Film Cameras

35mm Focal-Plane Shutter Camera

II F

II F

II F

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Marketed June 1953
Original Price

A II AF with slow shutter speeds below 1/8 sec. It used the same slow shutter speed dial found on the IV S and II D. It also had a top shutter speed of 1/500 sec. and a side flash rail for FP-sync only. This model was not sold to the domestic market.

Type 35mm focal-plane shutter camera
Picture Size 24 x 36 mm
Normal Lens Canon 50mm f/1.8
Lens Mount Universal threaded mount
Shutter Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. Single-axis rotating dial for T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 sec., and single-axis rotating dial for B, 1/25, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/200, and 1/500 sec.
Flash Sync FP-sync (direct synchronization provided with flash rail).
Viewfinder Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder rotatable to set one of three magnifications.
Film Loading &
Advance
After baseplate removal, drop-in bottom loading. Advances with camera-top knob.
Frame Counter Manually set from 39 to 0 at base of camera-top rewind knob.
Film Rewind Camera-top knob
Dimensions &
Weight
136 x 72.2 x 31 mm, weight unknown