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Page 2: ...INSTRUCTI lI S Canoil FTD rtW Lranon FEU ...

Page 3: ...otographicequipment of the highestqualityand performance Whetheryour FTb is for the home laboratory or for traveling make the most of your opportunities BeforeUsing Pleaseread this instructionbooklet carefully and masterthe manipulations of the variouspartsof the FTbcompletely Oncethroughlyversedin the cor rect handlingof this camera you can usethe Canon FTbto the fullestextentof its capabilities ...

Page 4: ...ch Bayonet Ring for Cap Coupling Pin to and Hood Flash Auto Ring A B Metering Lever F i l m S p e e d S e t R i n g ASA Fitm Speed Scale Time Lock tter Lock Lever Frame Counter Shutter Release Button F i l m A d v a n c e Lever Shutter Speed Dial c Accessory Shoe F i l m P l a n e I n d i c a t o r Film RewindCrank ...

Page 5: ...sure Meter 18 ExposureSettings 20 CouplingRangeof Buitt inExposureMeter 24 Viewingand Focusing Holdingthe Camera F i l m L o a d i n g 2 9 Film Rewinding 32 Synchronizing FlashUnit 33 Usesof Lenses 35 UsingSelf Timer 4L DoubleExposures 42 Filters 43 Interchangeable Lensesand Accessories 44 ProperCareof the Camera 47 d r www orphancameras com ...

Page 6: ...tollow These Simple Steps for Normal Photography l I t o a O t h e f i l m w i t h t h e Q L m e c h a n i s m 2 Set the AsA f itm speed 3 wind the fitm advancelever t Remo ve th e lens cap 6 ...

Page 7: ... 5 6 Lookthroughthe viewfinderand focus Determinethe exposureby adjustingthe shutter speed dial and the preset aperture ring I Compose the picture I Pressthe shutter reteasebutton gentty www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ... 5 and 4 r Mirror Shocklessquick 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 st...

Page 9: ...vel signaland distancesignal Properapertureobtainedby metermatchingneedrclyitim through co nnection 9 Qlon speedlite 133D FtashAdapterand prescribed FDsomm F1 4 FDSohm F1 8 or FD35mmF2lenses r Synchronizing Range FPclass 1 1000 f l25 sec1 30sec or under Speedtite 1 60 sec or under I MFclass 1 3Osec or under r FilmLoadlng Byopeningbackcover Acceptsanystandard35mmfilm roll in cartridge eL mechanism ...

Page 10: ... the battery polesclean of finger prints or stains with a dry cloth Otherwise the meter may not function due to imperfectcontact 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 referringto the diagramon the compart...

Page 11: ...7 Turn the meter switch on the outer side of the film L rewindcrank to the C index lf the meter needleinside the viewfinderswingsto the U meter index the battery has sufficient power lf the needlestays belowthe meter index voltage is insufficient and the battery must be replaced I Whenremovingyourfingerfrom the meter switch it will adtomaticallyreturn to the OFF indexfrom C r Life of the battery i...

Page 12: ...se button is pressed the mirror L flips up the diaphragmsimultaneously closesdown to the preset f stop and the shutter operates After the shutter is operated the advancelevercan be woundfor the next frame r Be sureto set the shutter lockleverat A r Windingmay be done by moving the lever with several short strokes r After loadingthe film make another wind becausethe first windingmay not be complete...

Page 13: ...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 n o 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 is carried in a wound condition Attaching the Gable Release Optional Canon Release can be attached to the FTb by s c r e w i n g i 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 ter release button The use of a ...

Page 14: ...O O a n d 8 r Be sureto set the index at a positionwhere the click stop catches In caseof B index adjustit to the white dot just belowthe B index I B indicatesbulbexposure and is used when making exposuresof more than one second When the shutter speeddial is set at 8 the shutter remainsopen as long as the shutter releasebutton is pressed r When time exposureis necessaryto make an exposure over an ...

Page 15: ...top r As the f stop number gets larger the amount of light reachingthe f ilm planebecomescorrespondingly less For eachf stop up the light is reducedone half Accordingly whenthe apertureis increasedby one f stop the exposure is doubled and when it is increasedby two f stops the exposureis quadrupled r Certain lenses however have no relationto the bright nesshalvedbetweenthe maximumand the next f st...

Page 16: ...toppeddownfunctioningleverand turn I ing the preset aperture ring the diaphragm can be closeddownto any f stop and the depth of field at the time of shutter releasecan be checked Whenthe lever lock is reset to its original position the diaphragmagain returns to maximumopening r The apertureis manuallystopped down also when per formingclose upphotography and macrophotography rl When an accessoryis ...

Page 17: ...r n t h e a u t o b matic aperture lever of the lens counterclockwise all the way and set the manual lock lever at L position be fore mounting the lens This manual lock lever locks the automatic aperture lever and the diaphragm can be opened or closed by turning the preset aperture ring For releasing the lever return the manual lock lever to the original posi tion white dot With the use of this lo...

Page 18: ...nts the light measurement area of the CdS photocell Place the main subject within this frame and measure the intensity of light so as to obtain the proper exposure I The correction of the full aperture opening of the lens is performed automatically Therefore the operation does not change regardless of the speed of the lens used An FL lens can be used only with stopped down metering r Due to the ch...

Page 19: ...hutter speeddial lf the film is ASA 10O for example make the correctsettingby showing lOO in the smallwindow r The followingfilm speedsmay be used __ 32 40 _ _ 64 80 _ 125 060 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 Figuresin parentheses representintermediate film speeds r When 25 appearsin the small win...

Page 20: ...ightness of the subject The aperture needle with a round circle is coupledto the presetaperturering of the FD lens I Turn the preset aperture ring and align the aperture l needlewith the meter needle r The green mark circlelon the presetaperturering is for ServoEE Finderwith CanonF l use only r In the case of f stop priority turn the shutter speed dial and align the meter needle with the aperture ...

Page 21: ...uplingrange the meter needleswingsall the way up and the red signal ap pearsat the bottom of the viewfinder and meteringis not possible even if the f stop is changed When the red signal appears and metering cannot be performed use high speedfilm or the optional Canon Booster Referto Coupf ing Rangeof Built inExposureMeter on page24 r Select a faster shutter speed when the meter needle swingsall th...

Page 22: ...nses can be conveniently f undled By returning the lock to the white dot position the meter ing lever will return to its original position 1 Set the meter switch at ON l Set the shutter speed dial at the desired speed L Face the camera towards the subject look into the view U f inder and press the stopped down f unctioning lever all t h e w a y u n 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...

Page 23: ...ring turn the shutterspeed dial to the slower side when the red signal appears use high speed film or the Canon Booster r Full aperture metering is rather recommended with the FD lenses because the FD lenses have a full aperture signal so as to fully compensate the built in exposure meter How to Average Exposures Whenmeasuringa subject with greaily different dark and bright parts take two measurem...

Page 24: ... rs Li r i Iir25 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 followingrangeof f stops and shutter speeds with respective f ilm speeds When using the Cbnon Lens FD Somm F L 4 and ASA lOO film for example the exposuremeter couples fully within the rangeof t L 4 at 1 4sec EV3l and t 16 at 1 1OOOsec EV18l L 2 I I M i n i m u m f Stop ...

Page 25: ...is a micro prism screen rangefinder made u p of microscopic prisms for fast and precise focusing While looking through the viewfinder revolve the focusing ring lt is in focus when the image in the rangefinder becomes sh arp and clear t An optical curve may sometimes be visible in the lower part of the viewfinder according to the angle of the incom ing light This is a reflection of the beam splitti...

Page 26: ...2 5 a n d 4 a r e a v a i l a b l e Angle Finder A Canon Angle Finder A can be attached to the eyepiece for copying macrophotography and photomicrography In these cases images are reversed between left and right Magnif ier S The Canon Magnifier S can be attached to the viewfinder eyepiece of the FTb with the separately available adapter which magnifies the rangefinder section for accurate focus in...

Page 27: ...orizontal position both elbows L should be firmly pressed against the body and at least one elbow should be resting against the body when in a vertical position Hold your breath and press the shutter release button l with a smooth steady stroke Otherwise you will have a blurred picture I When using a telephoto lens and or slow shutter speeds befow L 3O sec the use of a tripod and cable release is ...

Page 28: ... t r i d g e C o m p a r t m e n t t tl v QL Cover Sprocket Window Q L S h a f t F i l m S e t M a r k Film Advance Sprocket Position in which film is placed in camera emulsified surface facing the back of the lens E Leader part of the f ilm ...

Page 29: ...the cover fully When the back cover is opened L the QL cover opens simultaneously r The QL cover automatically opens and closeswith the back cover Do not touch the QL cover Face the film cartridge as illustrated and insert it into l the cartridge compartment Push the film rewind crank back into its former position The crank fork will slip into the axis of the film cartridge In case the crank does ...

Page 30: ...sprocket win dow to see if the film is correctly engaged on the sprocket A Press down on the back cover and close it u l f t h e f i l m i s s a g g i n g t 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 will not close 1 Leave the lens cap on and make two blank shots each I time turning the film advance lever The frame counter will advance from the S mark to O With one more advanc...

Page 31: ...g the Film Speed When loading the f ilm be sure to set the film speed scale at the proper position Refer to page 19 for setting the f i l m s p e e d Repacking a Long WoundFilm When repacking a long wound f ilm for darkroom loading into an ordinary cartridge be sure to trim the tip of the leader 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...

Page 32: ...e s l i g h t s t o p r e w i n d i n g i m m e d i a t e l y i n o r d e r t o k e e p t h e l e a d e r p a r t o f t h e f i 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 i 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 t h e f i n g e r m a y b ...

Page 33: ... slower 1 30 or slower Electronic Flash Unit L160 or slower 1 The CAT System is connected exclusivelyto the FD I SOmmF L 4 F D5omm F 1 8 an d F D3 5mm F 2 l e n se s whichhavethe flashadaptercoupling pin Attachthe Flash Adapterto the lens which transmits the focusing distance to the meter circuitof the camera ln the caseof the CATSystem the charging power level of the Speedlite is continuouslytran...

Page 34: ...e flash socket of th e camera T h e e x p o s u r e i s d e c i d e d b y d r v i d i n gt h e 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 stop r some tripods make the focusing ring of the FD 55mm 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 o n t h e tripod with Canon Camer...

Page 35: ...era body by turning the L bayonet ring of the lens to the left until the red dot on the lens coincides with the red dot on the camera mount Set the preset aperture ring of the lens 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 circle the lens cannot be properly mounted on the FTb body A Mount the lens by matching the red dot of the lens to ...

Page 36: ...or compensationof the full aperturemetering Automatic Manual Aperture Lever Stops down the aperture to the preset position Clamp it to the right side for manuallyoperatedaperture EE Switch Pin Whenthe presetaperturering is set at the greenmark for EE use the lens can be attached only to the CanonF 1 lf the lens is attached to the FTb it cannot be set at the green mark Pin Reserved r Whenthe lens h...

Page 37: ...Focus f irst in the ordinary 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 i n r e d F o r i n s t a n c e i f t h e distance scale reads 1Om after focusing merely shift the 1 0 s c a l e t o p o s i t i o n T h e p o s i t i o no 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 ...

Page 38: ...the longer the focal length of the lens Forexample if the lensis 50mm and the subjecthas been focusedat a distanceof 3m 10 with an f A aperture openingreadoff from both indexeson eithersideof the in dicator orangelinel the approximate depth of field is from 2 3m 8 l to 4 3m lL4 1 lf the apertureis closeddownto f L6 the picture will be come sharpwhenthe subjectis between1 9m 6 to 7 6m 125 l from th...

Page 39: ...off the lens c p push in the lock on both 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 t 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 When attaclring the lens hood on the lens align it to the bayonet ring on the lens and turn it clockwise With some exceptions of sta...

Page 40: ...ckedindependentlyfrom film advance and shutter speedoperations Whenthe mirror is lockedin an upward position SLR view ing is not possible and distancemust be estimatedby eye Whenthe mirror is locked always keep the lens covered The film will sometimesbecomefoggy if the lens cap is not attached r After the mirror lock device has been used be sure to return the mirror lock leverto its original posit...

Page 41: ...Be sureto wind the film advancelever Otherwise the self timerwill act but the shutter will not be actuated I The self timer lever can be used as a stopped down functioningleveras soonas the self timeris charged r lf the self timer lever is set while the mirror is in an upwardposition the mirror uppositionis released There fore always set the mirror in an upward positionafter set ting the self time...

Page 42: ... the markon the film rewindbutton carefully Stop rewindingwhen the mark has made a 7 8 turn t i e 3 1 5 t Next wind the film advanceleverwhile lightlyholding l the rewindingcrank Whenresistanceis felt on the film rewindcrank stop winding q Wind the film advancelever once more The camera l is readyfor anotherexposure I By repeating the aboveprocess anynumberof exposures on the sameframe can be made...

Page 43: ...lso be used with i n f r a r e d f i l m o l R 1 G I o Prevents red Lightens sky the lightness from turning radically into white and face appropriately and ref lects of fresh greenery OO NB8 ND4 reduces lieht No effect on the re values by uction L l 4 N D 8 b y l 8 of colors O S K Y L I GH T Acts to harmonize the blue sky and shade o ccA4 For use with daylight type f ilm under cloudy con d i t i o...

Page 44: ...D 28mm F 3 5 FD 3OOmmF 5 6 F D 3 5 mm F 3 5 FL 55 135mm F3 5 TS 35mm F 2 8 Tilt Shift FD lOO ZOOmm F 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 SOOmmF5 6 FD 5omm F L 4 FL 40OmmF 5 6 FD 55mm F L 2 FL 6OOmmF 5 6 FD 55mm F 1 2AL FL 8OOmmF8 F D 8 5mm Fl 8 FL l2OO mmF 1I FD lOOmmF 2 8 Note Some lenses are not available and will be marketed soon A l l C a n o n F...

Page 45: ... 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 3v 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...

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Page 47: ...G 1 11 NeckStrap4 L2 Filter55mm 58mm 13 55mm Close up Lens 24O 450 L4 58mm Close up Lens24O 45O 18OO 15 LensHoodBW 55 A BW 55 8 16 8S 55 8T 55 BS 5g LensCapC 55 C 58 L7 Release 30 50 18 Extension TubesM 5 lO 20 19 Macrophoto CouplerFL 55 58 20 CopyStand4 2L LensMountConverter A B 22 SlideDuplicator 23 MicrophotoHood 24 Photomicro Unit F 25 HandyStandF 26 F TbCaseI 4 L 2 2 7 S L R E y e c u pS I 4 ...

Page 48: ...erLever LeverLock Mirror Lock Lever r Aperture SignalCouplingLever Stopped DownCoupling Lever LensSpeedAdjustment Pin Back Covcr lm Rewind Button DioptrlcAdjustment Attachment Groov6 ViewfinderEyepiece Battery Compartment Tripod Socket ...

Page 49: ...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 c a m e r a gradually to the oute r air to prevent the lens f rom clouding I Do not keep the camera in a hot place such as a car globe compartment or the rear window she lf lt will cause a trouble with the camera r Do not expose the camera leaving it without the lens 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 o ...

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