For Sale Canon FTb QL, black - SOLD

[Mike Evangelist]

Nice used FTb. I tried it with a Wein Aircell and all seems to work fine. Could probably do with new foam, but it's certainly useable as is.

Plenty of brassing and scuffs, but nothing that affects functionality.

$49 shipped to CONUS addresses.

 

[Marcelo Paniagua]

Nice camera. Wish you luck with sale. Would take it myself but got 2 already

 

[alexfilm]

I love mine – first SLR when I was a kid. GLWS.

 

[Mike Evangelist]

Sold now. Thanks for looking!

 

[Michael Mutmansky]

The "QL" stood for Quick Load if I remember correctly. My father had one (with a 58mm f1.2 lens) and it was the first camera I used back when I was 11-12 years old.

The amazing thing was that the camera NEVER failed to properly load the film. That pressure spring and takeup spool mechanism was really excellent and much better than just about anything out there at the time. No fiddling with inserting the film tab into a slot, you didn't have to partially wind the roll to ensure it was going to work. It just WORKED... great camera.

 

[gone]

I had a silver one, great camera, they were known as the Japanese Leicaflex (sorta, nothing is as heavy as one of those). The black FTbs are way more cool looking.

 

[Mike Evangelist]

The amazing thing was that the camera NEVER failed to properly load the film. That pressure spring and takeup spool mechanism was really excellent and much better than just about anything out there at the time. No fiddling with inserting the film tab into a slot, you didn't have to partially wind the roll to ensure it was going to work. It just WORKED... great camera.

Agreed. I remember being amazed by that loading mechanism when it first came out. (especially compared to loading the Nikon F, which I was shooting at the time.)

 

[Mike Evangelist]

The black FTbs are way more cool looking.

Indeed!

 

[wjlapier]

I’d send it to Ken Oikawa for new seals and adjust the meter to accept a modern battery. He did two F1s and a FTb for me years ago.