u/Major-Needleworker70

Hi everyone!
I was recently gifted this vintage Canon camera and l honestly know almost nothing about cameras, so I'm hoping someone here can help me identify it and explain what I have.
From what I can see, it seems to be a Canon AUTO ZOOM 518 SV SUPERS, and there's also a Kodak K40 cartridge in the case. It came in this original, looking case with the camera.
I'd especially like to know:
Is there anything I should not do before trying to operate it?
Is this something I can realistically use today, or is it mainly a collector's item?
I'd really appreciate any information or advice. I'd love to actually learn how to use it rather than just leave it sitting in the case.

I stitched the pictures and videos together so that I can post it on Reddit, original single files here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11y3eEEr7SoYrQDrjqnFZ-m1Ksz17KK5s

Recently, a friend of mine randomly mentioned that he had seen Ye a while back. Naturally, I asked him about it, and he showed me some photos and videos. It turns out he met Ye in December 2024 at a private event in Switzerland, the same event where the infamous Highs and Lows snippet was recorded.

He was staying at a hotel in the town of Vals, Switzerland when he unexpectedly came across Ye playing the piano in the hotel. The 29th of December 2024, at 8:30-9 pm.

It was a completely random encounter, but he managed to capture some footage.
And yes, the security was really stoping people from taking pictures, it was not a PR stunt, my friend told me the security was going around snatching phones.

In the 2 videos he managed to take without the security taking his phone, he recorded:
- Seratonin / Bully
- Can’t hurry love

To give some context, I've been putting together an archive containing everything Ye related (even down to all of his posts and Instagram stories in chronological order). The archive starts from the early Bully development period.

I decided to start it from the Vultures Korea LP announcement (August 2024), since that was the official end of the Vultures era.

But, as we all know, in 2025 Ye went "a bit off the rails"

For that entire period, I created a separate archive channel to better contextualise everything.

However, I’m now facing the dilemma of when should I start putting that material into the main archive chronologically?

Either May 22nd, when he said on X that he was done with what he used to say, or June 22nd, when he announced “IN A PERFECT WORLD” on X, effectively marking the beginning of a new era.

Today the jumpsuit from the L.A. Archive giveaway (from a couple of weeks ago) arrived.

The fabric is really nice and soft, and it opens with a long Velcro strip at the front.
It’s quite baggy, especially on me since I’m 170 cm (5’7”) and 57 kg (126 lbs).

But thanks to the strings at the waist, you can tighten it so it fits your body shape better instead of just hanging loose.
The sleeve adjustments also help keep the arms from sliding or feeling too oversized.

Really cool piece, for me it’s like a Ye grail ahahah, I honestly never thought I’d win anything like this.