Canon F-1, Brochure & Specs

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31 SPECIFICATION
Mechanical Shutter By removing battery from battery
Operation: chamber. Only mechanically controlled speeds
can be used.
Mirror: Instant-return type with shock-absorbing
mechanism.
ISO Film Speed Scale: ISO 6-6400.
Shutter Dial: 1/2000 to 8 sec., ”A”
(for aperture-priority AE or stopped-down
AE with AE Finder FN), ”B” (bulb) and ”S”
(1/90 sec.). Shutter speeds from 1/2000
to 1 sec., ” S ” and ”B” are in white,
2 to 8 sees. in yellow and ”A” is in red.
Shutter Button: Two-step button with electromagnetic release.
Mechanical release when battery is
removed from the camera. Pressing it
halfway activates meter circuit, pressing
it fully releases the shutter. Can be
locked by setting self-timer/lock lever
to ”L.” With cable release socket.
Self-timer/Lock Lever: Three positions: ”A,” ”L,” and ”S”.
At ”L,” the shutter button is locked
as a safety feature. ”S” position is
for self-timer operation.
Self-timer: Electronically controlled. Selftimer/lock
lever set to ”S.” Activated by pressing
shutter button. Ten-second delay with
electronic ”beep-beep” sound. Number
of beeps emitted per second increases
two seconds before shutter release.
Cancellation possible.
Stop-down Slide: For depth-of–field preview or stopped-down
metering.
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