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INSTRUCTI(lI{S
Canoil
FTD
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Lranon
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We
are
h igh ly g ra t i f ied
hat
you
have
se lec ted
he
Canon FTb-a
wise
cho ice
ha t
p romises
ou
many
de l igh t fu l ea rs
of
pho tograph ic
xper iences.
anon
is recognized
he
world
over as the
foremost
pioneer
in
the deve lopment
of
pho tograph ic
qu ipment
of
the h ighestqua l i t yand per fo rmance . Whether our
FTb s
for the home,
abora to ry ,
r fo r
t rave l ing ,make
the
most
of
your
opportuni t ies
Before
Using . .
Please
ead th is ins t ruc t ion
book le t
ca re fu l l y ,
and
maste r he man ipu la t ions f the va r iouspar tso f the
FTb
comple te ly .
Once h rough ly
versed
n
the co r -
rec t
hand l ing
f th is
camera ,
you
can use
he
Canon
FTb
o
the fu l les t
ex ten to f i t s
capab i l i t ies .
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Canon
Lens
FD
50mm
F 1.4
Distance
Scale
Focus ing
R ing
Preset
Aper ture
Ring
Bayonet
Mount
Ring
Flash Socket
Meter
Switch
Bayonet
Ring
for Cap
Coupl ing
Pin
to
and
Hood
Flash-Auto Ring A/B
Metering Lever
F i l m
S p e e d
Se t
R i n g
ASA Fi tm
Speed
Scale
Time
Lock/
tter
Lock
Lever
Frame
Counter
Shut ter
Release
Button
F i l m
A d v a n c e
Lever
Shut ter
Speed
Dia l
c
,.*
Accessory Shoe
F i l m P l a n e I n d i c a t o r
Fi lm Rewind
Crank
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Contents
Technica l
Data
,
. r i
8
Mercury
Battery
Loading
and Checking
10
F i l m
W i n d i n g .
1 2
Shutter
and
Aperture
Adjustment
Using
Bui l t - ln
Exposure
Meter
18
Exposure
Settings .
20
CouplingRangeof Buitt- inExposureMeter . 24
Viewing
and
Focusing.
Hold ing
he Camera
F i l m L o a d i n g .
.
2 9
Fi lm Rewind ing
32
Synchron iz ing lash
Uni t
33
Uses
of
Lenses
35
UsingSel f -T imer 4L
Double
Exposures
42
Fi l ters
43
Interchangeable
enses
and Accessories.
44
ProperCare
of
the
Camera
47
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tollow
hese
impleteps
or
Normalhotography
,l
I
t o a O
t h e
f
l m
w i t h
t h e
Q L
m e c h a n i s m .
2
Set he
AsA f
tm speed.
3
wind
the f i tm
advance
ever .
t
{
R e m o v e t h e
l e n s c a p .
6
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5 1 6
5
6
Look hrough he viewfinderand focus.
Determine
he
exposure
by
adjusting
he
shutter
speed
dia l
and
the
preset
aper ture
r ing.
I
Compose
he
picture.
I
Press
he shutter retease
button
gentty.
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Technical|ata
I
Type :
35mm
single-lens ref ex camera with focal
plane
shutter, Picture size
,
24
x
36mm.
r Interchangeable
Lenses:
Canon FD series lenses
with
full aperture signal lever.
r StandardLens: CanonFD 55mm F 1.2, FD 5Omm F 1.4, FD SOmmF 1.8.
I
Viewfinder:
Eye-level
sing
pentagonal
prism.
Angle
Finder
A, Magnifier
5,
Dioptr icAdjustment
LensEscan
be attached,
r Focusing
Screen: Using
Fresnel lens
and
microprism screen rangefinder. With
metering
beam-splitting
condsnser.
r
Fiefd-of-View:
94%
of actual
picture
area.
0.85x with standard
50mm lens at infinity.
r Viewfinder
Information:
Meter needle and
aperture
needle,
red
signal
indicating outside lower
side
of meter coupling
range, meter
index
for stopped-down
rnetering and battery check
use,
and coupling
range limit
marks.
r Dioptr icAdjustmentLenses: Standard 1.2 diopter. Interchangeablewith +1.5, O, -2.5,
and
-4.
r Mirror: Shockless
quick
return system.
Mirror can be fixed in upward
position.
Aperture
is
manually
operated when
mirror
is
fixed
in
upward
position.
r
Lens
Mount:
Bayonet type FD mount. FL
and
R
series of lenses mountable.
I
Coupling
Function
of Lenses: FD lenses; full
aperture metering, coupled with
automatic dia-
phragm.
FL
lenses;
stopped-down
metering, coupled
with
automatic
diaphragm.
R lenses;
stopped-down
metering,
manually
operated
diaphragm.
r Shutter: Focal
plane
shutterwith speeds from 1/1000 to
1sec. and B. Multiple
series.
Equiinterval
ndex. X contact
at
"
60
".
Shutter release button can
be
locked.
r Self-Timer:
Built-in. Activate with
shutter
release button. Approx.
10sec. time lag.
Self.
timer
lever
is
used
in common
as stopped-down unctioning
lever.
r
Film
Speed Scale:
ASA 25-2OOO.
I
Exposure
Meter: Built
in.
Using
CdS
photocell.
Coupled
o shutter
speeds, film speeds
and
f/stop. Match
needle
ype ful l aperture measuring mechanism.
Central
area
metering system,
measures L2%
ol
picture
area. Stopped-downmetering
possible.
Fixed
dot type
metering,
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using
stopped'down
unctioning
ever.
Locking
of lever
possible.
Powered
by
one 1.3v
M2O
(#625)
mercury
battery.
Battery
checker
built in.
-E1_oo19re
eter
Coupling
Range: With
ASA OO
itm, EV
2.5
ltlt.2at
t/4 sec.t-Ev
18
(f/r6
at 1/1OOOsec. .
r
uftra'fowlllumination
Metering:
Metering
possible
between
AsA loo
film EV
lo
lt/22
at
ll2sec.l andEV-3.5 lf 1.2 at 15 sec.twith useof CanonBooster.
r
Flash
Synchronization:
FP
and
X contact.
Automatic
ime tag adjusting
ype.
Flash socket
on
front side
of
body.
Two exclusive
contactson
accessory
hoe.
r
Canon
.Auto
Tuning
CATI
System: Aperture
control
by recharging
power
evel signaland
distance
ignal..
Proper
perture
obtained
by meter
matching
needrclyitim
through
co-nnection
9 Qlon
speedlite
33D, Ftash
Adapterand
prescribed
Dsomm
F1.4, FDSohm
F1.8, or
FD35mmF2 lenses .
r
Synchronizing
ange:
FPclass
1/1000-f/l25
sec
1/30
sec.
or
under.
Speedtite; ,/60 ec.
or under. I{, MFclass; 1/3Osec. r under.
r
Film
Loadlng:
By opening
back
cover.
Acceptsany
standard 5mm
film roll
n cartridge.
eL
mechanism
or
quick
oading
f
film.
r
Film
Advance
Ever:
Single
operation
174'.
short-stroke
winding
possible.
r
Film Rewinding:
Performed
y
rewind
buttonand
crank.
r
Double
Exposure:
Possible
y
operating
ilm rewind
button and crank.
I
FrameCounter:
Self.resetting
ype activated
by
opening
backcover.
r
Size
, l44x93x43mm
l5p("
x 3%',
xt%,,|.
r Weight:
75Og
1.46
bs.Fbody
onty.
Subict o dt nlionr.
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Mercury
atteryoading
nd
Ghecking
The buil t- in
exposure meter
of
the
Canon FTb
functions
only when
the
mercury battery
is
properly
oaded.
I
Insert
a coin into the
groove
of the battery compartment
I cover and turn i t to the left to remove.
lf
Face
the central contact
(O)
of the mercury battery
4
inwardsand nser t .
{
Replace
he
coverby
turn ing
t
to the r ight .
r,
r
Before
inserting, wipe the battery
poles
clean
of f inger-
prints
or stains with a dry cloth. Otherwise,
the meter
may not
function due to imperfect contact, and
dirty
poles
may causecorrosionand damage the contact points of the
camera.
r A 1.3v
M20
lt625l
mercury battery should
be used-
equivalent
to
Mallory PX-625, EvereadyEPX-625.
r
Be sure to insert the
battery in
the
correct direction by
referr ing
o the diagramon the
compartmentcover. Other-
wise,
he
covercannotbe
proper ly
crewed n.
r When the camera s not to be properly used for a long
period,
remove the mercury
battery
and keep
the camera
in
a
dry
p lace.
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Battery
Gheck
Check
he
power
level of the
mercury
battery
after
loading
i t .
I
Set
the
f i lm speed
scale a t
ASA 100
and
the shut ter
I
speed
dia l a t
"
lOOO
.
For set t ing
the
f i lm speed,
i f t
up
the
outer
r ing o f
the
shut ter
speed
dia l
and
turn. See
page
19.
r
A correct
check
cannot be
made if other
settings
are
used.
7
Turn
the meter
switch, on
the outer
side of
the
fi lm
L
rewindcrank,
o
the
"
C
"
index.
?
l f the meter
needle ns ide
the v iewf inder
swings
o
the
U
meter
index,
the battery has
sufficient
power.
l f
the
needlestays below he meter index, voltage is insufficient
and
the battery must
be replaced.
I
When emoving
our
inger
rom
the meter
swi tch,
t
wi l l
adtomatical ly
eturn to the
"
OFF index
rom
"
C
".
r
Life of
the
battery
in normal
use is approximately
one
year.
S u f c e n t
I n s u f
c e n t
( M u s t b e r e p l a c e d )
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FilmWinding
The f i lm
advance ever winds the
f i lm, cocks
he
shut ter ,
and
prepares
he
aper tureand mir ror for the next shut ter
r e l ease
l l n one
mo t i on .
I Turn he f i lm advance everunt i l i t s tops. The f i lm wi l l
I
be
advanced
one
frame
and
the
shut ter
cocked.
The
frame
counter
is s imul taneouslyadvanced
o the
next
number .
,)
When he
shutter
release button
is
pressed,
he mirror
L
f l ips
up, the d iaphragm
simul taneously
loses
down to
the
preset
f /s top
and
the shut ter operates.
Af ter the
shut ter
s operated, he advance
evercan be wound
or
the
next f rame.
r Be sure
o set the shut ter ock
ever
at
"A" .
r Wind ingmay
be
done
by moving
the lever wi th
severa l
short
strokes.
r Af ter load ing
he
f i lm,
make another
wind,
because he
f i rs t
wind ingmay not
be
complete .
r The shut terwi l l
not
funct ionwhen
pressing
he shut ter
re lease but ton un less wind ing
is
completed.
In such a
case,check
he wind ingonce more.
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-ll
F rame
Gounter
E a c h
w i n d i n g
w i l l a d v a n c e
h e
n u m b e r
o f
t h e
f r am e
c o u n t e r ,
i n d i c a t i n g
t h e
n u m b e r
o f
p i c t u r e s
t a k e n .
w h e n
t h e
b a c k
c o v e r
i s
o p e n e d ,
t h e
c o u n t e r
a u t o m a t i c a l l y
r e t u r n s
t o
s t a r t i n g p o s i t i o n
Safety Device for Shutter
w h e n
t h e
s h u t t e r
l o c k
l e v e r
a r o u n d
t h e
s h u t t e r
r e l e a s e
b u t t o n
i s
t u r n e d
t o
"
L
"
p o s i t i o n ,
t h e
s h u t t e r
i s
l o c k e d
a n d
w i l l
no t
m o v e .
T h i s
d e v i c e
m a y
b e
u s e d
w h e n
t h e
camera
i s
car r i ed
in
a
wound
cond i t i on .
Attach ing
the
Gable
Release
Opt iona l
Canon
Re lease
can
be
at tached
to
the
FTb by
s c r e w i n g t i n t o t h e t h r e a d e d
h o l e
i n
t h e
c e n t e r
o f
t h e
s h u t -
t e r r e lease
but ton .
The
use
of
a
cab le
re lease
is
recom-
mended
when
photograph ing
w i th
ex tended
t ime
exposure
or
s low
shut te r
speeds ,
and
fo r
copy
work .
Even i f
t he
shu t te r
l ock
lever
i s
a t
, ,
L
"
pos i t i on ,
the
s h u t t e r
w i l l
o p e r a t e
by
u s i n g
t h e
r e l e a s e .
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Shutter
nd
perturedjustment
Exposures
re ad justed
by the shut ter
and aper ture.
The
shut ter
cont i -o ls
he exposure
ime
and the aper ture
con '
t ro ls
the
amount o f
incoming ight .
The Canon FTb
uses
a match needlemeter ,a very s imple method of obta in ing
proper
exposures.
Shut ter Speed
Dia l
Adjust the shutter
speed by
turning
the
shutter
speed dial
to the
desi red
ndex number .
The
indexon the
dia l
shows
the
denominators
f 1 /1OOO
ec. ,
1 /5OO ec. ,e tc .
r The shutter
speeddial does
not
revolvebetween ndexes
" l O O O " a n d " 8 " .
r Be sure o set
the
index at a
posi t ion
where
the c l ick '
s top catches.
In case
of
"
B
"
index,ad just
t
to
the whi te
dot
just
be low
he " B
"
index.
I " B
"
ind icates u lb
exposure, nd
is
used
when making
exposures
of more
than one second.
When the shutter
speeddia l
s set a t " 8" ,
the shut ter
remainsopen as long
as the shutter
releasebutton
is
pressed.
r When time exposure s necessary o make an exposure
over an extended
time, f irst
set the shutter
speed
dial
at
"
B
".
Keep
he shutter
release button
pressed,
and turn
the t ime lock lever
to " L
" .
The shut ter remains open
even
f the finger
is removed from
the button. When the
lever
s returned
o "A", the shutter closes.
r
Time exposure is also
possible
by using
the lockable
l 4
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Pre
s e t
Ape r tu re
R ing
cable
elease.
r
l t is
possible
o
perform
a
long-t ime
exposure
measure-
ment
by
attach
ng
the
optional
Canon
Booster,
he auxi l ia-
ry
meter
for measur ing
ubjects
under
dim
l ight.
I
The
'
60
'
index
is
used
for synchron
zing
an
electronic
f lash
uni t
such
as
Canon
Speedl i te .
l t i s
equiva lent
o
a veryshor texposureime dur ing he f lash of the f lash un i t .
Aperture
fncoming
ight and
depth-of
f
e ld
are
adjusted
by
turning
the
preset
aperture
ring
to
the
desired
/stop.
r
As
the
f/stop
number
gets
larger,
he
amount
of
l ight
reaching
he
f
lm
plane
becomes
orrespondingly
ess.
For
each /stop up, the l ight is reducedone-hal f Accordingly,
when
he aperture
s
increased
y
one
/stop,
the
exposure
is
doubled,
and
when
i t is
increased
by
two
f/stops
the
exposure
s
quadrupled.
r
Certain
enses,
however,
ave
no
relat ion
o the
br ight-
ness
halved
between
he
maximum
and
the
next
f /stops
on
the
preset
aperture
ing.
I
The
ratio
between
the aperture
and
the
amount
of
ex.
posure,using
2
as the basis, s as fol lows
f/stop
:
t . 2
t . 4
1 . 8
2
2 . 8
3 . 5
4 5 . 6
8 t l
1 6
2 2
Exposure
Ratio
3
2
1 .25
1
L/2
r /3
L/4
L/8
r /16
L /32
L /64
L / r28
1 5
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r The
preset
aperture
r ing
can
also be set between
wo
f
sto
ps.
Preset t ing o f
Aper ture
In
the
case
of the
FD
or FL
lens,
he f ie ld 'of-view
an
always
be seen hrough
he
viewf nder
at
f
u l l
aperture
opening
even
after the f /stop has beenset with the presetaperture r ing.
Set the desired
/stop
on
the
preset
aperture
r ing to the
index. The
diaphragm
wil l
c lose
down
o the
preset
f /s top
only or
the
instant
that
the
shutter
is released.
Except
fo r
tha t
ins tan t ,
he
diaphragm
emains u l ly
open.
Manual
Gontro l
o f
Aper ture
1
By locking
he stoppeddown
unctioning
ever
and turn '
I ing the preset aperture r ing, the diaphragm can be
closeddown
o
any
f/stop
and
the
depth
of
f ie ld
at the t ime
of
shutter
release
can
be checked.
When he lever
lock
s
reset
to
i ts
or ig inal
posi t ion,
he
diaphragm
again returns
to
maximum
opening.
r The
aperture
s manual ly
stopped down
also
when
per '
forming
close-up
hotography
nd macrophotography.
r l
When an accessory s used between he lens and the
L
camera
body,
turn
the
automatic
manual
aperture ever
of the lens
counterclockwise
l l
the
way
before mounting
the
lens.
This
locks
he lever
and
the
diaphragm
can
be
opened
or closed
by
turning
he
preset
aperture
r ing. For
releasing
he lever,
urn
i t
c lockwise.
1 6
Au tom a t i c , /M an
a l
Ape r tu re
Leve r
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F D
5 0 m m
F 1 . 8
Manual
Contro l o f Aper ture
1
By
p r ess i ng
t he
s t opped
dow n
func t i on ing
lever
and
I
t u r n i ng t he
p r ese t
aper tu re r i ng ,
the
d iaphragm
can
be
closed
down
to any f /s top and the
depth of
f ie ld at the
t ime
o f
shu t te r
re lease
can
be
checked .
When the l ev er i s
rese t to i t s o r i g ina l pos i t i on , the d iaphragm aga in re tu rns
t o
m a x i m u m
o p e n i n g .
r
The
aper tu re
i s manua l l y
s t opped dow n a l so
w hen
per -
forming
close-up
photography
and
macrophotography.
1
I n
c a s e o f C a n o n F D
L e n s
5O m m F 1 . 8 , t u r n t he au t o -
b
mat ic
aper ture
lever
of the lens
counterc lockwise a l l
t he
w ay and
se t t he manua l
l ock l eve r
a t
"
L "
pos i t i on
be -
fo re mount i ng
t he l ens .
Th i s
m anua l l ock
lever
l ocks
the
automat i c
aper tu re l ever
and the d iaphra gm
can
be
opened
o r c l osed
by tu rn ing
the
p r ese t
aper tu re r i ng .
For
re leas ing
the l ever ,
re tu rn
the manua l l ock l ever
to t he o r i g ina l
pos i -
t i on
(wh i te
do t ) .
W i th
the
use o f t h i s l ock ,
pho t og r aphy
us ing
manua l l y
ope r -
a ted aper tu re
can a l so
be
per f
o rmed
on
Canon
s ing le l ens
r e f
e x
c a m e r a s
l i k e
F X
b e s i d e s h e
T L b ,
F T b ,
FT
Q L
a n d F - 1 .
Bu t do not use i t t oge ther w i th Canonf l ex R, RP, R M and
R
2000 .
M a n u a l
L o c k
L e v e r
Au tom a t i c /M anua l
Aper tu re
Lever
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Using
uilt-in
Meter
xposure
Canon
FTb
provides
the
most
accurate l ight measurement
poss i b l e
w i t h
i t s
un i que
TTL
(Through-The 'Lens)
sys tem.
The
bu i l t - i n exposure meter , wh i ch
i s
o f match
need l e
t ype ,
i s coup led to t he ASA f i lm speed sca l e , shu t te r speed d ia l
and
p r ese t
aper tu re r i ng .
The
C dS
photoce l l
o f t he exposur e
meter
i s
p l aced
i n t he
c l oses t
pos i t i on
to
the beam-sp l i t t i ng
condense r
lens .
The
cent ra l a rea
meter i ng
sys tem
enab l es
accu r a t e
meas-
urement
o f t he
main
sub iec t
even i n
counte r l i gh t .
The
rec tangu la r
f r ame
in
the
v iewf inder
represen ts
the
l i gh t measurement
a r ea
o f t he
CdS
photoce l l .
P lace
the
main sub jec t w i t h in t h i s f rame and m easu r e t he in tens i t y
o f l i gh t so
as
to
ob ta in t he
proper
exposu r e .
I
The cor rec t i on
o f
the
f u l l
aper tu re open ing
o f t he
l ens
i s
per formed
automat ica l ly . Therefore,
the
operat ion does
not change
regard less
of
the
speed
of the lens
used.
An
FL
l ens can
be used
on l y
w i th
s t opped 'dow n
meter i ng .
r
Due to the character is t i cs
of the CdS
photocel l ,
the
movement
o f
t he
meter need le
may
occas i ona l l y
becom e
s l ack ,
ow i ng t o changes
in t he degree
o f
l i gh t .
I
Meter i ng
a t
"B"
on
t he
shut te r
speed
d ia l
i s
no t
poss i b l e
w i th t he
bu i l t - i n
exposure meter ,
because
"
B
"
i s
used f o r
long
exposures over one second.
I
A l w ays
use
a
l ens
hood w hen shoo t i ng
aga ins t t he
l i gh .
l 8
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r
When
not
using
the
camera,
set
the meter
swi tch
at
"
OFF
or a t tach
the
lens
cap
so
as
to
prevent
unnecessary
consumpt ion
f the
mercury
bat tery.
F i lm
Speed
Se t t i ng
Set the ASA
i lm speed
scale
o the
speed
of the
f i lm
being
used.
Fi lm
speeds re
normal ly
hownon the f lm boxcover
and or
exp lanatory
heet .
L i f t 'and
turn
the
f
lm
speed
set r ing
around
the
shut ter
speed
dia l .
l f the
f i lm
is ASA
10O,
or
example,
make
the
correct
set t ing
by
showing
lOO"
in
the
smal l
window.
r
The fo l lowing
i lm
speeds
may
be used:
_ _(32)
40)
_
_
(64)
80)
_
(125)
60)
(2s0)320)
(500)
640)
ASA
25
50
100
200
40ci
:";
-'.eoo
D I N
1 5 1 8
2 L
2 4
2 7
3 0
(16)17) (ls) 20) (22)23) (25)26) (28)2e)
(1000)12s0)
(2000)
1600
33
(31)32)
(34)
Figures
n
parentheses
epresent
ntermediate
i lm
speeds.
r
When
25"
appears
n
the
sma l l
w indow,
h i s i s
as
fa r
as
the
f i lm
speed
set t ing
r ing
wi l l tu rn
to
the te f t .
The
whi te
dot a t
the
r ight . turn
extremi ty
eads
ASA
2OOO.
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Exposure
ettings
Full
Aperture Metering
Fullaperture metering can
be
performed
with an
FD
lens
which
has an aperture signal ever
and
pin.
I Set the meter switch at " ON "
I
7
Set the shutter
speed dial
at the desiredspeed.
L
?
Face he camera
owards the subject,
ook
nto the
view'
t
f inder,
and
check
the
position
of the
meter needle
and
aperture
needle.
r
The
meter needle is coupled
to the fi lm
and shutter
speeds,and moves vertical ly according to the brightness
of the subject.
The
aperture needle, with
a round
circle,
is
coupled
o the
preset
aperture
ring of the FD lens.
I
Turn
the
preset
aperture
ring
and al ign the
aperture
. l
needlewith the meter
needle.
r The
green
mark
(circlel
on the
preset
aperture r ing
is
for
Servo
EE Finderwith
Canon
F-l use only.
r
In
the case
of
f/stop
priori ty,
turn the shutter
speed
dial and
align the
meter needle with
the aperture
needle.
Be
sure
to
set
the shutter
speed dial
at the cl ick-stopped
positions.
5
lf
the aperture
needle
U
needle
by turning
the
that the shutter
speed
is
20
does
not al ign with
the meter
preset
aperture r ing,
i t means
not
properly
set. In this case,
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Aperture
Needle
al ign
he
two
needles
y
turn ing
he
shut ter
speeddia l .
r
The
moving
range
.of
the
aperture
needle
inside
the
viewf inder
changes
accord ing
o
the
lens speed.
Thus,
t
wil l not always
move
vertical ly
the
ful l
length of
the
view-
f inder .
Change
he
shut ter
speed
when
the
aper ture
needle
cannot
be a l igned
wi th the meter
needle .
f ,
When the shut ter is set on. the high speed side, the
v
meter
needle
moves
downward.
When i t
is
set a t a
s lower
speed,
he
needle
moves
upward.
When he
shut ter
is set
at a
s low
speedouts ide
he meter
coupl ing
ange,
he
meter
needle
swings
al l
the
way
up and
the
red s ignal
ap-
pears
at the
bot tom
of
the v iewf inder ,
nd
meter ing
s
not
possib le
even i f
the
f /s top is
changed.
When the
red
signal
appears
and
meter ing
cannot be
per formed,
use
high-speed
i lm or the
opt iona l
Canon
Booster .
Refer to
"
Coupfng
Rangeof
Bui l t - in
Exposure
Meter"
on
page
24.
r
Select a
faster
shut ter
speed
when the meter
needle
swings
al l
the
way up, and
a s lower
speed
when i t swings
al l the
way down.
r
S ince he
shut ter
speed
dia l
cannot be
set a t
the in ter -
mediate
posi t ions,
he
shut ter speed
pr ior i ty
method
is re-
commendedwhen exposure ccuracy s a crucia l actor .
f - , ' : J
l r f f i ) t
\xtrr7 ,
[
':---'
j
R e d
S i g n a l l
Outside
the
Coupling
Range)
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Stopped-Down
Meter ing
W h e n
u s i n g
a
l e n s
h a v i n g n o f u l l
a p e r t u r e
m e t e r i n g
s i g n a l
such
as FL
lenses ,
meter i ng shou ld
be
per fo rmed
by
s t op -
p i ng
down the
lens .
S t opped - dow n
meter i ng
i s
per fo rmed
by
push
ng down the
s t opped 'dow n
f unc t i on ing
lever .
The s topped-down
f unc t i on ing
lever
can
be
f
xed
fo r
con -
t i nuous l i gh t measurement by p r ess i ng i t t owards the l ens
a f te r
se t t i ng
the l ever l ock
a t
"
L
"
pos i t i on .
Wi th
the
f i x i ng
o f t he l ever ,
shoo t i ng sub j ec t s w i t h
d i f f e ren t
l i gh t
i n '
t ens i t i es
or t e lepho to l enses
can
be conven i en t ly
f
und l ed .
B y
re tu rn ing the
l ock
to t he wh i te
do t
pos i t i on ,
the
meter -
i ng l ever
w i l l
r e tu rn t o
i t s o r i g ina l
pos i t i on .
1
Set t he
meter sw i t ch
a t
"
ON
" .
l
, )
Se t
the shu t te r
speed d i a l
a t t he des i red
speed .
L
?
Face t he
camera
towards
the
sub j ec t , l ook
n t o t he v i ew -
U
f
nde ,
and
p r ess
the s topped-down
f
unc t i on i ng
lever
a l l
t h e
w a y
un t i l
i t
s t o p s .
T h e a p e r t u r e
n e e d l e
w i l l
p o i n t
t o
t h e
l o w e r c o u p li n g l i m i t
m a r k
a n d
o n l y
t h e
m e t e r
n e e d l e
re
ma n
.
t Turn the prese t aper tu re r i ng and m ake the meter
. t
need l e s t op
w i th in
the meter
i ndex i n t he
v iewf inder .
I
I n
t he case
o f
f / s t op
pr io r i t y ,
ad jus tments
can
be made
w i t h
t h e
s h u t t e r
s p e e d
d i a l .
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@
M e t e r
N e e d l e
M ete r
Index
q
l f t he
meter
need l e
i s
po i n t i ng
above
t he
meter
i ndex
l '
and
cannot
be
matched
by
clos ing
the
preset
aper ture
r ing
and
meter ing
cannot
be
per formed,
turn
the
shut ter
speed
d ia l t o t he
fas te r
s ide .
l f t he
meter
need l e
s
po in t i ng
be low
t he
meter
i ndex
and
canno t
be
matched
by open i ng
the
p r ese t
aper tu re
r i ng ,
tu rn
the
shut te r speed
d ia l t o
the
s l ow e r s ide . w hen the red s i gna l appea r s , use h i gh - speed
f i lm
or
the
Canon
Booster .
r
Ful l
aper ture
meter ing
is
rather
recommended
wi th
the
FD
lenses,
because
the FD
lenses
have
a
fu l l
aper ture
s ignal
so as
to
fu l l y
compensate
the
bui l t - in
exposure
meter .
How
to
"
Average"
Exposures
When
measur ing
subject wi th greai ly di f ferent dark and
br ight parts,
take
two
measurements,
ne
each
of
the
dark
and
br ight
parts.
Then
obtain
the average
value
and
set
the
f /s top
or
shutter
speed
accordingly.
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Coupling
ange
f
Built-inxposure
eter
,l;il,
ASA
25
ASA
50
ASA
IOO
ASA 2OO
ASA 4OO
ASA 8OO
Sht r t te r
Speed
i
I
r /z
t /4
l 8
1 , ' 1 5
|
/30
I r 2
r/4
r/8
l r 5
l, i
30
r/60
I
r25
r/4
r/8
r / rs
Li
r i
I
r25
t /8
r /15
r/30
r/60
t
Lzs
L
2s0
l/s00
1/s00
r/sl
L/r0l
The
built-in exposure
meter
couples
to
the
following
angeof f/stops
and shutter
speeds
with
respective f
lm speeds.
When
using
the Cbnon
Lens
FD
Somm
F L.4 and ASA lOO fi lm, for example,
the
exposure
meter couples
ful ly
within
the
rangeof t /L.4
at
1/4sec.
(EV
3l
and
t | 16
a t
1 /1OOOsec .
EV18 l .
L/2
I
I
i n i m u m
f , ,S top
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Focusing
|iewing
nd
Gomposi t ion
The
exact
p ic ture
image
to be
photogra
phed
can be
seen
on t he
f
ocus i ng
sc r een
of
the v iewf
nde r
w i thou t
any
para l -
l ax . Th i s enab l es you to de te rm ine the exac t compos i t i o n
o f
your
scene before
press ing
the shut ter
re lease but ton.
Focus ing
The
cente r
c i r cu la r
sec t i on o f t he v iewf inder
i s
a m ic ro -
p r i sm
sc r een
rangef nder made
u
p
of m ic roscop i c
pr i sms
for
fast and
prec ise
focusing.
Whi l e
look ing
th rough the v iewf inder , r evo l ve the
focus ing
r i ng . l t i s i n f ocus w hen t he i m age i n t he r ange f inde r
becomes
sh arp
and c lear .
t
An
opt i ca l
curve may somet imes be v i s i b le
in
the l ower
par t
o f
t he v iewf inder
accord ing to t he ang le o f t he
incom-
ing l i gh t . Th i s i s a re f l ec t i on
o f
the
beam-sp l i t t i ng m i r ro r
added on t o t he
condenser
l ens
in t he TTL
l i gh t
measure-
ment
system.
Out of
Focus
In Focus
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Diop t r i c
Ad justment
Lenses
D i o p t r i c
a d j u s t m e n t l e n s e s
a r e a v a i l a b l ea s o p t i o n a l
a t t a c h -
ments .
When
a d iop t r i c
ad jus tment
l ens
i s a t t ached
t o t he
v iewf
nder eyep iece ,
t hose
who
a r e
fa r -
o r
near - s igh ted
can
take
p i c t u r es
w i thou t
g l asses .
Four d i f f e ren t
d i op t e r s o f
+
1 . 5 , O ,
- 2 . 5
a n d
- 4
a r e
a v a i l a b l e .
A n g l e F i n d e r A
C anon A ng l e
F inder A can
be a tt ached t o t he eyep i ece
fo r
copy i ng ,
m ac r opho t og r aphy
and
photomic rography .
I n
these cases,
images are reversed between
lef t
and r ight .
Magn f er
S
The C anon
Magn i f i e r
S
can
be a t tached to t he v iewf inder
eyepiece
of the FTb,
wi th
the
separate ly
avai lab le adapter
wh ich
magn i f i es t he
rangef i nder sec t i on
fo r
accu r a t e
f ocus -
i ng .
B ecause
i t
can
be sprung up and c lamped, t he en t i r e
f ie ld
of v iew
can
easi ly
be v iewed af ter
focusing.
H
F
H
m
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l|olding
he
Camera
H o l d
t he
cam er a
f i rm ly
in o rder t o
t ake a
c l ea r
p i c tu re .
H o l d
t he
camera e i t her
i n a ver t i ca l
o r
hor i zon ta l
pos i t i on ,
l ook
th rough
the v iewf inder ,
and
f ocus .
Then
press
the
shut te r r e lease bu t t on gent l y . The fo l l ow ing s t eps are
im
por ta
n .
1
Ho ld t he camera snug ly
in
bo t h
hands . The cam er a
I
should be
pressed
f
rmly to
your
cheek
or
forehead.
1
When the camera
is
in a hor izonta l
posi t ion,
both
elbows
L
shou l d be
f i rm ly
p r essed
aga i ns t
t he body , and
at
l eas t
one e l bow
shou l d be
r es t i ng aga i ns t t he body w hen
in a
ver t i ca l
pos i t i on .
?
Hold your breath and press the shut ter re lease but ton
l ,
w i th
a smooth, s teady st roke. Otherwise,
you
wi l l
have
a
b lu r red
p i c tu re .
I
W hen us i ng
a t e l epho t o
l ens
and/o r s l ow shu t te r
speeds
befow L
3O
sec . ,
t he
use o f
a
t r i pod
and cab le
re lease i s
recommended.
r
W hen t ak i ng
p i c tu res
aga ins t t he l i gh t ,
a l w ays use
a
l ens
hood .
I
Camera Ho lder
F , f o r
a t t ach ing
a
t r i pod ,
?nd
t he
C anon
Ref
ease are se
parate ly
avai lab le.
r_-- -
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F r l m
R e w i n d i n g
C r a n k
C a r t r i d g e
C o m
p a r t m e n t
t
\ t l
v
QL Cover
Sp ro cke t
Window
Q L
S h a f t
F i l m
S e t
M a r k
F i lm
Advance
Sprocke t
Pos i t ion in wh ich f i lm i s p laced in camera
(emulsi f ied
surface facing
the back
of
the lens)
Leader
p a r t
o f the f
i lm
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ofF
I
Film
oading
C anon FTb
accep t s
any s tandard 35mm
f i lm
ro l l
i n car t r i dge
fo r
day l i gh t l oad ing .
B e su r e
no t t o
load f i lm
in
d i rec t
s u n l i g h t .
1
R a i s e
h e
f l m r e w i n d c r a n k
a n d
p u l l
i t a l l
t h e
w a y
u
p .
I
The cove r
w i l l
r i se s l i gh t l y .
, )
Open
the cover fu l l y .
When the
back cover is opened,
L
the
QL
cover
opens s i m u l t aneous l y .
r
The
QL
cover
au tomat i ca l l y opens
and c l oses
w i th
t he back
cover .
Do not tou ch
the
QL
cover .
?
Face
the f i lm car t r i dge
as i l l us t ra ted , and
inser t i t i n to
l ,
t he car t r i dg e compar tment .
P ush
t he
f i lm
rew ind
c r ank
back in to i t s fo rmer pos i t i on . The c rank fo r k w i l l s l i p i n to the
ax i s o f t he
f i lm
car t r i dge . I n
case t he c r ank
does
not
fu l l y
re tu rn , t u rn i t s l i gh t l y t o
the l e f o r
r i gh t .
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i
Ho ld
the f
lm car t r i dge
down w i th
the l e f t hand so
tha t
"1
i t does
not
r i se , and l ay
the
t i p o f t he l eader
above the
"
r ed
"
f
l m se t
m a r k .
5
Br ing
down
the
QL
cover
to ho ld t he f i lm
in
p lace
by
r ,
c l os ing
the
back cover .
Look
th rough the
sprocke t w in -
dow
to
see
i f t he f i lm
i s
cor rec t l y
engaged
on the sprocke t .
A Press down on the back cover and c lose i t .
u
l f t h e f
l m
i s
s a g g i n g ,
h e
c a r t r i d g e w i l l
r i s e a n d t h e b a c k
cover
w i l l
no t c l ose .
1
Leave
the l ens
cap
on and make
two b lank sho ts ,
each
I
t ime
tu rn ing
the
f i lm
advance
lever .
The f r ame counte r
w i l l
advance
f rom
the
"
S
"
mark to
"
O
" .
Wi th
one more
advance ,
the camera
w i l l
be ready fo r
the f i r s t sho t .
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Ghecking
Correc t
F i lm Loading
The
f i lm
is
proper l y
l oaded
and advanced i f t he f
lm
rew ind
crank ro ta tes
counte rc lockw ise when
you
wind the
f i lm
ad-
vance
lever . l f
t he
f i lm
rew ind
crank
does no t r o ta te , t ake
out t he
f
lm , as exp la ined on the
fo l l ow ing
page,
and re load .
Sett ing the F i lm Speed
When load ing the
f
lm ,
be sure
to se t t he
f i lm
speed sca le
a t t he
proper pos i t i on .
Refe r
to
page
19
fo r
se t t i ng the
f i l m
s p e e d .
Repacking
a
Long-WoundF i lm
When
repack ing a
long-wound f
lm
fo r
dark room
load ing
in to
an
ord inary
car t r i dge ,
be sure to t r im
the
t i p o f t he l eader
b e t w e e n p e r f o r a t i o n s , a n d m a k e a c u r l i n t h e w i n d i n g - u p
d i r e c t i o n .
t r t r o n o o D t r t r o D o t r
D O O t r O
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Film ewinding
W h e n t h e f
l m r e a c h e s h e
e n d a n d t h e f
l m a d v a n c e l e v e r
s tops ,
rew ind
the f i lm
in to
the car t r i dge
as
soon
as
poss ib le .
Be sure
no t t o open
the back cover
be fo re
rew ind ing .
O t h e r w i s e , t h e e n t i r e r o l l w i l l b e e x p o s e d a n d r u i n e d a s t h e
e x p o s e d
l m i s n a k e d w i t h i n t h e c a m e r a .
I
P r e s s
n t h e f i l m
r e w i n d b u t t o n .
I
, )
R a i s e
h e f i l m
r e w i n d c r a n k ,
t u r n
i t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n
o f
L
t h e
a r r o w , a n d
r e w i n d t h e f
l m i n t o t h e c a r t r i d g e .
W h e n
t h e f
l m r e w i n d b u t t o n s t o p s
r e v o l v i n g
a n d r e w i n d i n g
r e s i s -
t a n c e b e c om e s i g h t ,
s t o p r e w i n d i n g
m m e d i a t e l y
n
o r d e r o
k e e p t h e l e a d e r p a r t o f t h e f l m o u t s i d e t h e c a r t r i d g e .
?
O p e n t h e b a c k c o v e r.
r,
t
P u l l
u p
t h e
r e w i n d
k n o b
f u l l y
a n d r e m o v e
t h e c a r t r i d g e .
'l
r
O n c e t h e f
l m r e w i n d b u t t o n
h a s b e e n
p r e s s e d ,
h e f i n g e r
m a y b e r e m o v e d .
T h e b u t t o n
w i l l
p o p
o u t a u t o m a t i c a l l y
w h e n
t h e f
l m
a d v a n c e
e v e r
s w o u n d .
r
l f
y o u
f o r c e t h e f i l m
a d v a n c e e v e r
a f t e r t h e f i l m
r e a c h e s
i t s e n d , t h e f i l m w i l l
b e c o m e
d e t a c h e d f r o m
t h e c a r t r i d g e
s p o o l o r t e a r ,
a n d r e w i n d i n g
w i l l b e c o m e
i m p o s s i b l e . l f
t h i s
h a p p e n s ,o p e n
t h e b a c k c o v e r
a n d
r e m o v e t h e f i l m
o n l y
i n
a
d a r k r o o m .
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\
;{,
Synchronizing
lash
nit
Canon FTb
is designed so that
two systems
of
f lash
photog-
raphy
can
be connected
to
i t - the match
needle type
auto '
mat i c f l ash
pho t og r aphy
wh ich
i s
ca l l ed
t he C anon
A u t o '
Tun i ng
(CAT)
Sys tem,
us ing
the Speed l i t e
1O 3A
(exc lus i ve
t ype
) ,
and
ord inary
synch r on i z i ng f
ash
pho t og r aphy .
Type
Synchron ized
Shut te r Speed
LlL25 or faster
1 /30
or s lower
F lash
l /30 or s lower
1 /30 or s lower
Elect ron ic
F lash
Un i t
L160 r slower
1
The CAT
System
is
connected
exclusively
o the FD
I
S O m mF
L . 4 ,
F D
5 o m m
F
1 . 8
a n d
F D
3 5 m m
F
2 l e n s e s
whichhave he f lashadapter oupl ing in . A t tach he Flash
Adapter
o the lens which
transmits
the
focusing
distance
to the meter
circui t
of the camera.
ln
the case
of the CAT
System,
he charging
power
level
of
the Speedl i te
is cont inuously
ransmitted to
the
meter
circui t of
the camera.
Thus, the
correct exposure
can
be
FP
class
(f6,
Press
26 )
M
class
(M3,
#5 ,
Press
25)
M
F
cr ss
fl,9:tf
1$310")
Speed l i te
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dec i ded
as
fo l l ows :
F i r s t se t
t he
meter
sw i t ch
a t
"
oFF
"
a n d
t h e
s h u t t e r
s p e e d d i a l
a t
"
60
" .
A n d
s e t
t h e
d i s t a n c e
so tha t
t he
meter
need l e
in
the v iewf inder
moves .
Then
t u r n
t h e
p r e s e t
a p e r t u r e r i n g
u n t i l
t h e a p e r t u r e
n e e d l e
a l i g n s
w i th t he meter
need l e .
' )
W h e n
u s i n g a n o r d i n a r y
e l e c t r o n i c
a s h
u n i t
o r
f l a s h
b u l b
L
un i t , connec t t he co r d o f the un i t t o t he f l ash socke t o f
th
e camera
T h e
e x p o s u r e s
d e c i d e d
b y
d r v i d i n g
he
g u i d e
n u m b e r
o f
t h e
u n i t
w i t h
t h e
f o c u s i n g
d i s t a n c e
a n d
o b t a i n i n g
t h e
p r o p e r
f
s top.
r
some t r i pods
m ake
the
f ocus i ng
r i ng
o f
the
FD
55m m
F L . 2 l e n s
i n o p e r a b l e .
I n
t h i s
c a s e ,
a t t a c h
t h e
c a m e r a
on
t h e
t r i pod
wi th Canon
Camera
Ho lder
F .
r When us ing the f l ash socke t by no t a t t ach ing a f l ash
un i t
onto
the
accessory
shoe,
be
sure
to
cover
i t
w i th the
ac-
cessory
shoe
cover .
r
The
X
con t ac t
o f
C anon
FTb i s 1 /60
sec .
r
A
l ens hood
shou l d be a t t ached
w hen
t ak i ng
p i c t u r es
w i th
a
f lash uni t .
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Uses
f
Lenses
Ghanging Lenses
1
Bu sure o un lockhe
stopped-downunct ion ingever
I
l ock . l f
t he l ever
i s
p ressed
or
is
l ocked , t he
red
dot
a p p e a r s i n s i d e h e c a m e r a m o u n t . T h e a u t o m a ti c / m a n u a l
aper tu re l ever ,
a t
t he
back end o f
t he
lens , cannot be
con-
nec ted to t he coup l i ng
par t
on the camera
body and
the
prese t
aper tu re w i l l
no t
f unc t i on .
r To remove the dus t cap
o f
the l ens ,
tu rn
the bayonet r i ng
f
u l l y
o t h e l e f t . I n t h i s c a s e ,
m o u n t
t h e l e n s o n t o
t h e
cam er a
b o d y
a s i s .
J ,
Remove the l ens f r om the camera body
by
tu rn ing the
L
bayonet r i ng o f t he
lens to t he l e f t
un t i l t he red do t on
the l ens co inc ides
w i th
the red do t
on
the camera
mount .
?
Set t he
prese t
aper tu re
r i ng
o f
the l ens to be used
U
w i t h i n t h e f / s t o p
i n d e x e s .
l f
t h e r i n g i s s e t a t
t h e
green
mark
(c i r c l e ) ,
t he l ens cannot be
proper l y
mounted on
the
FTb
body.
A
Mount
the l ens
by match ing the
red
dot o f t he
lens to
r the red do t on the camera mount . Turn the bayonet r i ng
to the r i gh t and fas ten . Be fo re mount i ng , t u rn t he bayonet
r i ng o f
t he l ens su f f ic i en t l y
to t he l e f t
and a l i gn
the red do t
a n d
g u i d e
p i n
o f t h e l e n s .
r A t t ach
t h e
l e n s
q u i c k l y
i n t h e s h a d e . T h e
f i l m w i l l s o m e -
t imes become foggy
i f
t he l ens
is
le f t una t tached.
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r
Whenever
a
lens
s removed,be sure to
put
on
the
dust
cap to
protect
he
varioussignal evers
and
pins.
r Whennot
in
use or
a
long
ime,
protect
he
mir ror
wi th
a
f lange
cap.
Lens S igna l
Aperture Signal Lever : Transmits the preset f/stop of
the
automat ic
aper ture
o the camera
body.
l t
is on a I to
1
movement
basis
with
the
preset
aperture through lever
manipu la t ion.
The aper ture s ignal lever
is
operab le
only
when he bayonet
mount r ing s t urned to the
at tachment
position.
Fu l l
Aper ture S ignal Pin : Transmi ts the fu l l
aper ture
stop
whena lens wi th
a
di f ferent fu l l
aper ture number is
mounted. l t also performs error compensationof the ful l
aperture metering.
Automatic/Manual Aperture Lever: Stops down the
aperture to the
preset
posit ion.
Clamp
t t o the r ight
side
for manually
operatedaperture.
EE Switch Pin
:
When
he
preset
aperture ing s set at the
green
mark
for
EE
use, the lens can
be attached only
to the
CanonF-1. l f the lens s attached to the FTb, i t cannot be
set at the
green
mark.
Pin
:
Reserved.
r When he lens has been
taken off, the signal levers
and
signal -p in i l l
not moveeven
f the
aper ture
s ignal
ever
is
moved.
36
Posi t ion ing
Index
/ R e d
E n g r a v e d
o r F D
5 5 m m F 1 . 2 ,
F D
5 5 m m F l . 2
A L \
\Whi te
Engraved
for Other
FD
Lenses
. /
/
P o s i t i o n i n g
P i n
Red Dot
M a r k
Coup l ing
Pin
to
Flash-Auto
Rine A/B
Aperture
Signal
Lever
Pin
(reserved)
Fu l l Aper tu re
Signa l P in
Automat ic /M anua l
Aperture Lever
EE
Switch
P n
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l n f
r a r e d
l n d e x
(
e d
d o t ;
I n d e x
( o r a n g e
l i n e )
D
stance
Sca
e
T h e
d i s t a n c e s c a l e
i n d i c a t e s t h e
d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n
t h e
f o c u s e d s u b j e c t
a n d t h e
f i l m
p l a n e .
T h e s c a l e
i s
n e c e s -
s a r y
f
o r c h e c k i n g t h e d e p t h - o f
f
e l d ,
f
o r
f a s h
a n d i n f a r e d
pho t og r aph
es .
r
The
cor rec t
pos i t i on
o f t he sca l e
i s i n t he
cen te r
o f
each va l ue . For example , t he cor re c t pos i t i on o f a t w o '
d i g i t v a l u e i s t h e c e n t e r
o f t h e t w o
f i g u r e s .
I n f ra red Index
For
in f ra red
pho t og r aphy ,
cor rec t i on o f t h e
d i s t ance sca l e
i s
necessa r y because the f oca l
po in t
s l i gh t l y
dev i a t es
f rom
or d i na r y
photography .
Focus
f
r s t i n t he o rd ina ry manner ,
t h e n a d j u s t t h e d i s t a n c e
s c a l e t o t h e
i n f r a r e d m a r k
" .
"
( " R " i n t h e c a s e o f F L l e n s e s ) n r e d . F o r i n s t a n c e , f t h e
d i s tance sca le
reads 1Om
af e r
focus ing ,
mere l y sh i f t he
1 0
s c a l e
o
" .
"
p o s i t i o n .
T h e
p o s i t i o n
o f
" .
"
o n t h e
F T b
i s
b a s e d
o n
u s i n g
f i l m
w i t h
t h e h i g h e s t
w a v e - l e n g t h
s e n s i -
t i v i t y
f
g u r e
o f
8 0 O m 1 r ,
s u c h
a s K o d a k
l R
1 3 5
f
l m a n d
Wra ten 87
t
l t e r .
F i l m
P l a n e n d i ca t o r
When ocusings doneby actualmeasurement,easure
t h e
d i s t a n c e f r o m
t h e
f i l m
p l a n e
i n d i c a t o r
a n d i n t e r p r e t
t he
measured
d i s t ance
on t he d i s t ance sca l e .
W hen
per fo rm ing
c lose-ups ,
macrophotography o r
copy
work ,
dec i de
t he d i s t ance
o f
the
camera
f rom
t he sub j ec t
w i t h
t h i s i n d i c a t o r .
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Depth-of-Fie ld
Scale
The
depth-of- f ie ld
cale
indicates
the range
of
subjects
which wi l l be in
sharp ocuson
the
f i lm.
In th i s
case , he
depth-of- f ie ld eh ind
of
the subject
s
deeper han
in f ron t
of
su
bject. Th s
ran
ge
wi l
va
y wi th the
f
ol lowin
f
actors
The depth-of
f
e ld
wi l l
be
deeper,
he
larger he f /stop
num-
ber , the f ur ther the d istance of the sub jec t , and f r the
shor ter
he foca l
ength
of the lens. The depth-of- f ie ld
i l l
be
shal lower ,he
smal ler
he f /s top number , he nearer
he
distance
of the
subject,and/or the
longer the
focal
length
of
the lens.
Forexample, f
the lens s 50mm
and
the subjecthas
been
focused
at a
d is tanceof
3m
(10 ' ) ,
w i th an
f
A
aper ture
opening
ead
o f f
f rom
both ndexes n e i ther
s ide
of
the
in-
d icator orange ine l , he approximate epth-of- f ie lds f rom
2.3m
(8 ' l
to
4 .3m
lL4 '1 .
l f
the
aper ture
s
closeddown o
f
L6,
the 'p ic ture
wi l l
be-
come
sharp
when he
subject
s between1.9m
(6 ' )
o
7.6m
125' l -
rom
the camera. This range
wi l l
vary
with
the select-
ed
f/stop.
I
In
the case
of Canon
FD
enses,
you
can
see
the actual
sharpness hrough he viewf inder y pressing he stopped '
down
unct ion ing
ever .
r
A l though
i r
bubbles
may
somet imes
e
seen
in a
lens,
they do
not
af fect
the
resolut ion
ower
or the sharpness
f
the
picture.
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FD Lens
Mount
(FL
and
R
Series
Lenses)
A l l C a n o n
F D
a n d F L
l e n s e s , w h i c h
h a v e
FD
a n d F L
m o u n t s ,
can be
used
wi th
t he C anon
FTb ,
excep t t he
FLP 38mm
F
2 . 8 .
I
l t
i s a l s o
p o s s i b l e
t o a t t a c h
a n d u s e
a l l
C a n o n
R l e n s e s
fo r Canonf l ex
use .
However ,
as t he
p r ese t
aper tu re
m echa '
n i sm d i f f e r s , p i c tu res m us t be t aken by con t ro l l i ng the
aper tu re
m anua l l y .
Lens
Gap
W hen t ak i ng
o f f
t he
l ens
c?p ,
push
in t he l ock
on bo th
s i d e s
o f
t h e
l e n s .
W h e n
a t t a c h i n g h e l e n s
c a p ,
d o t h e s a m e
t h i n g .
T h e
l e n s
c a p
c a n
a l s o b e
a t t a c h e d
o n f i l t e r s
w h i c h
h a v e
i n n e r t h r e a d s .
Lens
Hood
W hen
at tac l r
ng t he
l ens
hood
on
the
lens ,
a l i gn
i t
t o t he
bayone t
r i ng
on
t he
l ens
and tu rn
i t c l ockw ise .
Wi th
som e
excep t i ons
o f s t anda r d
and
wide-ang le
l enses ,
a
l ens
hood
can
be s to red
in t he camera
case . When
do ing th i s ,
a t t ach the l ens
hood
onto the
l ens
i n i nve r sed
order
and a l i gn
i t
t o
t he bayone t
r i ng and
tu rn
coun t e r c l ockw i se .
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Fixing
Mirror
Upwards
In
performing photomicrography,
he Canon
FTb can be
operatedwith
the mirror
locked
n
an upward
position
after
the
picture
has
beencomposed n the viewfinder, n order to
e l iminate
mir rorv ibrat ion.
To lock
the
mirror in an
upward
position, push
down the
stopped-down unctioning everand the lever ock to " M ".
The aperture s
now stopped-down
nd control ledmanually.
The mirror can be locked
ndependently
rom fi lm
advance
and
shutter speed
operations.
When he mirror is locked
n
an
upward
position,
SLR
view-
ing is not
possible,
and distancemust be estimated by eye.
When
he
mirror is
locked,
always
keep
the lens covered.
The fi lm
wil l
sometimesbecome oggy
if
the lens cap is
not
attached.
r
After the mirror lock device has been
used,
be
sure to
return
the mirror lock ever o
its
original
posit ion.
Failure
to do this
wil l
result
in
inaccurate ocusing.
r
When Canon
Lens
FL 19mm F
3.5
is used,
the
mir ror
should be
fixed,
and
combinedusage
of
the
exclusive
view-
finder
to
this lens
becomesnecessary.
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Using
elf-Timer
I
Wind he
f i lm
advance ever .
I
7
Turn the self-t imer
lever counterclockwise l l
the
way
3
down until it stops.
r|
Depress he
shutter releasebutton.
The shutter wil l
be
e
actuated approximately
O
seconds ater.
r
Be sure o
wind
the
fi lm
advance
ever.
Otherwise,
he
self-t imer
wil l
act but the
shutter
wil l
not
be actuated.
I The self-t imer
lever
can be used
as a stopped'down
functioning ever
as soon as the
self-t imer
s charged.
r
l f
the self-t imer
lever is set while
the mirror
is in an
upwardposition, he mirror-upposition s released. There-
fore, always set
the
mirror
in an upward
position
after set.
t ing the
self-t imer.
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Double
xposures
Al though he Canon
FTb
is designed
o
prevent
double
ex '
posures
e ing
made
by
mistake,
a double
exposurecan
be
made
by the fo l lowing
teps:
I When the f i rs t exposurehas been made, depress
he
I
f i lm rewind
but ton.
7
Rewind
he f i lm
wi th the f i lm
rewind
crankwhi le
watch '
L
ing the mark on the f i lm
rewind
but ton
carefu l ly .
?
Stop
rewind ing
when
the
mark has
made
a 7
8
turn,
t ,
i . e . . 3 1 5 ' .
t
Next , wind
the f i lm
advance
ever
whi le
ight ly
ho ld ing
- l
the rewind ing
rank.
When
esistance
s fe l t
on
the f i lm
rewindcrank,stop wind ing.
q
Wind
the f i lm
advance
ever
once
more.
The
camera
l,
is
ready or
another
exposure.
I
By
repeat ing
he above
process,
ny number
of exposures
on
the same
rame
can
be made. However
he f rame
count-
er wi l l
cont inue
o
advance
wi th each
exposure.
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Various
ypes of fi lters,
according o
lens
thread
iameters,
re available
or special
effects
in both
color
and
monochrome
photographies.
he
through
the-lens
x-
posure measurement system of Canon
FTb
does
not
require exposure
factor
compensation.
Filters
Tvpe
OO
uv
n
Y l
\-/
Y3
Effect iveness
of
Fi l ters
Absorbs
on ly u l t ra -v io le t
rays. Especia l ly e f fec-
t i ve a t seas ide ,
and on
h igh
m oun ta ins . Recom -
mended
for use in
co lo r
photography.
I nc reases con t ras t o f b lack and wh i t e f i lm . E n -
hances
c louds ,
da rkens
the b lue
sky .
Br igh tens
red
and
ye l low .
Darkens
b lue ,
increases
ye l low
and
red
percep-
t ib l y . Good
fo r con t ras t s
espec ia l l y
in d is tan t
landscapes .
Makes
st rong cont rasts .
May
a lso
be used
wi th
i n f r a r e d i l m .
o l
R 1
G I
Prevents
red
L igh tens
sky
the
l igh tness
f rom
tu rn ing
rad ica l l y in to wh i t e .
and
face appropr ia te ly , and re f
ects
of f resh
greenery.
OO
NB8
ND4 reduces l i eh t
No
effect
on the re
va lues by
uct ion
L l 4 , N D 8 b y l / 8 .
o f co lo rs .
O
S K Y L I G
H T
Acts
to
harmon ize
the
b lue
sky and shade.
o
ccA4
For use
w i th
day l igh t t ype f lm unde r c loudy con -
d i t i o n s .
For use w i th un iversa l
type
(co lo r
unde r c loudy cond i t i ons
o r
w i t h
nega t i ve )
f i lm
tungsten type
ccAs
f lm i n
the
m orn ing
sun o r sunse t .
ccA
(l
2)
For use w i t h
tungs ten t ype f lm
unde r
sun l igh t .
o
ccB4
For use w i th day l igh t t ype f i lm in t he m orn ing
sun or sunset .
o
ccBs
For
use w i th
day l igh t type
b u l b .
f i l m
a n d c l e a r f
a s h
F or u s e w i t h d ay l i g h t
t ype f i lm
unde r
tungs ten
o
ccB
12)
l i c h t .
O
For
b lack and
wh i t e f i lm .
O
Fo r
co lo r
f i lm .
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Interchangeable
enses
nd ccessories
A
wide
range of
interchangeable enses
from
7.5mm to
120Omm
and var ious
accessor ies re
avai lable
o f
ur ther
enhance
our
CanonFTb.
Ganon lnterchan geable Lenses
F i s h - E v e
. 5 m m F 5 . 6
F D
1 3 5 m m
F 3 . 5
FD
17mm F
4
FD
135mm
F
2.5
FD
24mm
F
2.8
FD
2OOm
m
F
4
FD
28mm
F
3 .5
FD
3OOmm
5.6
F D 3 5 m m F
3 . 5
F L
5 5 -
1 3 5 m m
F 3 . 5
TS
35mm
F
2.8
(T i l t
&
Sh i f t )
FD
lOO-ZOOmm
5.6
FD
35mm F
2 FL 85-3OOmmF
5
FL 5Omm F 3 .5 (Macro ) FL -F3OOmmF5 .6
FD
5Omm F
1 .8
FL 'F SOOmm
5.6
FD
5omm F
L.4
FL
40Omm
F
5.6
FD
55mm
F
L.2
FL
6OOmm 5 .6
FD 55mm
F
1.2AL
FL
8OOmm
F8
F D
8 5 m m
F l
. 8
F L
l 2 O O m m
F 1
FD lOOmmF
2.8
Note : Some lenses are not ava i lab le
and
wi l l
be marke ted
soon.
A l l
C a n o n
F L a n d
R
L e n s e s
c a n b e
u s e d
w i t h t h e F T b ,
e x c e p t
the FLP
38mm
F 2.8.
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t 4 * ,
Ca
n
on Booster
A n
o p t i o n a l
C a n o n
B o o s t e r
i s
a n
a u x i l i a r y
m e t e r
t h a t
i s
a t t a c h e C
o
t h e
F T b
f o r m e a s u r i n g
t h e
s u b j e c t s
u n d e r
d i m
l i g h t i n g
c o n d i t i o n s .
L i g h t M e a s u r i n g
R a n g e :
W i t h A S A
1 0 0
i l m , E V
l O
( f
2 2 a t
l 1 2
s e c . ) -
E V
3 . 5
( f
|
2
a t
1 5
s e c . ) .
M easu r ing
M e thod
:
Ze ro -m e thod
d i rec t read ing
t ype .
P h o t o c e l l
U t i l i z e s C d S
p h o t o c e l l
o f t h e c
a m e r a .
E x p o s u r eT i m e D i a l I n t h e c a s e o f F T b : 3 0 , 1 5 , 8 , 4 , 2 , l , | 2 , I 4
l i 8 ,
l / 1 5 ,
1 1 3 0
s e c . T h e
c a m e r a
t y p e i n d i c a t o r
w i n d o w
r s
s e t
a t
"
P . F b " .
P o w e r
S o u r c e s . F o r
o p e r a t i n g
m e t e r ,
u s e
t w o
1 . 3
v
M z o
\ 1 6 2 5 ' ,
m e r c u r y
b a t t e r i e s .
F o r
i l l u m i n a t i o n
o f m e t e r i n d i c a t o r
w i n d o w ,
u s e
o n e I
3 v M 2 O
m ercu ry
ba t t e ry
(use
the
ba t te ry rem oveJ
f rom the
cam era ) .
B a t t e r y
C h e c k :
C a n b e
c h e c k e d
b y
t h e
s w i t c h .
S i z e
6 5
x
5 4
x
3 9 m m
( 2 t ; , "
2 t 6 "
x
L l 2 " ) .
We igh t :
180
g ram g
(6 : ia
oz . ) .
4 5
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Accessories
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I . Be lowsFL
2. Bel lows
M
3.
AngleFinder
A
4. Magni fer
S
and
Magni f ier
Adapter
S
5.
Dioptr icAdjustment
Lenses
S
typel
6 . F l ashV-3
7 .
S p e e d l i t e 3 3 D /
F l a s h - A u t o
i n g
A / B
8.
CameraHolderF
9.
Gadget
Bag
4
and
5
1O.
Gadget
Bag
G-
1
11 .
Neck
S t rap
4
L2 .
F i l t e r55mm/58mm
13.
55mm Close-up ens
24O,450
L4 . 58mm C lose -up ens24O,45O, 18OO
15 .
Lens
HoodBW-55 -A ,
W-55-8 ,
16 .
8S .55 ,
8T .55 ,BS .5g
Lens
CapC 55 , C 58
L7 .
Re lease
0 ,
50
18 .
Ex tens ion
ubesM
5 , lO ,20
19.
Macrophoto
oupler
L 55, 58
20. CopyStand4
2L .
LensMoun t
Conve r te r , B
22.
Sl ideDupl icator
23.
Microphoto
Hood
24.
Photomicro
n i t
F
25 .
Handy
S tandF
2 6 .
F T b
C a s e . 4 , L . 2
2 7 .
S L R
E y e c u p
S
I
4 7
Stopped-Down unctioning/Self-TimerLever
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Lever Lock/Mirror
Lock
Lever
r \
Aperture
Signal
Coupling
Lever
Stopped-Down
Coupl
ng Lever
Lens
Speed
Adjustment
Pin
Back Covcr
lm Rewind
Button
Dioptr lc
Adjustment
Attachment
Groov6
Viewfinder
Eyepiece
Battery
Compartment
Tripod
Socket
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- f l
Proper
are
f the
Camera
i
Camera
Body
Number
L e n s
N u m b e r
D a t e
o f
Purchase
D e a l e r ' s
N am e
Mois tu re
and
dus t
a r e
harmfu l
t o
your camera .
l f
you r
cam er a
i s
t o be
s t o r ed
fo r a
l ong
t ime,
i t shou ld
be
removed
f rom
i t s
case
and
a
so
remove
t he
mercury
ba t te r y ,
and
s i l i ca
ge l
o r
ano t he r
dry in
g
agen t
shou l d
be
p l aced
a l ongs i de
i t .
When
you
use
you carnera
on a
ra iny
day,
or at
the
beach,
m o i s t u r e
a n d
s a l t
a i r
a d h e r e
t o
i t , w h i c h
c a n
r e s u l t
n s t a i n s ,
r us t , and
cor ros ion .
U se
a
so f t
b r ush
to
ge t
r i d o f
dus t
and
a
so f t
d r y
c lo th
fo r w iP ing
r I n
ex t remely
co l d
areas ,
expose
the
camera
to
the
ou t e r
a i r
o n l y w h e n
i n u s e .
W h e n
u s i n g ,
e x p o s e
t h e
cam er a
gradual ly
o
the
oute
r
a i r
to
prevent the
lens
f rom
clouding '
I Do
not
keep
the
camera
in
a
hot
p lace
such
as
a
car
g l obe
compar tment
o r
the
rear
w i ndow
she
f
l t
w i l l
cause
a
t roub le
w i th
the
cam er a -
r
Do
not
expose
the
cam er a
leav ing
t w i t hou t
the
l ens
cap
d i r e c t l y
t o
t h e
s u n .
l t w i l l
c a u s e
a
f og
o n
t h e
f i l m and
a
p i n . h o l e
on
t h e
s h u t t e r
c u r t a i n
w h e n
f i x i n g
t h e
m i r r o r
upw ar ds .
Cleaning he Lens
Use
a
b l ow e r
or a
b r ush
to
remove
dus t
on
the
l ens .
l f
you
shou l d
ge t
a
f i ngerpr i n t
on
the
lens ,
soak
a
l i t t l e
pu r e
a l coho l
o r
e ther
on
l ens
c l ean i ng
i ssue ,
t hen
w r ap
the
t i s sue
around
a
m a t c h s t i c k
a n d
w i p e
t h e
l e n s
l i g h t l y
n
a
c i r c u l a r
m o t i o n '