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- Specifications
| Marketed | July 1973 |
| Original Price | 79,500 yen (w/FD 55mm f/1.2SSC) 64,500 yen (w/FD 50mm f/1.4SSC) 39,000 yen (body) |
Improved version of the Canon FTb. Improvements include a shutter speed display in the viewfinder, a larger shutter button , a plastic-tipped film advance lever, and a slimmer combination self-timer and stop-down lever.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | Canon 55mm f/1.2 SSC, FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC |
| Lens Mount | FD Mount |
| Shutter | Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. X, B, 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). Multiple exposures enabled. |
| Flash Sync | FP- and X-sync automatic-switching sync contacts with German socket and hot shoe. |
| Viewfinder | Fixed eye-level pentaprism. 0.85x magnification and 94% coverage. Microprism rangefinder of fresnel matte screen. Metering indicator, exposure match needle, stopped-down metering needle, shutter speed display, and high- and low-light warning provided. |
| Exposure Control | CdS cell for TTL full-aperture, match-needle partial metering at center or TTL stopped-down match needle partial metering at center (12% of center). Metering range at ISO 100 and f/1.4: EV 2.5 – 18. Film speed range from ISO 25 to 2000. |
| Power Source | One 1.3 V HD mercury cell. Battery check provided. |
| 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. Film advance lever fitted with a plastic tip. |
| Frame Counter | Counts up from 0 to 40. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
144 x 93 x 43 mm, 750 g |