumentmakers - Camera repair</p> <p>Will van Manen & Cathy Kuiper</p> <p>www.kamera-service.info</p> <p>Phone: +31 (0)79 - 316 3339</p>

<p>Canon EF marked DUMMY (in blue on back of body). There were only 100 of these issued to Canon Sales Staff. They were intended for promotional purposes only and NOT for sale. Some had 3mm holes drilled through the side next to the hinge. Obviously very rare specimens. My information supplied by someone involved in the development of the Canon EF. I quote:</p> <p>Hello Christopher ,</p> <p>Your (beautiful) Canon EF was indeed for demonstration by Sales staff and was not intended for sale. They were fully functional but some (not all) had holes drilled in the body next to the door hinge to prevent actual use as there was a light leak of course.</p> <p>The holes (3 mm) are of course easy to close and new leatherette outside and black tape on the inside did the job.</p> <p>The EF was intended to become a new generation Canon cameras. As you can see when you remove the bottom , it is already prepared for the use of a winder and with most EFs there is a screw in the hinge to remove the door but mostly it is blocked. Also, some of the cameras have in the bayonet mouth on the self timer side two pins intended for automatic lenses. But the electronic development of the AE1 series made that a dead end. It was also the first camera to have a copal square shutter and a completely new mos fed electronic circuit that was reliable and accurate but very difficult to repair. The first series also suffered from dead battery checkers.</p> <p>You can indeed use 1.5V batteries without any problems.</p> <p>This is a rare camera as there were only 100 made worldwide.</p> <p>Hope this answers your question.</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Will van Manen Kamera-Service vof</p> <p>Fototechnisch instrumentmakers - Camera repair</p> <p>Will van Manen & Cathy Kuiper</p> <p>www.kamera-service.info</p> <p>Phone: +31 (0)79 - 316 3339</p>