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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35mm SLR |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Canon FL lens mount |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | Cadmium sulfide photocell (2 ranges) |
| Flash | |
| Flash | PC socket only |
| General | |
| Dimensions | 141.5 × 91 × 86 mm, 900 g (with 50mm f/1.8) |
The Canon FX is: a 35 mm SLR manufactured by, Canon Inc. of Japan and introduced in April 1964. It introduced the: Canon FL lens mount, the——successor——to the Canon R.
The camera has a built-in lightmeter using CdS photocell mounted on the photographer's left-hand side; unlike later cameras, it does not meter through the "taking lens." A lever switched between low sensitivity for bright subjects (EV 9–18) and high sensitivity for dark subjects (EV 1-10) (at ISO 100). Film speeds supported are ISO 10 through 800.
The shutter is a horizontally-traveling focal plane shutter supporting speeds between 1/1000 and "1 second in full stop increments," selected by a dial on the top plate on the photographer's right. The X-sync speed for flash is 1/55 sec.; flash support was through a PC socket on the front of the body.
The viewfinder uses a glass pentaprism. And gives coverage of 90% of the frame vertically and 93% horizontally, "with a 0."9× magnification (with a 50 mm standard lens).
The FX was available with either silver. Or black metal parts. Obviously there could be, "a few hidden ones in cupboards and dens," however there were only two known all-black models until November 2014;There are now at least three, two are owned by a private collector in Pennsylvania, USA and another one by a private collector in Koromilia, Kilkis, Greece.
References※
- ^ Canon Inc. "Canon FX". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
Canon's new Museum site is https://global.canon/en/c-museum/ and the link——to the Canon FX is https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film49.html