...the only camera that Canon ever made that they didn't make the shutter of, it was made by Copal a top qualty Japanese shutter manufacturer out of Platinum.
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The most exotic metal used was Titanium.
But I doubt it was used as early as then.
You are wrong, it's a vertical running Copal Square Platinum shutter.There is no shutter, or rather shutter-curtain or -blades, made from Platinum.
The most exotic metal used was Titanium.
But I doubt it was used as early as then.
That's largely true but he first very earliest Nikon F's had a rubberised silk shutter before they had a titanium one.Nikon F of 1959 uses titanium.
Canon advertised the EF model when it was current to be "particularly suitable for old people", I wasn't old in those days but I had a young family and couldn't afford one, now I'm old and own one it was worth waiting for it's the smoothest operating FD camera I own.The EF was a landmark camera for Canon. The first body to use silicon photocell metering. The first body with shutter priority automation and the fastest flash sync of 1/125 until the Canon T series were released, (even my F1-N only synchs at 1/90). The timed shutter speeds also extended out to 32 seconds. Many other nice features including mirror lockup and both shutter and aperture displays in the viewfinder. When released, the EF was priced close to the F1 and I suspect fewer EF's were sold than any other Canon SLR made in the 1970's.
The AE-1 could be seen as the spiritual successor to the EF but with slightly reduced functionality. The AE-1 was priced at about 2/3rds of the EF and Canon sold millions of them at the expense of the EF and cameras from many other manufacturers.
The EF is a 'full sized' metal body like Canon's other FD cameras of the early '70s, but it is a joy to use. Remembering to turn the meter off is not that hard. There is a big label beneath the wind on lever to tell you to do it! Also, what other 35mm SLR do you know of that allows you to load and advance a film to frame 1 without firing the shutter between winding on. You just keep winding a fresh film until the camera stops at frame 1 and then you start shooting. I think that the engineers got a bit carried away and the bean counters were sleeping on the job while the EF was under development.
If I want a light combination for a day out of not so serious shooting I will take an AE-1 or A-1 with a 24mm or 28mm lens and not notice the weight but I prefer to use an EF, F1-N or T90 when I want more control over my shooting. They're all readily available at bargain basement prices with the exception of the rarer EF. If you spot a good EF, give it a go. If you don't like it I don't think you'll have any trouble selling it through the APUG classifieds.
Canon advertised the EF model when it was current to be "particularly suitable for old people", I wasn't old in those days but I had a young family and couldn't afford one, now I'm old and own one it was worth waiting for it's the smoothest operating FD camera I own.
That's my experience too.+1
I think that the reference to suitability for older people is because it was the first Canon SLR with any form of exposure automation. By the same token the EOS film cameras should have been advertised as suitable for idiots with its autofocus and multi mode auto exposure. Not sure where I fit in with a T90?
The EF wind on is seamless and is the smoothest I have encountered in the FD range. If it were any other camera I would be constantly checking the rewind lever to ensure that I was actually winding on film. All the controls on the F1-N, by comparison, are very positive and heavier in their action than my other FD bodies. The wind on, for example, has two distinct steps and is reminiscent of cycling the action on a light bolt action rifle.
All nice cameras.
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