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We ar e hi ghl y gr at i f i ed t hat you have sel ect ed t he
Canon FTb- a wi se choi ce t hat pr omi ses you many
del i ght f ul year s of phot ogr aphi c
exper i ences. Canon
i s r ecogni zed t he wor l d over as t he f or emost pi oneer
i n t he devel opment of phot ogr aphi c equi pment of
t he hi ghest qual i t y
and per f or mance.
Whet her your
FTb i s f or t he home, l abor at or y, or f or t r avel i ng, make
t he most of your oppor t uni t i es !
Bef ore Usi ng . . .
Pl ease r ead t hi s i nst r uct i on bookl et car ef ul l y, and
mast er t he mani pul at i ons of t he var i ous par t s of t he
FTb compl et el y. Once t hr oughl y ver sed i n t he cor -
r ect handl i ng of t hi s camer a, you can use t he Canon
FTb t o t he f ul l est ext ent of i t s capabi l i t i es.
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Canon Lens FD 50mm F 1. 4
Di st ance Scal e
Focusi ng Ri ng
Pr eset Aper t ur e Ri ng
Bayonet Mount Ri ng
Fl ash Socket
Met er Swi t ch
Bayonet Ri ng f or Cap
Coupl i ng Pi n t o
and Hood
Fl ash- Aut o Ri ng A/ B
Met eri ng Lever
Fi l m Speed Set Ri ng
ASA Fi t m Speed Scal e
Ti me Lock/
t t er Lock
Lever
Fr ame Count er
Shut t er
Rel ease But t on
Fi l m Adv anc e
Lever
Shut t er Speed Di al
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Accessory Shoe
Fi l m Pl ane I ndi c at or
Fi l m Rewi nd Cr ank
Contents
Techni cal Dat a , . r i 8
Mercury Bat t ery Loadi ng and Checki ng 10
Fi l m Wi ndi ng. 12
Shut t er and Apert ure Adj ust ment
Usi ng Bui l t - l n Exposur e Met er 18
Exposure Set t i ngs . 20
Coupl i ng Range of Bui t t -i n Exposure Met er . 24
Vi ewi ng and Focusi ng.
Hol di ng t he Camer a
Fi l mL o a d i n g . . . 2 9
Fi l m Rewi ndi ng . 32
Synchr oni zi ng Fl ash Uni t 33
Uses of Lenses 35
Usi ng Sel f - Ti mer 4L
Doubl e Exposures 42
Fi l t er s
43
I nt erchangeabl e Lenses and Accessori es. 44
Proper Care of t he Camera . 47
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tollow These Simple Steps for
Normal Photography
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t oaO t he f i l m wi t h t he
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mec hani s m.
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Set t he AsA f i t m speed.
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wi nd t he f i t m advance l ever .
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Remove t he l ens c ap.
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Look t hrough t he vi ewf i nder and f ocus.
Det ermi ne t he exposure by adj ust i ng t he shut t er speed
di al and t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng.
I Compose the pi cture.
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Press t he shut t er ret ease but t on gent t y.
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Technical l|ata
I Type : 35mm single-lens ref lex camera with focal plane shutter, Picture size
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24 x 36mm.
r Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FD series lenses with full aperture signal lever.
r St andard Lens: Canon FD 55mm F 1. 2, FD 5Omm F 1. 4, FD SOmm F 1. 8.
I Vi ewf i nder: Eye-l evel usi ng pent agonal pri sm. Angl e Fi nder A, Magni f i er
5,
Di opt ri cAdj ust ment
LensEs can 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 Di opt ri cAdj ust ment Lenses: St andard
-1. 2
di opt er. I nt erchangeabl e wi t h +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 Shut t er: Focal
pl ane shut t erwi t h speeds f rom 1/ 1000 t o 1sec. and B. Mul t i pl e seri es.
Equiinterval index. 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 functioning lever.
r Film Speed Scale: ASA 25-2OOO.
I Exposure Meter: Built in. Using CdS photocell. Coupled to shutter speeds, film speeds and
f / st op. Mat ch needl e t ype f ul l apert ure measuri ng mechani sm. Cent ral area met eri ng syst em,
measures L2% ol pi ct ure area. St opped-down met eri ng
possi bl e. Fi xed dot t ype met eri ng,
using stopped'down functioning lever. Locking of lever possible. Powered by one 1.3v M2O
(#625)
mercury battery. Battery checker built in.
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Meter Coupling Range: With ASA lOO fitm, 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 and EV-3.5
lf /1.2
at 15 sec.t with use of Canon Booster.
r Flash Synchronization:
FP and X contact. Automatic time tag adjusting type. Flash socket
on front side of body. Two exclusive contacts on accessory shoe.
r Canon
.Auto
Tuning
ICATI System: Aperture control by recharging power
level signal and
distance signal.. Proper aperture obtained by meter matching needrclyitim through co-nnection
9! Ql on
speedl i te 133D, Ftash Adapter and prescri bed
FDsomm F1.4, FDSohm F1.8, or
FD35mmF2l enses.
r Synchroni zi ng Range: FP cl ass
;
1/1000-f/l 25 sec 1/30 sec. or under.
Speedti te; 1,/60 sec.
or under. I{, MF cl ass; 1/3Osec. or under.
r Film Loadlng: By opening back cover. Accepts any standard 35mm film roll in cartridge.
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mechanism for quick
loading of film.
r Film Advance LEver: Single operation 174'. short-stroke winding possible.
r Film Rewinding: Performed by rewind button and crank.
r Double Exposure: Possible by operating film rewind button and crank.
I Frame Counter: Self.resetting type activated by opening back cover.
r Si ze :, l 44x93x43mm
l 5p(" x 3%' , xt%,,| .
r Wei ght: 75Og (1.46
l bs.Fbody onty.
Subict to dt nlionr.
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Mercury Battery loading and Ghecking
The bui l t -i n exposure met er of t he Canon FTb f unct i ons
onl y when t he mercury bat t ery i s properl y l oaded.
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I nsert a coi n i nt o t he groove of t he bat t ery compart ment
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cover and t urn i t t o t he l ef t t o remove.
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Face t he cent ral cont act (O) of t he mercury bat t ery
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i nwar ds and i nser t .
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Repl ace t he cover by t ur ni ng i t t o t he r i ght .
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r Bef ore i nsert i ng, wi pe t he bat t ery pol es cl ean of f i nger-
pri nt s or st ai ns wi t h a dry cl ot h. Ot herwi se, t he met er
may not f unct i on due t o i mperf ect cont act , and di rt y pol es
may cause corrosi on and damage t he cont act poi nt s of t he
camer a.
r A 1. 3v M20
l t 625l
mercury bat t ery shoul d be used-
equi val ent t o Mal l ory PX-625, Eveready EPX-625.
r Be sure t o i nsert t he bat t ery i n t he correct di rect i on by
ref erri ng t o t he di agram on t he compart ment cover. Ot her-
wi se, t he cover cannot be pr oper l y scr ewed i n.
r When t he camera i s not t o be properl y used f or a l ong
peri od, remove t he mercury bat t ery and keep t he camera
i n a dr y pl ace.
Bat t er y Gheck
Check t he power l evel of t he mercury bat t ery af t er l oadi ng
i t .
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Set t he f i l m speed scal e at ASA 100 and t he shut t er
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speed di al at " l OOO " . For set t i ng t he f i l m speed, l i f t
up t he out er r i ng of t he shut t er speed di al and t ur n. See
page 19.
r A correct check cannot be made i f ot her set t i ngs are
used.
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Turn t he met er swi t ch, on t he out er si de of t he f i l m
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r ewi nd cr ank, t o t he " C " i ndex.
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l f t he met er needl e i nsi de t he vi ewf i nder swi ngs t o t he
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met er i ndex, t he bat t ery has suf f i ci ent power.
l f t he
needl e st ays bel ow t he met er i ndex, vol t age i s i nsuf f i ci ent
and t he bat t ery must be repl aced.
I When r emovi ng your f i nger f r om t he met er swi t ch, i t wi l l
adt omat i cal l y ret urn t o t he " OFF " i ndex f rom " C ".
r Li f e of t he bat t ery i n normal use i s approxi mat el y one
year.
Suf f i c i ent
I nsuf f i c i ent
( Must
be r epl aced)
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Film Winding
The f i l m advance l ever wi nds t he f i l m, cocks t he shut t er ,
and pr epar es t he aper t ur e and mi r r or f or t he next shut t er
r el ease al l i n one mot i on.
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Tur n t he f i l m advance l ever unt i l i t st ops. The f i l m wi l l
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be advanced one f r ame and t he shut t er cocked. The
f r ame count er i s si mul t aneousl y advanced t o t he next
number .
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When t he shut t er rel ease but t on i s pressed,
t he mi rror
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f l i ps up, t he di aphr agm si mul t aneousl y cl oses down t o
t he pr eset f / st op and t he shut t er oper at es. Af t er t he
shut t er i s oper at ed, t he advance l ever can be wound f or t he
next f r ame.
r Be sur e t o set t he shut t er l ock l ever at " A" .
r Wi ndi ng may be done by movi ng t he l ever wi t h sever al
short st rokes.
r Af t er l oadi ng t he f i l m, make anot her wi nd, because t he
f i r st wi ndi ng may not be compl et e.
r The shut t er wi l l not f unct i on when pr essi ng t he shut t er
r el ease but t on unl ess wi ndi ng i s compl et ed. I n such a
case, check t he wi ndi ng once mor e.
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Fr ame Gount er
Eac h wi ndi ng wi l l adv anc e t he number of t he f r ame c ount er ,
i ndi c at i ng t he number of pi c t ur es
t ak en. when t he bac k
c ov er i s opened, t he c ount er aut omat i c al l y r et ur ns t o
s t ar t i ng pos i t i on
Saf et y Devi ce f or Shut t er
when t he s hut t er l oc k l ev er ar ound t he s hut t er r el eas e
but t on i s t ur ned t o "
L " pos i t i on,
t he s hut t er i s l oc k ed
and wi l l not mov e. Thi s dev i c e may be us ed when t he
camer a i s car r i ed i n a wound condi t i on.
At t achi ng t he Gabl e Rel ease
Opt i onal Canon Rel ease can be at t ached t o t he FTb by
s c r ewi ng i t i nt o t he t hr eaded hol e i n t he c ent er of t he s hut -
t er r el ease but t on. The use of a cabl e r el ease i s r ecom-
mended when phot ogr aphi ng
wi t h ext ended t i me exposur e
or sl ow shut t er speeds, and f or copy wor k.
Even i f t he shut t er l ock l ever i s at
, ,
L " posi t i on,
t he
s hut t er wi l l oper at e by us i ng t he r el eas e.
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Shutter and Aperture Adjustment
Exposur es ar e adj ust ed by t he shut t er and aper t ur e. The
shut t er cont i - ol s t he exposur e t i me and t he aper t ur e con'
t r ol s t he amount of i ncomi ng l i ght . The Canon FTb uses
a mat ch needl e met er , a ver y si mpl e met hod of obt ai ni ng
proper exposures.
Shut t er Speed Di al
Adj ust t he shut t er speed by t urni ng t he shut t er speed di al
t o t he desi r ed i ndex number . The i ndex on t he di al shows
t he denomi nat or s of 1/ 1OOO sec. , 1/ 5OO sec. , et c.
r The shut t er speed di al does not revol ve bet ween i ndexes
" l OOO" and " 8" .
r Be sur e t o set t he i ndex at a posi t i on wher e t he cl i ck'
st op cat ches. I n case of " B " i ndex, adj ust i t t o t he whi t e
dot
j ust
bel ow t he " B " i ndex.
I " B " i ndi cat es bul b exposur e, and i s used when maki ng
exposures of more t han one second. When t he shut t er
speed di al i s set at " 8" , t he shut t er r emai ns open as l ong
as t he shut t er rel ease but t on i s pressed.
r When t i me exposure i s necessary t o make an exposure
over an ext ended t i me, f i rst set t he shut t er speed di al at
" B ". Keep t he shut t er rel ease but t on pressed, and t urn
t he t i me l ock l ever t o " L " . The shut t er r emai ns open
even i f t he f i nger i s removed f rom t he but t on. When t he
l ever i s ret urned t o "A", t he shut t er cl oses.
r Ti me exposure i s al so possi bl e by usi ng t he l ockabl e
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Pr e set
Aper t ur e Ri ng
cabl e r el ease.
r l t i s possi bl e t o per f or m a l ong- t i me exposur e measur e-
ment by at t ach i ng t he opt i onal Canon Boost er , t he auxi l i a-
r y met er f or measur i ng subj ect s under di m l i ght .
I The
' '
60
' '
i ndex i s used f or synchron i zi ng an el ect roni c
f l ash uni t such as Canon Speedl i t e. l t i s equi val ent t o
a ver y shor t exposur e t i me dur i ng t he f l ash of t he f l ash uni t .
Apert ure
f ncomi ng l i ght and dept h- of
- f
i el d ar e adj ust ed by t ur ni ng
t he preset apert ure ri ng t o t he desi red f / st op.
r As t he f / st op number get s l ar ger , t he amount of l i ght
r eachi ng t he f i l m pl ane becomes cor r espondi ngl y l ess. For
each f / st op up, t he l i ght i s r educed one- hal f . Accor di ngl y,
when t he aper t ur e i s i ncr eased by one f / st op, t he exposur e
i s doubl ed, and when i t i s i ncr eased by t wo f / st ops t he
exposur e i s quadr upl ed.
r Cer t ai n l enses, however , have no r el at i on t o t he br i ght -
ness hal ved bet ween t he maxi mum and t he next f / st ops on
t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng.
I The rat i o bet ween t he apert ure and t he amount of ex.
posur e, usi ng f
/ 2
as t he basi s, i s as f ol l ows :
f/stop :
t . 2 t . 4 1. 8 2 2. 8 3. 5 4 5. 6 8 t l 16 22
Exposur e Rat i o :
3 2 1. 25 1 L/ 2 r / 3 L/ 4 L/ 8 r / 16 L/ 32 L/ 64 L/ r 28
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r The pr eset aper t ur e r i ng can al so be set bet ween t wo
f
/ st o
ps.
Pr eset t i ng of Aper t ur e
I n t he case of t he FD or FL l ens, t he f i el d' of - vi ew can al ways
be seen t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder at f ul l aper t ur e openi ng even
af t er t he f / st op has been set wi t h t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng.
Set t he desi r ed f / st op on t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng t o t he
i ndex. The di aphr agm wi l l cl ose down t o t he pr eset f / st op
onl y f or t he i nst ant t hat t he shut t er i s r el eased. Except
f or t hat i nst ant , t he di aphr agm r emai ns f ul l y open.
Manual Gont r ol of Aper t ur e
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By l ocki ng t he st opped down f unct i oni ng l ever and t ur n'
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i ng t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng, t he di aphr agm can be
cl osed down t o any f / st op and t he dept h of f i el d at t he t i me
of shut t er r el ease can be checked. When t he l ever l ock i s
r eset t o i t s or i gi nal posi t i on, t he di aphr agm agai n r et ur ns
t o maxi mum openi ng.
r The aper t ur e i s manual l y st opped down al so when per '
f or mi ng cl ose- up phot ogr aphy and macr ophot ogr aphy.
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When an accessor y i s used bet ween t he l ens and t he
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camer a body, t ur n t he aut omat i c
/ manual
aper t ur e l ever
of t he l ens count er cl ockwi se al l t he way bef or e mount i ng
t he l ens. Thi s l ocks t he l ever and t he di aphr agm can be
opened or cl osed by t ur ni ng t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng. For
r el easi ng t he l ever , t ur n i t cl ockwi se.
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Aut omat i c, / Man ual
Aper t ur e Lever
F D 5 0 mm F 1 . 8
Manual Cont r ol of Aper t ur e
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By pr essi ng t he st opped down f unct i oni ng l ever and
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t ur ni ng t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng, t he di aphr agm can be
cl osed down t o any f / st op and t he dept h of f i el d at t he
t i me of shut t er r el ease can be checked. When t he l ever i s
r eset t o i t s or i gi nal posi t i on, t he di aphr agm agai n r et ur ns
t o max i mum openi ng.
r The aper t ur e i s manual l y st opped down al so when per -
f or mi ng cl ose- up phot ogr aphy and macr ophot ogr aphy.
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I n c as e of Canon FD Lens 5Omm F 1. 8, t ur n t he aut o-
b
mat i c aper t ur e l ever of t he l ens count er cl ockwi se al l
t he way and set t he manual l ock l ever at " L" posi t i on be-
f or e mount i ng t he l ens. Thi s manual l ock l ever l ocks t he
aut omat i c aper t ur e l ever and t he di aphr agm can be opened
or cl osed by t ur ni ng t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng. For r el easi ng
t he l ever , r et ur n t he manual l ock l ever t o t he or i gi nal posi -
t i on ( whi t e
dot ) .
Wi t h t he use of t hi s l ock, phot ogr aphy usi ng manual l y oper -
at ed aper t ur e can al so be per f or med on Canon si ngl e l ens
r ef l ex c amer as l i k e FX bes i des t he TLb, FTb, FT
QL
and F- 1.
But do not use i t t oget her wi t h Canonf l ex R, RP, RM and
R 2000.
Ma n u a l L o c k L e v e r
Aut omat i c/ Manual
Aper t ur e Lever
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Using Built-in Meter [xposure
Canon FTb pr ovi des t he most accur at e l i ght measur ement
possi bl e wi t h i t s uni que TTL ( Thr ough- The' Lens) syst em.
The bui l t - i n exposur e met er , whi ch i s of mat ch needl e t ype,
i s coupl ed t o t he ASA f i l m speed scal e, shut t er speed di al
and pr eset aper t ur e r i ng.
The CdS phot ocel l of t he exposur e met er i s pl aced i n t he
cl osest posi t i on t o t he beam- spl i t t i ng condenser l ens. The
cent r al ar ea met er i ng syst em enabl es accur at e meas-
ur ement of t he mai n subi ect even i n count er l i ght .
The r ect angul ar f r ame i n t he vi ewf i nder r epr esent s t he
l i ght measur ement ar ea of t he CdS phot ocel l . Pl ace t he
mai n subj ect wi t hi n t hi s f r ame and measur e t he i nt ensi t y
of l i ght so as t o obt ai n t he pr oper exposur e.
I The cor r ect i on of t he f ul l aper t ur e openi ng of t he l ens i s
per f or med aut omat i cal l y. Ther ef or e, t he oper at i on does
not change r egar dl ess of t he speed of t he l ens used. An
FL l ens can be used onl y wi t h st opped' down met er i ng.
r Due t o t he char act er i st i cs of t he CdS phot ocel l , t he
movement of t he met er needl e may occasi onal l y become
sl ack, owi ng t o changes i n t he degr ee of l i ght .
I Met er i ng at " B" on t he shut t er speed di al i s not possi bl e
wi t h t he bui l t - i n exposur e met er , because " B " i s used f or
l ong exposur es over one second.
I Al ways use a l ens hood when shoot i ng agai nst t he
l i gh t .
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r When not usi ng t he camer a, set t he met er swi t ch at
" OFF " or at t ach t he l ens cap so as t o pr event unnecessar y
consumpt i on of t he mer cur y bat t er y.
Fi l m Speed Set t i ng
Set t he ASA f i l m speed scal e t o t he speed of t he f i l m bei ng
used. Fi l m speeds ar e nor mal l y shown on t he f i l m box cover
and
/
or expl anat or y sheet .
Li f t ' and t ur n t he f i l m speed set r i ng ar ound t he shut t er
speed di al . l f t he f i l m i s ASA 10O, f or exampl e, make t he
cor r ect set t i ng by showi ng " l OO " i n t he smal l wi ndow.
r The f ol l owi ng f i l m speeds may be used:
_ _(32)
(40)
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(64) (80)
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(125)
060)
(2s0) (320) (500) (640)
ASA 25 50 100 200 40ci
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DI N 15 18 2L 24 27 30
(16) (17) (ls) (20) (22) (23) (25) (26) (28) (2e)
(1000) (12s0) (2000)
1600
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(31) (32) (34)
Fi gur es i n par ent heses r epr esent i nt er medi at e f i l m speeds.
r When " 25" appear s i n t he smal l wi ndow, t hi s i s as f ar
as t he f i l m speed set t i ng r i ng wi l l t ur n t o t he t ef t . The
whi t e dot at t he r i ght . t ur n ext r emi t y r eads ASA 2OOO.
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Exposure Settings
Ful l Apert ure Met eri ng
Ful l apert ure met eri ng can be perf ormed wi t h an FD l ens
whi ch has an apert ure si gnal l ever and pi n.
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Set t he met er swi t ch at " ON "
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Set t he shut t er speed di al at t he desi red speed.
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Face t he camera t owards t he subj ect , l ook i nt o t he vi ew'
t
f i nder, and check t he posi t i on of t he met er needl e and
apert ure needl e.
r The met er needl e i s coupl ed t o t he f i l m and shut t er
speeds, and moves vert i cal l y accordi ng t o t he bri ght ness
of t he subj ect . The apert ure needl e, wi t h a round ci rcl e,
i s coupl ed t o t he preset apert ure ri ng of t he FD l ens.
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Turn t he preset apert ure ri ng and al i gn t he apert ure
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needl e wi t h t he met er needl e.
r The green mark (ci rcl el on t he preset apert ure ri ng i s f or
Servo EE Fi nder wi t h Canon F-l use onl y.
r I n t he case of f / st op pri ori t y, t urn t he shut t er speed
di al and al i gn t he met er needl e wi t h t he apert ure needl e.
Be sure t o set t he shut t er speed di al at t he cl i ck-st opped
posi t i ons.
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l f t he apert ure needl e
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needl e by t urni ng t he
t hat t he shut t er speed i s
20
does not al i gn wi t h t he met er
preset apert ure ri ng, i t means
not properl y set . I n t hi s case,
Apert ure Needl e
al i gn t he t wo needl es by t ur ni ng t he shut t er speed di al .
r The movi ng range
. of
t he apert ure needl e i nsi de t he
vi ewf i nder changes accor di ng t o t he l ens speed. Thus, i t
wi l l not al ways move vert i cal l y t he f ul l l engt h of t he vi ew-
f i nder . Change t he shut t er speed when t he aper t ur e needl e
cannot be al i gned wi t h t he met er needl e.
f ,
When t he shut t er i s set on. t he hi gh speed si de, t he
v
met er needl e moves downwar d. When i t i s set at a
sl ower speed, t he needl e moves upwar d. When t he shut t er
i s set at a sl ow speed out si de t he met er coupl i ng r ange, t he
met er needl e swi ngs al l t he way up and t he r ed si gnal ap-
pear s at t he bot t om of t he vi ewf i nder , and met er i ng i s not
possi bl e
even i f t he f / st op i s changed. When t he r ed
si gnal appear s and met er i ng cannot be per f or med, use
hi gh- speed f i l m or t he opt i onal Canon Boost er . Ref er t o
" Coupf i ng Range of Bui l t - i n Exposur e Met er " on page 24.
r Sel ect a f ast er shut t er speed when t he met er needl e
swi ngs al l t he way up, and a sl ower speed when i t swi ngs
al l t he way down.
r Si nce t he shut t er speed di al cannot be set at t he i nt er -
medi at e posi t i ons, t he shut t er speed pr i or i t y met hod i s r e-
commended when exposur e accur acy i s a cr uci al f act or .
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St opped- Down Met er i ng
When us i ng a l ens hav i ng no f ul l aper t ur e met er i ng s i gnal
such as FL l enses, met er i ng shoul d be per f or med by st op-
pi ng down t he l ens. St opped- down met er i ng i s per f or med
by push i ng down t he st opped' down f unct i oni ng l ever .
The st opped- down f unct i oni ng l ever can be f i xed f or con-
t i nuous l i ght measur ement by pr essi ng i t t owar ds t he l ens
af t er set t i ng t he l ever l ock at " L
" posi t i on. Wi t h t he
f i xi ng of t he l ever , shoot i ng subj ect s wi t h di f f er ent l i ght i n'
t ensi t i es or t el ephot o l enses can be conveni ent l y
f
undl ed.
By r et ur ni ng t he l ock t o t he whi t e dot posi t i on, t he met er -
i ng l ever wi l l r et ur n t o i t s or i gi nal posi t i on.
1
Set t he met er swi t ch at " ON
" .
l
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Set t he shut t er speed di al at t he desi r ed speed.
L
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Face t he camer a t owar ds t he subj ect , l ook i nt o t he vi ew-
U
f i nde r , and pr ess t he st opped- down f unct i oni ng l ever al l
t he way unt i l i t s t ops . The aper t ur e needl e wi l l poi nt t o
t he l ower c oupl i ng l i mi t mar k and onl y t he met er needl e
r e ma r n s.
t
Tur n t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng and make t he met er
. t
needl e st op wi t hi n t he met er i ndex i n t he vi ewf i nder .
I I n t he case of f / st op pr i or i t y, adj ust ment s can be made
wi t h t he s hut t er s peed di al .
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Me t e r Ne e d l e
Met er I ndex
q l f t he met er needl e i s poi nt i ng above t he met er i ndex
l '
and cannot be mat ched by cl osi ng t he pr eset aper t ur e
r i ng and met er i ng cannot be per f or med,
t ur n t he shut t er
speed di al t o t he f ast er si de. l f t he met er needl e i s poi nt i ng
bel ow t he met er i ndex and cannot be mat ched by openi ng
t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng, t ur n t he shut t er speed di al t o t he
sl ower si de. when t he r ed si gnal appear s, use hi gh- speed
f i l m or t he Canon Boost er .
r Ful l aper t ur e met er i ng i s r at her r ecommended wi t h t he
FD l enses, because t he FD l enses have a f ul l aper t ur e si gnal
so as t o f ul l y compensat e t he bui l t - i n exposur e met er .
How t o
"
Aver age" Exposur es
When measur i ng a subj ect wi t h gr eai l y di f f er ent dar k and
br i ght par t s, t ake t wo measur ement s, one each of t he dar k
and br i ght par t s. Then obt ai n t he aver age val ue and set
t he f / st op or shut t er speed accor di ngl y.
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Coupling Range of Built-in Exposure Meter
,l;il,
I
ASA 25
ASA 50
ASA I OO
ASA 2OO
ASA 4OO
ASA 8OO
Sht r t t er Speed
il
I
r/ z
t / 4
l 8
1 , ' 1 5
| /30
I r 2
r/4
r/ 8
l r l 5
l ,i 30
r / 60
I /r25
r/ 4
r/ 8
r / r s
Li
r i
I i r 25
t / 8
r / 15
r/ 30
r/ 60
t / Lzs
L /2s0
l /s00
1/ s00
r/sl
L/r0l
The bui l t-i n exposure meter coupl es to
the fol l owi ng range of f/stops and shutter
speeds wi th respecti ve f i l m speeds.
When usi ng t he Cbnon Lens FD Somm
F L. 4 and ASA l OO f i l m, f or exampl e,
t he exposure met er coupl es f ul l y wi t hi n
t he r ange of t / L. 4 at 1/ 4sec.
( EV
3l and
t | 16 at 1/ 1OOOsec.
( EV18l .
L/2
I
I
Mi n i mu m
f , , St op
Focusing t|iewing and
Gomposi t i on
The exact pi ct ur e i mage t o be phot ogr a phed can be seen
on t he f ocusi ng scr een of t he vi ewf i nder wi t hout any par al -
l ax. Thi s enabl es you t o det er mi ne t he exact composi t i on
of your scene bef or e pr essi ng t he shut t er r el ease but t on.
Focusi ng
The cent er ci r cul ar sect i on of t he vi ewf i nder i s a mi cr o-
pr i sm scr een r angef i nder made u
p of mi cr oscopi c pr i sms
f or f ast and pr eci se f ocusi ng.
Whi l e l ooki ng t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder , r evol ve t he f ocusi ng
r i ng. l t i s i n f ocus when t he i mage i n t he r angef i nder
becomes sh ar p and cl ear .
t An opt i cal cur ve may somet i mes be vi si bl e i n t he l ower
par t of t he vi ewf i nder accor di ng t o t he angl e of t he i ncom-
i ng l i ght . Thi s i s a r ef l ect i on of t he beam- spl i t t i ng mi r r or
added ont o t he condenser l ens i n t he TTL l i ght measur e-
ment syst em.
Out of Focus In Focus
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Di opt r i c Adj ust ment Lenses
Di opt r i c adj us t ment l ens es ar e av ai l abl e as opt i onal at t ac h-
ment s. When a di opt r i c adj ust ment l ens i s at t ached t o t he
vi ewf i nder eyepi ece, t hose who ar e f ar - or near - si ght ed can
t ake pi ct ur es wi t hout gl asses. Four di f f er ent di opt er s of
+ 1 . 5 , O,
- 2 . 5
a n d
- 4
a r e a v a i l a b l e .
Angl e Fi nder A
Canon Angl e Fi nder A can be at t ached t o t he eyepi ece f or
copyi ng, macr ophot ogr aphy and phot omi cr ogr aphy. I n
t hese cases, i mages ar e r ever sed bet ween l ef t and r i ght .
Magn i f i er S
The Canon Magni f i er S can be at t ached t o t he vi ewf i nder
eyepi ece of t he FTb, wi t h t he separ at el y avai l abl e adapt er
whi ch magni f i es t he r angef i nder sect i on f or accur at e f ocus-
i ng. Because i t can be spr ung up and cl amped, t he ent i r e
f i el d of vi ew can easi l y be vi ewed af t er f ocusi ng.
H
F
H
m
l|olding the Camera
Hol d t he camer a f i r ml y i n or der t o t ake a cl ear pi ct ur e.
Hol d t he camer a ei t her i n a ver t i cal or hor i zont al posi t i on,
l ook t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder , and f ocus. Then pr ess t he
shut t er r el ease but t on gent l y. The f ol l owi ng st eps ar e
i m por t a n t .
1
Hol d t he camer a snugl y i n bot h hands. The camer a
I
shoul d be pr essed f i r ml y t o your cheek or f or ehead.
1
When t he camer a i s i n a hor i zont al posi t i on, bot h el bows
L
shoul d be f i r ml y pr essed agai nst t he body, and at l east
one el bow shoul d be r est i ng agai nst t he body when i n a
ver t i cal posi t i on.
?
Hol d your br eat h and pr ess t he shut t er r el ease but t on
l ,
wi t h a smoot h, st eady st r oke. Ot her wi se, you wi l l have
a bl ur r ed pi ct ur e.
I When usi ng a t el ephot o l ens and/ or sl ow shut t er speeds
bef ow L
/ 3O
sec. , t he use of a t r i pod and cabl e r el ease i s
r ecommended.
r When t aki ng pi ct ur es agai nst t he l i ght , al ways use a l ens
hood.
I Camer a Hol der F, f or at t achi ng a t r i pod, ?nd t he Canon
Ref ease ar e se par at el y avai l abl e.
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Fr l m Re wi n d i n g Cr a n k
Car t r i dge Com
par t ment
t
\ t l
v
QL Cover
Spr ocket Wi ndow
QL Shaf t
Fi l m Set Mar k
Fi l m Advance Spr ocket
Posi t i on i n whi ch f i l m i s pl aced i n camer a
( emul si f i ed
sur f ace f aci ng t he back of t he l ens)
!=E
Leader par t of t he f i l m
ofF I
Film Loading
Canon FTb accept s any st andar d 35mm f i l m r ol l i n car t r i dge
f or dayl i ght l oadi ng. Be sur e not t o l oad f i l m i n di r ect
s unl i ght .
1
Rai s e t he f i l m r ewi nd c r ank and pul l i t al l t he way u
p.
I
The cover wi l l r i se sl i ght l y.
, )
Open t he cover f ul l y. When t he back cover i s opened,
L
t he
QL
cover opens si mul t aneousl y.
r The
QL
cover aut omat i cal l y opens and cl oses wi t h t he back
cover . Do not t ouch t he
QL
cover .
?
Face t he f i l m car t r i dge as i l l ust r at ed, and i nser t i t i nt o
l ,
t he car t r i dge compar t ment . Push t he f i l m r ewi nd cr ank
back i nt o i t s f or mer posi t i on. The cr ank f or k wi l l sl i p i nt o t he
axi s of t he f i l m car t r i dge. I n case t he cr ank does not f ul l y
r et ur n, t ur n i t sl i ght l y t o t he l ef t or r i ght .
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i
Hol d t he f i l m car t r i dge down wi t h t he l ef t hand so t hat
" 1
i t does not r i se, and l ay t he t i p of t he l eader above t he
" r ed " f i l m s et mar k .
5
Br i ng down t he
QL
cover t o hol d t he f i l m i n pl ace by
r ,
cl osi ng t he back cover . Look t hr ough t he spr ocket wi n-
dow t o see i f t he f i l m i s cor r ect l y engaged on t he spr ocket .
A
Pr ess down on t he back cover and cl ose i t .
u
l f t he f i l m i s s aggi ng, t he c ar t r i dge wi l l r i s e and t he bac k
cover wi l l not cl ose.
1
Leave t he l ens cap on and make t wo bl ank shot s, each
I
t i me t ur ni ng t he f i l m advance l ever . The f r ame count er
wi l l advance f r om t he " S " mar k t o " O " . Wi t h one mor e
advance, t he camer a wi l l be r eady f or t he f i r st shot .
Ghecki ng Cor r ect Fi l m Loadi ng
The f i l m i s pr oper l y l oaded and advanced i f t he f i l m r ewi nd
cr ank r ot at es count er cl ockwi se when you wi nd t he f i l m ad-
vance l ever . l f t he f i l m r ewi nd cr ank does not r ot at e, t ake
out t he f i l m, as expl ai ned on t he f ol l owi ng page, and r el oad.
Set t i ng t he Fi l m Speed
When l oadi ng t he f i l m, be sur e t o set t he f i l m speed scal e
at t he pr oper posi t i on. Ref er t o page 19 f or set t i ng t he
f i l m s peed.
Repacki ng a Long- Wound Fi l m
When r epacki ng a l ong- wound f i l m f or dar kr oom l oadi ng i nt o
an or di nar y car t r i dge, be sur e t o t r i m t he t i p of t he l eader
bet ween per f or at i ons , and mak e a c ur l i n t he wi ndi ng- up
di r ec t i on.
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DOOt r O
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Film Rewinding
When t he f i l m r eac hes t he end and t he f i l m adv anc e l ev er
st ops, r ewi nd t he f i l m i nt o t he car t r i dge as soon as possi bl e.
Be sur e not t o open t he back cover bef or e r ewi ndi ng.
Ot her wi s e, t he ent i r e r ol l wi l l be ex pos ed and r ui ned as t he
ex pos ed f i l m i s nak ed wi t hi n t he c amer a.
I
Pr es s i n t he f i l m r ewi nd but t on.
I
, )
Rai s e t he f i l m r ewi nd c r ank , t ur n i t i n t he di r ec t i on of
L
t he ar r ow, and r ewi nd t he f i l m i nt o t he c ar t r i dge. When
t he f i l m r ewi nd but t on s t ops r ev ol v i ng and r ewi ndi ng r es i s -
t anc e bec omes l i ght , s t op r ewi ndi ng i mmedi at el y i n or der t o
k eep t he l eader par t of t he f i l m out s i de t he c ar t r i dge.
?
Open t he bac k c ov er .
r,
t
Pul l up t he r ewi nd k nob f ul l y and r emov e t he c ar t r i dge.
'l
r Onc e t he f i l m r ewi nd but t on has been pr es s ed, t he f i nger
may be r emov ed. The but t on wi l l pop out aut omat i c al l y
when t he f i l m adv anc e l ev er i s wound.
r l f y ou f or c e t he f i l m adv anc e l ev er af t er t he f i l m r eac hes
i t s end, t he f i l m wi l l bec ome det ac hed f r om t he c ar t r i dge
s pool or t ear , and r ewi ndi ng wi l l bec ome i mpos s i bl e. l f t hi s
happens , open t he bac k c ov er and r emov e t he f i l m onl y i n a
dar k r oom.
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Synchronizing Flash Unit
Canon FTb i s desi gned so t hat t wo syst ems of f l ash phot og-
r aphy can be connect ed t o i t - t he mat ch needl e t ype aut o'
mat i c f l ash phot ogr aphy whi ch i s cal l ed t he Canon Aut o'
Tuni ng
( CAT) Syst em, usi ng t he Speedl i t e 1O3A ( excl usi ve
t ype
) ,
and or di nar y synchr oni zi ng f l ash phot ogr aphy.
Type
Synchr oni zed
Shut t er Speed
Ll L25 or f ast er
1/ 30 or sl ower
Fl ash l / 30 or sl ower
1/ 30 or sl ower
El ect r oni c
Fl ash Uni t
L160 or sl ower
1
The CAT Syst em i s connect ed excl usi vel y t o t he FD
I
SOmm F L. 4, FD 5omm F 1. 8 and FD 35mm F 2l ens es
whi ch have t he f l ash adapt er coupl i ng pi n. At t ach t he Fl ash
Adapt er t o t he l ens whi ch t r ansmi t s t he f ocusi ng di st ance
t o t he met er ci r cui t of t he camer a.
l n t he case of t he CAT Syst em, t he chargi ng power l evel of
t he Speedl i t e i s cont i nuousl y t r ansmi t t ed t o t he met er
ci r cui t of t he camer a. Thus, t he cor r ect exposur e can be
FP cl ass
( f 6, Pr ess 26)
M cl ass
( M3,
#5, Pr ess 25)
M F cr ass (fl,9:tf
,1$310")
Speedl i t e
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deci ded as f ol l ows: Fi r st set t he met er swi t ch at " oFF "
and t he s hut t er s peed di al at " 60 " . And s et t he di s t anc e
so t hat t he met er needl e i n t he vi ewf i nder moves. Then
t ur n t he pr es et aper t ur e r i ng unt i l t he aper t ur e needl e al i gns
wi t h t he met er needl e.
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When us i ng an or di nar y el ec t r oni c f l as h uni t or f l as h bul b
L
uni t , connect t he cor d of t he uni t t o t he f l ash socket of
t h e ca mer a .
The ex pos ur e i s dec i ded by dr v i di ng t he gui de number of t he
uni t wi t h t he f oc us i ng di s t anc e and obt ai ni ng t he pr oper
f
/ st op.
r some t r i pods make t he f ocusi ng r i ng of t he FD 55mm
F L. 2l ens i noper abl e. I n t hi s c as e, at t ac h t he c amer a on t he
t r i pod wi t h Canon Camer a Hol der F.
r When usi ng t he f l ash socket by not at t achi ng a f l ash uni t
ont o t he accessor y shoe, be sur e t o cover i t wi t h t he ac-
cessor y shoe cover .
r The X cont act of Canon FTb i s 1/ 60 sec.
r A l ens hood shoul d be at t ached when t aki ng pi ct ur es wi t h
a f l ash uni t .
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,
Uses of Lenses
Ghangi ng Lenses
1
Bu sur e t o unl ock t he st opped- down f unct i oni ng l ever
I
l ock. l f t he l ever i s pr essed or i s l ocked, t he r ed dot
appear s i ns i de t he c amer a mount . The aut omat i c / manual
aper t ur e l ever , at t he back end of t he l ens, cannot be con-
nect ed t o t he coupl i ng par t on t he camer a body and t he
pr eset aper t ur e wi l l not f unct i on.
r To r emove t he dust cap of t he l ens, t ur n t he bayonet r i ng
f ul l y t o t he l ef t . I n t hi s c as e, mount t he l ens ont o t he c amer a
body as i s .
J,
Remove t he l ens f r om t he camer a body by t ur ni ng t he
L
bayonet r i ng of t he l ens t o t he l ef t unt i l t he r ed dot on
t he l ens coi nci des wi t h t he r ed dot on t he camer a mount .
?
Set t he pr eset aper t ur e r i ng of t he l ens t o be used
U
wi t hi n t he f / s t op i ndex es . l f t he r i ng i s s et at t he
gr een mar k ( ci r cl e) , t he l ens cannot be pr oper l y mount ed on
t he FTb body.
A
Mount t he l ens by mat chi ng t he r ed dot of t he l ens t o
r
t he r ed dot on t he camer a mount . Tur n t he bayonet r i ng
t o t he r i ght and f ast en. Bef or e mount i ng, t ur n t he bayonet
r i ng of t he l ens suf f i ci ent l y t o t he l ef t and al i gn t he r ed dot
and gui de pi n of t he l ens .
r At t ac h t he l ens qui c k l y i n t he s hade. The f i l m wi l l s ome-
t i mes become f oggy i f t he l ens i s l ef t unat t ached.
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r Whenever a l ens i s removed, be sure t o put on t he dust
cap t o prot ect t he vari ous si gnal l evers and pi ns.
r When not i n use f or a l ong t i me, pr ot ect t he mi r r or wi t h
a f l ange cap.
Lens Si gnal
Apert ure Si gnal Lever : Transmi t s t he preset f / st op of
t he aut omat i c aper t ur e t o t he camer a body. l t i s on a I t o
1 movement basi s wi t h t he preset apert ure t hrough l ever
mani pul at i on. The aper t ur e si gnal l ever i s oper abl e onl y
when t he bayonet mount r i ng i s t ur ned t o t he at t achment
posi t i on.
Ful l Aper t ur e Si gnal Pi n: Tr ansmi t s t he f ul l aper t ur e
st op when a l ens wi t h a di f f er ent f ul l aper t ur e number i s
mount ed. l t al so perf orms error compensat i on of t he f ul l
apert ure met eri ng.
Aut omat i c/ Manual Apert ure Lever: St ops down t he
apert ure t o t he preset posi t i on. Cl amp i t t o t he ri ght si de
f or manual l y operat ed apert ure.
EE Swi t ch Pi n : When t he preset apert ure ri ng i s set at t he
green mark f or EE use, t he l ens can be at t ached onl y t o t he
Canon F-1. l f t he l ens i s at t ached t o t he FTb, i t cannot be
set at t he green mark.
Pi n : Reserved.
r When t he l ens has been t aken of f , t he si gnal l evers and
si gnal - pi n wi l l not move even i f t he aper t ur e
si gnal l ever i s
moved.
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Posi t i oni ng I ndex
/ Re d
En g r a v e d f o r FD 5 5 mm F1 . 2 , FD 5 5 mm Fl . 2 AL \
\ Whi t e Engr aved f or Ot her FD Lenses
. / /
Posi t i oni ng Pi n
Red Dot
Mar k
Coupl i ng
Pi n t o
Fl ash-Aut o
Ri ne A/ B
Aperture
Si gnal Lever
Pi n
(reserved)
Ful l Aper t ur e Si gnal Pi n
Aut omat i c/ M anual
Apert ure Lever
EE
Swi t ch
P! n
l n f r a r e d l n d e x
(
r e d d o t ;
I n d e x
( o r a n g e
l i n e )
D i st a nce Sca l e
The di s t anc e s c al e i ndi c at es t he di s t anc e bet ween t he
f oc us ed s ubj ec t and t he f i l m pl ane. The s c al e i s nec es -
s ar y f or c hec k i ng t he dept h- of
- f
i el d, f or f l as h and i nf r ar ed
phot ogr a ph i es.
r The cor r ect posi t i on of t he scal e i s i n t he cent er of
each val ue. For exampl e, t he cor r ect posi t i on of a t wo'
di gi t v al ue i s t he c ent er of t he t wo f i gur es .
I nf r ar ed I ndex
For i nf r ar ed phot ogr aphy, cor r ect i on of t he di st ance scal e
i s necessar y because t he f ocal poi nt sl i ght l y devi at es f r om
or di nar y phot ogr aphy. Focus f i r st i n t he or di nar y manner ,
t hen adj us t t he di s t anc e s c al e t o t he i nf r ar ed mar k " . "
( "
R
" i n t he c as e of FL l ens es ) i n r ed. For i ns t anc e, i f t he
di st ance scal e r eads 1Om af t er f ocusi ng, mer el y shi f t t he
1 0 s c a l e t o " . " p o s i t i o n . Th e p o s i t i o n o f " . " o n t h e FTb
i s bas ed on us i ng f i l m wi t h t he hi ghes t wav e- l engt h s ens i -
t i v i t y f i gur e of 80Om1r , s uc h as Kodak l R 135 f i l m and
Wr a t t en 87 t i l t er .
Fi l m Pl ane l ndi cat or
When f ocusi ng i s done by act ual measur ement , measur e
t he di s t anc e f r om t he f i l m pl ane i ndi c at or and i nt er pr et
t he measur ed di st ance on t he di st ance scal e.
When per f or mi ng cl ose- ups, macr ophot ogr aphy or copy
wor k, deci de t he di st ance of t he camer a f r om t he subj ect
wi t h t hi s i ndi c at or .
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Dept h- of - Fi el d Scal e
The dept h- of - f i el d scal e i ndi cat es t he r ange of subj ect s
whi ch wi l l be i n shar p f ocus on t he f i l m. I n t hi s case, t he
dept h- of - f i el d behi nd of t he subj ect i s deeper t han i n f r ont
of su bj ect . Th i s r a n ge wi l l va r y wi t h t he f ol l owi n g f act or s :
The dept h- of
- f
i el d wi l l be deeper , t he l ar ger t he f / st op num-
ber , t he f ur t her t he di st ance of t he subj ect , andf or t he
shor t er t he f ocal l engt h of t he l ens. The dept h- of - f i el d wi l l
be shal l ower , t he smal l er t he f / st op number , t he near er t he
di st ance of t he subj ect , and/ or t he l onger t he f ocal l engt h
of t he l ens.
For exampl e, i f t he l ens i s 50mm and t he subj ect has been
f ocused at a di st ance of 3m
( 10' ) , wi t h an f
/ A
aper t ur e
openi ng r ead of f f r om bot h i ndexes on ei t her si de of t he i n-
di cat or ( or ange
l i nel , t he appr oxi mat e dept h- of - f i el d i s f r om
2. 3m ( 8' l
t o 4. 3m
l L4' 1.
l f t he aper t ur e i s cl osed down t o f
/
L6, t he' pi ct ur e wi l l be-
come shar p when t he subj ect i s bet ween 1. 9m ( 6' ) t o 7. 6m
125' l - f r om t he camer a. Thi s r ange wi l l var y wi t h t he sel ect -
ed f / st op.
I I n t he case of Canon FD l enses, you can see t he act ual
shar pness t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder by pr essi ng t he st opped'
down f unct i oni ng l ever .
r Al t hough ai r bubbl es may somet i mes be seen i n a l ens,
t hey do not af f ect t he r esol ut i on power or t he shar pness of
t he pi ct ur e.
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FD Lens Mount ( FL and R Ser i es Lenses)
Al l Canon FD and FL l ens es , whi c h hav e FD and FL mount s ,
can be used wi t h t he Canon FTb, except t he FLP 38mm
F 2 . 8 .
I l t i s al s o pos s i bl e t o at t ac h and us e al l Canon R l ens es
f or Canonf l ex use. However , as t he pr eset aper t ur e mecha'
ni sm di f f er s, pi ct ur es must be t aken by cont r ol l i ng t he
aper t ur e manual l y.
Lens Gap
When t aki ng of f t he l ens c?p, push i n t he l ock on bot h
s i des of t he l ens . When at t ac hi ng t he l ens c ap, do t he s ame
t hi ng. The l ens c ap c an al s o be at t ac hed on f i l t er s whi c h
hav e i nner t hr eads .
Lens Hood
When at t acl r i ng t he l ens hood on t he l ens, al i gn i t t o t he
bayonet r i ng on t he l ens and t ur n i t cl ockwi se.
Wi t h some except i ons of st andar d and wi de- angl e l enses, a
l ens hood can be st or ed i n t he camer a case. When doi ng t hi s,
at t ach t he l ens hood ont o t he l ens i n i nver sed or der and al i gn
i t t o t he bayonet r i ng and t ur n count er cl ockwi se.
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Fi xi ng Mi rror Upwards
I n perf ormi ng phot omi crography, t he Canon FTb can be
operat ed wi t h t he mi rror l ocked i n an upward posi t i on af t er
t he pi ct ure has been composed i n t he vi ewf i nder, i n order t o
el i mi nat e mi r r or vi br at i on.
To l ock t he mi rror i n an upward
posi t i on, push down t he
st opped-down f unct i oni ng l ever and t he l ever l ock t o " M ".
The apert ure i s now st opped-down and cont rol l ed manual l y.
The mi rror can be l ocked i ndependent l y f rom f i l m advance
and shut t er speed operat i ons.
When t he mi rror i s l ocked i n an upward
posi t i on, SLR vi ew-
i ng i s not possi bl e, and di st ance must be est i mat ed by eye.
When t he mi rror i s l ocked, al ways keep t he l ens covered.
The f i l m wi l l somet i mes become f oggy i f t he l ens cap i s not
at t ached.
r Af t er t he mi rror l ock devi ce has been used, be sure t o
ret urn t he mi rror l ock l ever t o i t s ori gi nal posi t i on. Fai l ure
t o do t hi s wi l l resul t i n i naccurat e f ocusi ng.
r When Canon Lens FL 19mm F 3. 5 i s used, t he mi r r or
shoul d be f i xed, and combi ned usage of t he excl usi ve vi ew-
f i nder t o t hi s l ens becomes necessary.
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Using Self-Timer
I
Wi nd t he f i l m advance l ever .
I
7
Turn t he sel f -t i mer l ever count ercl ockwi se al l t he way
3
down unti l i t stops.
r|
Depress t he shut t er rel ease but t on. The shut t er wi l l be
e
act uat ed approxi mat el y l O seconds l at er.
r Be sure t o wi nd t he f i l m advance l ever. Ot herwi se, t he
sel f -t i mer wi l l act but t he shut t er wi l l not be act uat ed.
I The sel f -t i mer l ever can be used as a st opped' down
f unct i oni ng l ever as soon as t he sel f -t i mer i s charged.
r l f t he sel f -t i mer l ever i s set whi l e t he mi rror i s i n an
upward posi t i on, t he mi rror-up posi t i on i s rel eased. There-
f ore, al ways set t he mi rror i n an upward posi t i on af t er set .
t i ng t he sel f -t i mer.
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Double Exposures
Al t hough t he Canon FTb i s desi gned t o pr event doubl e ex'
posur es bei ng made by mi st ake, a doubl e exposur e can be
made by t he f ol l owi ng st eps:
I
When t he f i r st exposur e has been made, depr ess t he
I
f i l m r ewi nd but t on.
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Rewi nd t he f i l m wi t h t he f i l m r ewi nd cr ank whi l e wat ch'
L
i ng t he mar k on t he f i l m r ewi nd but t on car ef ul l y.
?
St op r ewi ndi ng when t he mar k has made a 7
/ 8
t ur n,
t ,
i . e . . 3 1 5 ' .
t
Next , wi nd t he f i l m advance l ever whi l e l i ght l y hol di ng
- l
t he r ewi ndi ng cr ank. When r esi st ance i s f el t on t he f i l m
r ewi nd cr ank, st op wi ndi ng.
q Wi nd t he f i l m advance l ever once mor e. The camer a
l ,
i s ready f or anot her exposure.
I By r epeat i ng t he above pr ocess, any number of exposur es
on t he same f r ame can be made. However t he f r ame count -
er wi l l cont i nue t o advance wi t h each exposur e.
NX.ffiP
O(DC>(D
OOOO
Vari ous types of fi l ters, accordi ng to l ens
t hread di amet ers, are avai l abl e f or speci al
effects in both color and monochrome
phot ographi es. The t hrough
-t he-l ens
ex-
posure measurement system of Canon
FTb does not req ui re exposure factor
compensat i on.
Filters
Tvpe
OO uv
n
Y l
\-/
Y3
Ef f ect i veness of Fi l t er s
Absor bs onl y ul t r a- vi ol et r ays. Especi al l y ef f ec-
t i ve at seasi de, and on hi gh mount ai ns. Recom-
mended f or use i n col or phot ogr aphy.
I ncr eases cont r ast of bl ack and whi t e f i l m. En-
hances cl ouds, dar kens t he bl ue sky. Br i ght ens
r ed and yel l ow.
Dar kens bl ue, i ncr eases yel l ow and r ed per cep-
t i bl y. Good f or cont r ast s especi al l y i n di st ant
l andscapes.
Makes st r ong cont r ast s. May al so be used wi t h
i nf r ar ed f i l m.
o l
R 1
G I o
Pr event s r ed
Li ght ens sky
t he l i ght ness
f r om t ur ni ng r adi cal l y i nt o whi t e.
and f ace appr opr i at el y, and r ef l ect s
of f r esh gr eener y.
OO
NB8
ND4 r educes l i eht
No ef f ect on t he r e
val ues by
uct i on
Ll 4, N D8 by l / 8.
of col or s.
O SKYL I G HT Act s t o har moni ze t he bl ue sky and shade.
o ccA4
For use wi t h dayl i ght t ype f i l m under cl oudy con-
di t i ons .
For use wi t h uni ver sal t ype
( col or
under cl oudy condi t i ons or wi t h
negat i ve) f i l m
t ungst en t ype o ccAs
f i l m i n t he mor ni ng sun or sunset .
ccA
( l
2) For use wi t h t ungst en t ype f i l m under sunl i ght .
o ccB4
For use wi t h dayl i ght t ype f i l m i n t he mor ni ng
sun or sunset .
o ccBs
For use wi t h dayl i ght t ype
b u l b .
f i l m a n d c l e a r f l a s h
For use wi t h dayl i ght t ype f i l m under t ungst en
o ccB
( 12)
l i c h t .
O For bl ack and whi t e f i l m. O For col or f i l m.
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Interchangeable Lenses and Accessories
A wi de r ange of i nt er changeabl e l enses f r om 7. 5mm t o
120Omm and var i ous accessor i es ar e avai l abl e t o f ur t her
enhance your Canon FTb.
Ganon l nt er chan geabl e Lenses
Fi sh- Ev e 7. 5mm F5. 6 FD 135mm 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 F 5. 6
FD 35mm F 3. 5 FL 55- 135mm F3. 5
TS 35mm F 2. 8 ( Ti l t
& Shi f t ) FD l OO- ZOOmm F 5. 6
FD 35mm F 2 FL 85- 3OOmm F 5
FL 5Omm F 3. 5 ( Macr o) FL- F 3OOmm F5. 6
FD 5Omm F 1. 8 FL' F SOOmm F5. 6
FD 5omm F L. 4 FL 40Omm F 5. 6
FD 55mm F L. 2 FL 6OOmm F 5. 6
FD 55mm F 1. 2AL FL 8OOmm F8
FD 85mm Fl . 8 FL l 2OOmm F 1 I
FD l OOmm F 2. 8
Not e: Some l enses ar e not avai l abl e and wi l l be mar ket ed soon.
Al l Canon FL and R Lens es c an be us ed wi t h t he FTb, ex c ept
t he FLP 38mm F 2. 8.
t 4 * ,
Ca n on Boost er
An opt i onal Canon Boos t er i s an aux i l i ar y met er t hat i s at t ac heC t o
t he FTb f or meas ur i ng t he s ubj ec t s under di m l i ght i ng c ondi t i ons .
L i g h t Me a s u r i n g Ra n g e : Wi t h ASA 1 0 0 f i l m, EV l O
( f
l 2 2 a t l 1 2 s e c . ) -
EV 3 . 5
( f
| 2 a t 1 5 s e c . ) .
Measur i ng Met hod : Zer o- met hod di r ect r eadi ng t ype.
Phot oc el l : Ut i l i z es CdS phot oc el l
of t he c amer a.
Ex p o s u r e T i me Di 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 . Th e c a me r a t y p e i n d i c a t o r wi n d o w r s s e t a t
"
P . F b " .
Power Sour c es . For oper at i ng met er , us e t wo 1. 3 v Mz o \ 1625' ,
mer c ur y bat t er i es .
For i l l umi nat i on of met er i ndi c at or wi ndow, us e one I 3 v M2O
mer cur y bat t er y ( use
t he bat t er y r emoveJ f r om t he camer a) .
Bat t er y Chec k : Can be c hec k ed by t he s wi t c h.
Si z e : 6 5 x 5 4 x 3 9 mm
( 2 t ; , "
x 2 t 6 " x L l 2 " ) .
Wei ght : 180 gr amg ( 6: i a
oz. ) .
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Accessor i es
I . Be l l ows FL
2. Bel l ows M
3. Angl e Fi nder A
4. Magni f i er S and Magni f i er Adapt er S
5. Di opt r i c Adj ust ment Lenses ( S t ypel
6. Fl ash V- 3
7. Speedl i t e 133D/ Fl ash- Aut o Ri ng A/ B
8. Camer a Hol der F
9. Gadget Bag 4 and 5
1 O.
Gadget Bag G- 1
1 1. Neck St r ap 4
L2. Fi l t er 55mm/ 58mm
13. 55mm Cl ose- up Le ns 24O, 450
L4. 58mm Cl ose- up Lens 24O, 45O, 18OO
15. Lens Hood BW- 55- A, BW- 55- 8,
16. 8S. 55, 8T. 55, BS. 5g
Lens Cap C 55, C 58
L7. Rel ease 30, 50
18. Ext ensi on Tubes M 5, l O, 20
19. Macr ophot o Coupl er FL 55, 58
20. Copy St and 4
2L. Lens Mount Conver t er A, B
22. Sl i de Dupl i cat or
23. Mi cr ophot o Hood
24. Phot omi cr o Uni t F
25. Handy St and F
26. FTb Cas e I . 4, L. 2
27. SLR Ey ec up S
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St opped-Down Funct i oni ng/ Sel f -Ti mer Lever
Lever Lock/ Mi rror Lock Lever
r \
Apert ure Si gnal Coupl i ng Lever
St opped-Down Coupl i ng Lever
Lens Speed Adj ust ment Pi n
Back Covcr
l m Rewi nd But t on
Di opt r l c Adj ust ment
At t achment Groov6
Vi ewf i nder Eyepi ece
Bat t ery Compart ment
Tri pod Socket
- f l Proper Care of the Camera
i
Camer a Body Number
Lens Number
Dat e of Pur chase
Deal er ' s Name
Moi st ur e and dust ar e har mf ul t o your camer a. l f your
camer a
i s t o be st or ed f or a l ong t i me, i t shoul d be r emoved
f r om i t s case and a l so r emove t he mer cur y bat t er y, and
si l i ca
gel or anot her dr yi n
g agent shoul d be pl aced al ongsi de
i t .
When you use you r car ner a on a r ai ny day, or at t he beach,
moi s t ur e and s al t ai r adher e t o i t , whi c h c an r es ul t i n s t ai ns ,
r ust , and cor r osi on. Use a sof t br ush t o get r i d of dust
and a sof t dr y cl ot h f or wi Pi ng
r I n ext r emel y col d ar eas, expose t he camer a t o t he out er
ai r onl y when
i n us e. When us i ng, ex pos e t he c amer a
gr adual l y t o t he out e r ai r t o pr event t he l ens f r om cl oudi ng'
I Do not keep t he camer a i n a hot pl ace such as a car
gl obe
compar t ment
or t he r ear wi ndow she l f . l t wi l l cause a
t r oubl e wi t h t he camer a-
r Do not expose t he camer a l eavi ng i t wi t hout t he l ens cap
di r ec t l y t o t he s un. l t wi l l c aus e a f og on t he f i l m and a
pi n. hol e on t he s hut t er c ur t ai n when f i x i ng t he mi r r or
upwar ds.
Cl eani ng t he Lens
Use a bl ower or a br ush t o r emove dust on t he l ens. l f you
shoul d
get a f i nger pr i nt on t he l ens, soak a l i t t l e pur e al cohol
or et her on l ens cl eani ng t i ssue, t hen wr ap t he t i ssue ar ound
a mat c hs t i c k and wi pe t he l ens l i ght l y i n a c i r c ul ar mot i on'
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