The Canon FTb is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera manufactured by Canon of Japan from March 1971 replacing the Canon FT QL. It features a Canon FD lens mount, and is also compatible with Canon's earlier FL-mount lenses in stop-down metering mode. Launched alongside the top-of-the-line F-1, the FTb was the mass-market camera in the range. [1]

The Canon FTb is a very well thought-out mechanical manual-focus and manual-exposure 35mm SLR. While originally sold as a consumer SLR, it is more solid and far smoother than most DSLRs of any price today.

Sep 25, 2022 · Aesthetically, the Canon FTb is a metal bodied 1970s film camera that comes in black and silver or all black. If you’re looking for that unmistakable, classic retro look, this is your baby. THE BASIC FUNCTIONS.

Mar 27, 2022 · The FTb is a forgotten wonder. In days when stuff was built to last, this Canon FTB review details the best camera to ever come out of Canon!

Like the flagship Canon F-1, the FTb was compatible with FD lenses. It was a mass-market camera having the same basic features as the F-1. Like the F-1, it had maximum-aperture TTL metering, match-needle exposure adjustment, and high-precision 12% partial metering at …

Mar 30, 2024 · The Canon FTb was introduced by Canon in March 1971. It is a mid-range mechanical 35mm SLR designed to use the FD-fitting lenses from the Canon F-1 range. In fact it is very similar to Canon FT, with the revision that it has the Canon FD mount allowing it to use FD lenses with open-aperture metering, as well as older FL lenses in stopdown mode.

Aug 25, 2023 · Canon FTb. The first-generation 1959 Canon SLR line (1) was not the success Canon had expected. A second line (3) followed in 1964, with a third line in 1971 (4). In this lineup, with the newly introduced FD mount, The professional bound flagship F-1 led, with the FTb following as a mass-market model.

Feb 14, 2021 · Canon FTb – John's Cameras. A collection of interesting and old cameras. With the advent of 35mm SLR design in the late 1940s, it did not take long for both the German and Japanese camera industries to come up with the ubiquitous …

Dec 21, 2019 · The Canon FTb QL has an all-mechanical horizontally traveling focal plane shutter with timed speeds from 1/1000 to 1 second and bulb. The FTb has rubberized silk shutter curtains rather than the more durable but more expensive titanium curtains found on the F-1.

The Canon FTb is a manual focus SLR that was introduced by Canon, Inc. in March of 1971. It was introduced alongside the professional-level Canon F-1 and was intended for advance amateur use. It was a solid, well-designed camera that has withstood the test of time.