Canon ftb Camera Manual

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INSTRUCTI(lI{S

Canoil

FTD

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Lranon

FEU


3/49

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 .


4/49

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


5/49

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


6/49

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


7/49

q*l

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.


10/49

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 )


12/49

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.


13/49

-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 .


14/49

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


15/49

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


16/49

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


17/49

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


18/49

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


19/49

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.


20/49

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,


21/49

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)


22/49

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 .


23/49

@

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.


24/49

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


25/49

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


26/49

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


27/49

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_-- -

/

\

\

\

\

\


28/49

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


29/49

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 .


30/49

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 .


31/49

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


32/49

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 .

3 2


33/49

\

;{,

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

33


34/49

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 .

1-

,


35/49

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.


36/49

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


37/49

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 .

3 7


38/49

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.

38


39/49

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 .


40/49

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.

40


41/49

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.


42/49

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.

NX.ffiP


43/49

O(DC>(D

OOOO

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


47/49

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


49/49

- 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 '

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