9.5/10 Overall condition (Mint) Near new

Serial number S68566

Comes with Original Box and packaging from New

The Sure Shot (US)/AF35M (Europe)/Autoboy (Japan) was an early example (1979) of an active autofocus camera. According to the Canon Camera Museum, "This was the world's first lens-shutter 35mm autofocus camera".^[1] In fact, the Konica C35 AFhad used an autofocus mechanism two years earlier, but that was system was "passive" and the active CAFS (Canon Auto Focus System) (using a near-infrared emitting diode (IRED) and photo diode receiver) came to dominate the market. The AF35M was the first model released in Canon's huge-selling Sure Shot/Prima/Autoboyseries.

Key features:

• Lens: 38mm, f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups)
• Autofocus with the CAFS infra-red system, pre-focus enabled.
• Film Speed: 25-400 ISO
• Flash: Guide number 14m at ISO 100.
• Self-timer.
• Tripod socket.
• Auto load and wind, power rewind (with switch).
• Power: Two 1.5V AA batteries.

What we think:

•  high quality 4 element lens 
• Great point and shoot camera
• Accurate CAFS Auto focus system

Reference:

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_Sure_Shot/AF35M/Autoboy

Sample photo:

https://www.flickr.com/search?text=canonaf35m&structured=yes