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- Specifications
| Marketed | March 1966 |
| Original Price | 72,800 yen (w/FL 50mm f/1.2), 60,800 yen (w/FL 50mm f/1.4 II) * Add 1,000 yen for the black version. |
An improved Pellix marketed at the same time as the FT QL. Film loading was easier, the Canon Booster for low-light metering could be attached, and the stop-down lever had a locking mechanism.
The newly designed FL 50mm f/1.4 II lens was highly rated for its high resolving power, excellent contrast, and color balance. This lens served as the standard for the later line of FD lenses.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Lens | Canon FL 58mm f/1.2, FL 50mm f/1.4 II |
| Lens Mount | FL mount |
| Shutter | Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. X, T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Built-in self-timer (self-timer lever also functions as a stop-down lever). |
| Flash Sync | FP- and X-sync automatic-switching sync contacts with German socket. |
| Viewfinder | Fixed eye-level pentaprism. (Pellicle mirror with 20/1000mm ultra-thin, vapor-deposited Mylar film.) 0.9x magnification (FL 50mm), 90% vertical coverage, 93% horizontal coverage. Microprism rangefinder at center of fresnel matte screen. Metering indicator, exposure match needle, and eyepiece shutter provided. |
| Exposure Control |
CdS cell for TTL stopped-down match-needle partial metering at center (12% of center). Metering range at ISO 100: EV 1 – 18. Film speed range from ISO 25 to 2000. 1.3 V MD mercury cell power source. Battery check provided. Optional Canon Meter Booster for metering in low light. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
Auto loading after camera back is closed. Advances with camera-top lever’s 174 stroke (partial strokes enabled). Ready position at 21. |
| Frame Counter | Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
144 x 91 x 100 mm, 1,110 g (with FL 58mm f/1.2) |