Canon AF35M / Sure Shot / AF35M (Autoboy)
The Canon AF35M was first marketed by Canon in November, 1979. According to the Canon Camera Museum site, it was the world's first lens-shutter 35mm autofocus camera. The AF35M featured a fixed focal length 38mm F2.8 lens (4 elements in 3 groups), which in my experience is very sharp. In July 1981, Canon introduced the AF35ML, which had a faster (f1.9) lens and was not intended to replace the AF35M. It was the AF35M II, or (New) Sure Shot, that would ultimately replace the original AF35M in April 1983.
LIKES: Nice sharp contrasty lens; 38mm focal length is perfect for street shooting; reasonably fast maximum aperture of f/2.8; flash activation is fully manual and left up to the photographer; accepts 48mm screw on filters, and the CdS light meter sensor is inside any filter you use (meaning the exposure will be accurate regardless of filter used); takes standard AA batteries; full size body (similar in size to a full size rangefinder body); motor winder noise can be delayed after taking a shot by keeping the shutter depressed (nice trick for stealth shooting)
DISLIKES: Noisy motor drive (although honestly, most or all similar cameras from this era were similar); no true pre-focus (such as found on the Nikon L35AF and others), so once your focus distance is chosen, you have no choice but to follow through with a shot at that focus setting (with the Nikon L35AF you press the shutter button half way to choose focus and can let go and try again if you aren't happy with where it focused)
Above: Andy's Handy Store (or "Handy Andy's" as locals call it), on the corner of Main Street and East Elm Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Photo taken with a Canon AF35M using Fujicolor Superia Xtra 400 color print film.