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|camera_name = Canon FX |
|camera_name = Canon FX |
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|image = Canon FX.jpg |
|image = Canon FX.jpg |
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|type = [[135 film| |
|type = [[135 film|35mm]] [[Single lens reflex|SLR]] |
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|lens_mount = [[Canon FL lens mount]] |
|lens_mount = [[Canon FL lens mount]] |
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|focus = Manual |
|focus = Manual |
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|flash = PC socket only |
|flash = PC socket only |
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|exposure = [[Cadmium sulfide]] [[photocell]] (2 ranges) |
|exposure = [[Cadmium sulfide]] [[photocell]] (2 ranges) |
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|dimensions = 141.5 × 91 × |
|dimensions = 141.5 × 91 × 86 mm, 900 g (with 50mm f/1.8) |
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The '''Canon FX''' is a [[135 film| |
The '''Canon FX''' is a [[135 film|35 mm]] [[Single-lens reflex|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]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1956-1965/1964_fx.html?lang=us&categ=srs&page=f |
|url = http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1956-1965/1964_fx.html?lang=us&categ=srs&page=f |
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|title = Canon FX |
|title = Canon FX |
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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 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). |
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The FX was available with either silver or black metal parts. |
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, one is owned by a private collector in Indiana, USA and another one by a private collector in Koromilia, Kilkis, Greece. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Overview | |
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| 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.[1]
The camera has a built-in lightmeter using a 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, one is owned by a private collector in Indiana, USA and another one by a private collector in Koromilia, Kilkis, Greece.
References
- ^ Canon Inc. "Canon FX". Canon Camera Museum. 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