Canon FD-mount cameras with mirror lockup?

marylandphoto · Feb 25, 2010

Hello, all. I'm looking for an FD-mount camera that had a mirror lockup feature. A few of the ones I looked at (notably the AE-1) do not have this. Which were the ones that did? Thanks.

Dennis S · Feb 25, 2010

The F1 has it as well as FT & FTb. There will be more I'm sure. I know these ones do because I have them in my book case in front of me.

Venchka · Feb 25, 2010

The EF too. All (or mostly all) of the original mount (breech lock) bodies had MLU. It works as it should too. Full manual. On command. Swing a lever. Mirror moves. Up or down. Same lever.

benjiboy · Feb 26, 2010

If you want a camera with mirror lock up for long exposures or macro the Canon EF is ideal it's hybrid electro-mechanical shutter can give timed exposures of up to 30 seconds and the build quality is the same as the F1, much better then the A series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_camera the only problem is there are not many about these days, and they are highly prized in good condition by FD enthusiasts, I would thoroughly recommend an EF.

marylandphoto · Feb 26, 2010

Thanks for the help. Which cameras in the T series had the feature?

andrewc · Feb 26, 2010

I second the Canon EF, a truly wonderful camera! I find myself using mine a lot more than my F-1 these days.

Andy

flatulent1 · Feb 26, 2010

I don't believe any of the T series had it, certainly not the T90. As for the F-1, only the first and second versions had MLU; the New F-1 did not.

Ektagraphic · Feb 27, 2010

EF. I have one and I haven't really been giving it a lot of use....I guess I should.

benjiboy · Feb 27, 2010

Ektagraphic said:
EF. I have one and I haven't really been giving it a lot of use....I guess I should.

You really should, I have an F1N AE, A T90 and FTbn and the EF is my favourite, I tend to use it as my main camera and carry one of the others as a back up, it's the smoothest of the lot, especially since it had a CLA recently, I particularly like the metal Copal Square shutter, 1/125th flash sync and the glossy black paint.

Vincenzo Maielli · Feb 28, 2010

My F-1n (last Old Type) and my FT-b QL have both the mirror locking up capability (i think also the Canon EF have this feature).
Ciao.
Vincenzo

Jeff Kubach · Feb 28, 2010

My old F-1 and the FT-b QL also have ML, but I must admitt I don't use that feature that much.

Jeff

andrewc · Mar 1, 2010

Ektagraphic said:
EF. I have one and I haven't really been giving it a lot of use....I guess I should.

I hadn't been giving mine as much for awhile because I thought that my F-1 was my favorite between the two. While I absolutely love the F-1 (and I like its metering more), my EF has become one of the cameras I pick up the most (along with my OM-1n). I love everything about it. You really should spend a good bit of time using it.

Andy

benjiboy · Mar 2, 2010

I have most of the FD models and find the mechanism of the EF the smoothest of all.

Dennis S · Mar 2, 2010

OH great !!. I do not have an EF and I can see another G.A.S. coming on. I have been pricing them out already and it seems doable. Just to let you know, my wife hates you all......

benjiboy · Mar 2, 2010

dances_w_clouds said:
OH great !!. I do not have an EF and I can see another G.A.S. coming on. I have been pricing them out already and it seems doable. Just to let you know, my wife hates you all......

At the time that they were made Canon said in it's marketing blurb that the EF was "particularly suitable for old people", I wish I hadn't waited until I was old to get one, there aren't many about these days in mint condition,

Dennis S · Mar 2, 2010

I usually send my cameras out for a CLA when I get them. I has saved me from some junk that are being sold as "Mint"

benjiboy · Mar 3, 2010

dances_w_clouds said:
I usually send my cameras out for a CLA when I get them. I has saved me from some junk that are being sold as "Mint"

Me Too, I'm not a camera collector, I need reliable equipment to use, having said that I don't buy a lot of gear.
I collected my EF last week from being serviced, it looked like new, it was hard to believe it was made in August 1975.

Canon FD-mount cameras with mirror lockup?

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