- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | November 1973 |
| Original Price | 89,500 yen (w/FD 55mm f/1.4SSC) |
This camera’s main feature was the first and last of its kind. It was the Copal Square, a vertical-travel, metal-curtain, focal-plane shutter.
The camera’s specifications and ease of use were ideal for aged users. Just press the shutter button for shutter speed-priority TTL automatic exposure. A silicon photocell was used for full-aperture center-weighted averaging metering. Fast shutter speeds from 1/2 sec. to 1/1000 sec. and bulb were mechanically-controlled while slow speeds from 1 sec. to 30 sec. were electronically-controlled.
| 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 | Vertical-travel focal-plane shutter with metal curtains. X (at 1/125 sec.), B, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Hybrid shutter (using Copal Square) with mechanical shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000 sec. and B, and electronic shutter speeds from 30 to 1 sec. Built-in self-timer (self-timer lever also functions as a stop-down lever). Multiple exposures enabled. |
| Flash Sync | X-sync automatic-switching sync contacts with German socket and hot shoe. |
| Viewfinder | Fixed eye-level pentaprism. 0.82x magnification, 92% vertical coverage, 93% horizontal coverage. Microprism rangefinder at center of fresnel matte screen. Metering needle, stopped-down metering index, shutter speed scale, aperture scale, overexposure and underexposure warnings provided. Mirror lockup and eyepiece shutter provided. |
| Exposure Control |
SPC (silicon photocell) for TTL full-aperture metering with shutter speed-priority AE or TTL stopped-down match needle manual metering (center-weighted averaging). Metering range at ISO 100 and f/1.4: EV 2 – 18. Film speed range from ISO 12 to 3200. |
| Power Source | Two 1.3 V HD mercury cells |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
Slotted take-up spool. Advances with camera-top lever’s 120 stroke (single stroke only). Ready position at 13. |
| Frame Counter | Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank. * A red LED on the camera top blinked during battery checks, self-timer operation, and 1 sec. and slower shutter speeds. |
| Dimensions & Weight |
147 x 96 x 48 mm, 760 g |