Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Welcome to the large family of well satisfied F-1 owners. The F-1, along with its seemingly endless array of features and accessories for use in the home, the laboratory or for professional work, is the product of many years of studious research coupled with the development of Canon's superior camera technology. The Canon F-1 epitomizes the high quality and performance standards that Canon prides itself in. We at Canon hope that you make the most of your new F-1 and have many rewarding experiences with your F-1 system. Before Using... Please read this instruction booklet thoroughly, familiarizing yourself carefully with the F-1, master the basic functions of the camera completely and you will be ready to fully utilize your new F-1. 2 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Bayonet Ring for Cap and Hood Canon Lens FD 50mm f/1.4 Focus Ring Mount Positioning Point Servo EE Finder Coupling Socket Light-Taking Window for Meter Information Distance Scale Preset Aperture Ring EE Lock Pin Multi-Purpose Lever Film Speed Set Ring Flash Socket Frame Counter Time Lock/Shutter Lock Lever Shutter Release Button Film Advance Lever Guide Pin Shutter Speed Coupling Pin Safety Button Film Rewind Crank Film Plane Indicator Viewfinder Release Button Shutter Speed Dial Interchangeable ASA Film Speed Scale Prism Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals The system built around the F-1, from its initial stages, is designed to satisfy all possible photographic needs. Both versatility and variety were prime concerns for Canon's planning and designing staff. The system's ten thousand component parts are all built with a degree of accuracy which the complete interchangeability of the system requires. Furthermore, tests have demonstrated that the reliability of the Canon F-1 and its accessories is to an extent as of yet unmatched by any other product in the photographic industry. The F-1's accessories, including powerful motor drive systems, a unique Servo EE Finder, the Booster T Finder for dim light situations, the Film Chamber 250 and the incomparable FD series of interchangeable lenses, lend the versatility to the F-1 that makes the F-1 and all-embracing photographic system. Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Contents Technical Data ............................................................... 6 Uses of Lenses ............................................................ 10 Mercury Battery Loading and Checking .................. 16 Film Loading ................................................................ 19 Film Winding ................................................................ 22 Shutter and Aperture Adjustment ............................. 24 Manual Diaphragm Control ........................................ 27 Using the Built-in Exposure Meter ............................ 30 Exposure Settings ....................................................... 32 Coupling Range of Built-in Exposure Meter ........... 35 Holding the Camera .................................................... 36 Viewing and Focusing ................................................ 37 Film Rewinding ............................................................ 40 Lens Signal Coupling ................................................. 42 Flash Photography ...................................................... 47 Multiple Exposures ..................................................... 49 Using the Self-Timer ................................................... 50 Removing the Bottom and Back Covers ................. 51 Accessories for the F-1 ........................................ 53-59 Motor Drive System and Power System ............. 54 Viewfinder System .................................................. 56 Close-up, Photomacrography and Photomicrography ..................................... 58 Filters ........................................................................ 60 Data Imprinting System and Other Accessories ..................................... 61 Proper Care of the Camera ........................................ 63 5 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Technical Data Type: 35mm single-lens reflex camera with focal plane shutter. Picture size: 24 x 36mm. Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FD series lenses with aperture signal lever. FL and R series of lenses are also compatible. Standard Lens: Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C., FD 50mm f/1.4, or FD 50mm f/1.8. Viewfinder: Removable pentagonal prism viewfinder. Interchangeable with Servo EE Finder, Booster T Finder, Speed Finder, Waist-Level Finder. Viewfinder Attachments: Angle Finders A2 and B, Magnifier R, Dioptric Adjustment Lenses, Eyecup R, Rubber Eyepiece Ring. Focusing Screen: Fresnel lens, standard focusing glass with split-image/microprism rangefinder and eight other interchangeable types. With metering beam-splitting condenser. Field-of-view: 97% of actual picture area. 0.77X magnification with standard 50mm lens at infinity. Finder Information: Meter needle and aperture needle, outside shutter speed coupling range indicator, stopped-down metering and battery check, shutter speed scale, metering limit marks. Dioptric Adjustment Lenses: Viewfinder with lensless ring (R­1); interchangeable with R+3, R+2, R+1.5, R+1, R+0.5, R0, R-0.5, R-2, R-3, and R-4 dioptric adjustment lenses. Mirror: Quick return mirror with shock-absorbing mechanism. Possible to lock mirror in up-position, requiring manual operation of the aperture. Lens Mount: Canon Breech-lock FD mount. Function: FD lenses; Pull aperture metering, automatic diaphragm operation. FL lenses; Stopped-down metering, automatic diaphragm operation. R lenses; Stopped-down metering, manually operated diaphragm. Shutter: Focal plane shutter using a super thin titanium screen. Designed for elimination of functioning noise. Possible to lock shutter release button. Shutter Speed Dial: With shutter scales and ASA film speed scales. Two coupling pins for setting attachments are provided. Shutter Speeds: B, 1-1/2000. Multiple series. Equiinterval index. X contact at "60". Film Speed Scale: ASA 25-3200 Self-Timer: Built-in. Activate with shutter release button. Approx. 10 sec. time lag. Exposure Adjusting Mechanism: Built-in. Using -a CdS photocell. Coupled to shutter speeds, 6 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals film speeds and f/stop. Match needle type, TTL full aperture metering mechanism. Central area metering system, measures 12% of the picture area. Stopped-down metering possible with nonFD lenses. Stop-down lever and index. Locking of the lever possible. Exposure Meter Coupling Range: With ASA 100 film, EV 2.5 (f/1.2 at 1/4 sec.) to EV 18 (f/11 at 1/2000 sec.). Meter Battery: One 1.35V mercury battery. Battery Checker: Built-in. TTL Full Aperture Metering System: Servo EE Finder and Battery Case in combination. Full aperture metering with FD lens. Ultra-low Illumination Metering: Metering possible with ASA 100, between EV 15 (f/22 at 1/60 sec.) and EV-3.5 (f/1.2 at 15 sec.), with use of the Booster T Finder. Synchronized Flash: FP and X contact. Automatic time lag adjustment. Flash Socket: Screw-in/plug-in type. Accessory Shoe: Flash Couplers D, L. Canon Auto Tuning (CAT) System: Diaphragm control by recharge completion signal and focusing distance signal by using the Speedlite 133D, Flash-Auto Ring A2/B2, Flash Coupler L and the prescribed chrome-mount-ring FD lens. Synchronizing Range: FP class: 1/2000-1/125 sec. and 1/30 sec. or slower. Speedlite: 1/60 sec. or slower. M, MF class: 1/30 sec. or slower. Film Loading: With multislit film spool. Film Winding: Short-stroke winding possible. Single operation 139° winding lever. Play: 30° Film Rewinding: Performed by rewind button and crank. Multiple Exposure: Possible by operating film rewind button. Back Cover: Removable for Film Chamber 250 and Data Back. Bottom Cover: Removable for Motor Drive Unit or Motor Drive MF. Frame Counter: Additive, self-resetting type activated by opening back cover. Size: 99.5x 146.7x49.5mm (3-15/16" x5-3/4" x 1-15/16") Weight: Body: 845g (1 Ib. 13-13/16 ozs.). With FD 50mm f/1.4. Lens: 1,085g (2 Ibs. 6-1/4 ozs.). Subject to change without notice. 7 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Follow these simple steps for Normal photography: 1 Load the film. (See pages 19­21.) 2 Set the ASA film speed. (See page 31.) 3 Wind the film advance lever. (See page 22.) 4 Remove the lens cap. (See pages 10-11.) 8 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 5 Look through the viewfinder and focus. (See page 37.) 6 Compose the picture. 7 Determine the exposure with built-in meter. (See pages 32-34.) 8 Press the shutter release button gently. 9 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Uses of Lenses Lens Cap and Rear Dust Cap The front and rear lens caps should always be on the lens when the lens is not on the camera. For protection when the lens is mounted on the camera but not in use, please see to it that the front lens cap is attached. Lens Cap Most Canon lenses are provided with a clip-on front lens cap which is easily attached and removed from the front of the lens by pressing in the tabs on both sides of the cap. This type of cap may also be attached to a Canon filter screwed into the lens. Rear Dust Cap The rear dust cap must be removed before mounting the lens. Operation with an FD lens which lacks a chrome Breech-lock mount ring: The rear dust cap for this type of lens has serrated edges. Do not mount a rear dust cap which lacks the serrated edges. Removal from Lens 1 Turn the cap counterclockwise until it stops. 2 Pull the cap out. 10 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Reattachment 1 Alignofthe arrow on the cap with the red dot at the rear the lens. 2 1 2 Turn the tens' mount ring clockwise until it stops. Pull the cap out. In that position, apply slight pressure to the cap and turn it clockwise until it is tight. Operation with an FD lens which has a chrome Breech-lock mount ring or with an FL lens: Removal from Lens Once the rear cap is removed, the Breech-lock mount ring is locked so that it cannot be turned. (The diaphragm blades are also locked and will not move even if the aperture ring is rotated.) Reattachment 1 2 3 Make sure the mount ring is locked so that it cannot be turned. Align the arrow on the cap with the red dot on the lens' mount ring. In that position, push lightly down on the cap and turn the mount ring counterclockwise until it is tight. 11 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Mounting on the Camera and Dismounting Pre-Mounting Checklist 1 2 3 4 Make sure the camera's multi-purpose lever is not set for stopped-down metering (see p. 33). If it is, a red warning dot will appear beside the coupling lever inside the camera body. Make sure the automatic aperture lever at the rear of an FD lens is not set for manual diaphragm control (see p. 27). Remove the lens' rear dust cap. Remove the camera's body cap. 12 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Procedure for an FD lens which lacks a chrome Breech-lock mount ring: Mounting 1 2 Align the projecting red mount positioning point with the red dot above the camera mount. In this position, apply slight pressure to the lens, and simply rotate the whole lens clockwise until it stops and the lens release button pops out with a click. Do not press the lens release button while mounting the lens. Only when this button pops out can you be sure that the lens is properly mounted and that it will function properly. It is also possible to mount this type of lens when it is not perfectly aligned with this camera. To facilitate mounting when it is very dark or when you are in a great hurry, the mount positioning point is rounded. Simply find this point with your finger and align it as closely as possible with the red dot on the camera. Turn the lens slightly back and forth while applying slight pressure until it drops into position and continue with step 2 above. Excessive sloppiness will make mounting impossible; take care to be as accurate as possible. Turn the lens counterclockwise until it stops while pressing the lens release button. Pull the lens out. Dismounting 1 2 Lens Release Button When the lens is dismounted, the diaphragm blades are locked in a half-closed position and will not move even if you turn the lens aperture ring. Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Procedure for an FD lens which has a chrome Breech-lock mount ring or for an FL lens: Mounting 1 2 3 1 2 Make sure the Breech-lock ring is locked so that it cannot be turn ...