Canon F series
Appearance
Canon’s F series[1] is Canon’s series of manual focus 35 mm single lens reflex cameras. The first professional camera, the F-1, was introduced in March 1971[2] while the final camera, the New F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Camera, was released in February 1984.[3] All have a Canon FD or FL lens mount compatible with Canon’s extensive range of manual-focus lenses.
FD mount
[edit]Professional
[edit]- Canon F-1 (March 1971)[2]
- Canon F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Camera (February 1972)[4]
- Canon F-1N / Canon F-1 (Later Model) (September 1976)[5]
- Canon New F-1 (September 1981)[6]
- Canon New F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Camera (February 1984)[3]
Amateur
[edit]- Canon FTb (March 1971)[7]
- Canon FTb-N (July 1973)[8]
- Canon EF (November 1973)[9]
- Canon TLb (September 1974)[10]
- Canon TX (March 1975)[11]
FL mount
[edit]- Canon FX (April 1964)[12]
- Canon FP (October 1964)[13]
- Canon Pellix (April 1965)[14]
- Canon FT QL (March 1966)[15]
- Canon Pellix QL (March 1966)[16]
- Canon TL (February 1968)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Film cameras – F series
- ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon F-1
- ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon New F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Camera
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Camera
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon F-1N
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon New F-1
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon FTb
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon FTb-N
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon EF
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon TLb
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon TX
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon FX
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon FP
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon Pellix
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon FTQL
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon Pellix QL
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon TL