Canon F-1 Quick Start Guide

CODE #
C12-0751-881
C12-0751-861
C12-0751-841
C12-0751-211
Specifications
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Canon New F-1 inclIEye-Level
Finder FN, Focusing Screen
FN-PE w/lens FD 50mm 11.8
Canon New F-1 incl/Eye-Level
Finder FN, Focusing Screen
FN-PE w/lens FD 50mm 11.4
Canon New F-1 incllEye-Level
Finder FN, Focusing Screen
FN-PE w/lens FD 50mm 11 .2
Canon New F-1 incl/Eye-Level
Finder FN, Focusing Screen
FN-PE body only
Type: 35mm single-lens reflex camera with a metal focal plane
shutter.
Format: 24 x 36mm
Exposure Modes: Match-needle and stopped-down (fixed -'index)
manual exposure; aperture-priority AE or stopped-down AE
with AE Finder FN; shutter priority AE with AE Motor Drive FN
or AE Power Winder FN; AE flash photography with Canon
dedicated Speed lites. .
Usable Lenses: FD lenses: full aperture or stopped-down meter-
ing
coupled with automatic diaphragm; FL lenses: stopped-
down metering .
Lens Mount: Canon breech-lock mount
Viewfinder: Removable Eye-Level Finder FN or AE Finder FN ,
with hot shoe. Interchangeable with Speed Finder FN, Waist
Level Finder FN and Waist Level Finder FN-6X.
Field-of-View: 97% vert. and 97% hor. of actual picture area; 0.8
magnification at infinity with standard 50mm lens.
Finder Information: To the right, outside finder field, information
applicable for manual mode: aperture scale in full f/stops
with meter needle and follow-up aperture needle linked to
shutter and aperture
controls (either of which pre-selected
and setting control altered to match the needles); under- and
overexposure warnings;
stopped-down/battery check index
mark;
selected shutter speed below the scale. In shutter
priority
AE using AE Motor Drive FN or AE Power Winder FN ,
follow-up aperture needle stays outside the aperture scale. In
aperture priority and stopped-down AE using AE Finder FN ,
finder information moves from the right to directly below the
screen; shutter speed
scale with indicator needle, and aper-
ture
direct read out window (using the new FD lenses) to the
right of the scale appear.
Mirror: Instant return with shock absorber.
Focusing Screens: Camera equipped with Eye-Level Finder FN:
C12-0752-861
C12-0752-841
Canon New F-1 inci/AE Finder
FN, Focusing Screen FN-AE
w/lens FD 50mm 11.8
Canon New F-1 incl/AE Finder
FN, Focusing Screen FN-AE
w/lens FD 50mm 11.4
Canon New F-1 incl/AE Finder
FN, Focusing Screen FN-AE
w/lens FD 50mm 11.2
Canon New F-1 incl/AE Finder
FN , Focusing Screen FN-AE
body only
Supplied with Focusing Screen E (new split-image range-
finder with a
microprism collar) for selective area metering.
Camera equipped with AE Finder FN: Supplied with Focusing
Screen E for center-weighted average metering. Twelve other
types for both selective area metering and center-weighted
average metering user-interchangeable . Six types (including
type E) user-intercha ngeable for 3 degree spot metering.
Dioptric Adjustment: Built-in eyepiece adjusted to standard
-1.0 diopter. I nterchangeable with ten other strengths.
Shutter: Metal titanium focal plane shutter with speeds electron-
ically controlled (electro-magnetic shutter release) from 8 to
1/60 sec. and mechanically controlled (mechanical shutter
release) from
1/125 to 1/2000 sec., B, and X (flash) syn-
chronization at 1/90 sec. In aperture-priority AE, speeds from
8 to 1/1
OOOsec. usable and electronically controlled. X (flash
sync
and B mechanically controlled . With battery removal in
manual and shutter priority AE, back-up mechanical shutter
for
B, X (flash) sync and speeds from 1/125 to 1/2000 sec.
usable.
Shutter Dial: Adjacent to film transport lever; B, 7 (X sync), 8 to
1/2000 sec. and A (setting for aperture-priority AE with AE
Finder FN)
Self-Timer: Electronically controlled for a 10 sec. delay. Elec-
tronic
"beep-beep" sound to indicate operation; shorter
"beep-beep" intervals .two sec. before shutter release. Can-
ce11.ation possible by pressing battery check button.
Meter Coupling Range: EV -1 (4 sec. at f/14) to EV 20 (1 / 2000
sec. at f/22) with ASA/ISO : 1 00/21 0 film and FD 50mm f/14
lens in manual and snutter priority AE modes. In aperture
priority
AE, EV -1 to EV19 (1/1000 sec. at f/22) with the same
film speed and
f/14 lens.
Auto Exposure Compensation (in all modes): Range of ±2
f/stops compensation, with calibration in 1/3 stops.
SG1-A1

Canon F-1 Specifications

General

Type	35mm SLR
Lens Mount	Canon FD
Focus	Manual
Weight	820g (body only)
Exposure Modes	Manual
Shutter Speeds	1s to 1/2000s, Bulb
Viewfinder	Interchangeable
Film Advance	Manual
Flash Sync Speed	1/60 sec
Shutter	Horizontal cloth focal-plane