Canon camera suggestion.

[Mike Kennedy]

I have a nice assortment of Pentax & Nikon manual cameras but my little collection is devoid of any Canon SLR's.
Would an FTb be the way to go? Love the full manual feature of my present shooters.

Thank You

 

[CraigH]

I would go for the FTB or the FTBn or the F1 or F1n. They all use the breech lock FD lens mount. The n desnigation is basically "minor" updates similar to what Minolta did with the SRT 101 & 201 series. I know the FTBn has a smaller self timer lever & shows shutter speeds in the viewfinder that the original FTB does not.

Craig

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Thanks Craig. I'll start hunting.

Mike

 

[Pinholemaster]

I use to use (company provided) and enjoy the classic Canon F1. A real work horse.

 

[sienarot]

I started my film obsession with a Canon FTb. Fantastic camera. I was so hooked on it, I ended up upgrading to a New F1.

How much are you looking to spend? I've been playing around with the idea of unloading my F1 and maybe getting a voigtlander RF...

 

[Byron Worthen]

I am a long time (47 years) Canon user, although almost all of my photography since 1993 is large format. I have owned an FTb, a Pellix, an AE-1 and an AT-1. I still have one of each except (unfortunately) the Pellix. They have all been great cameras with consistent and accurate TTL metering. The interchangeability of FL and FD lenses is a real plus. My top favorite was the Pellix (Basically an FTb with a Pellical mirror) that I bought in 1970. Since the mirror did not have to move (there was a slight loss of speed, though) the camera was as quiet as a rangefinder. For a real hands-on, manual experience, I would get an AT-1 in good shape.