Canon F1 Instruction Manual

4 HOLDING THE CAMERA
4 Holding the Camera
The best way to prevent image blur from camera movement is to hold the camera
as steady as possible, with your left hand supporting the camera and lens. Lightly
rest your right index nger on the shutter button, and the tip of your thumb on the
lm advance lever or on the body. Wrap your other right ngers around the action
grip. Then press your left elbow to your body and lightly press the camera against
your cheek or forehead. For a vertical shot, steady at...

5 FOCUSING
5 Focusing
1. Laser-matte screen
2. Microprism rangender
3. New split rangender
4. Overexposure warning mark
5. Meter Needle
6. Stopped-down metering/battery check index
7. Aperture needle
8. Underexposure warning mark twhen using f/1.4 lens)
9. Shutter speed display
out of focus in focus
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5 FOCUSING
Turn the focusing ring of the lens as you look in the viewnder until the main sub-
ject is sharp. The three focusing aids of the standard screen can be used alone or
in combination according to the sub ject and your own preference.
Note:
The New Canon F- 1s focusing screen, which makes precise focusing possible, also
determines the metering sensitivity area. There are 13 types of focusing screens and
three dierent metering areas optionally available to suit your particular focusing
and...

6 LOADING THE FILM
6 Loading the Film
Pressing the safety stopper, pull up the rewind knob until the camera back pops
open. Be sure to shield the lm from direct sunlight while loading. Place the car-
tridge in the lm chamber as shown. Then push down the rewind knob, turning it
until it drops into its normal position.
Note:
Remove the plastic insert from the pressure plate before loading the rst lm car-
tridge. Pull the lm leader across the camera and insert the tip into any slot of the take-up...

7 SETTING THE ASA/ISO FILM SPEED
7 Setting the ASA/ISO Film Speed
Turn the setting dial, while pressing the lock release button, until the desired lm
speed aligns with the index. The dial cannot be turned lower than ASA6 or higher
than ASA6400. The table on the next page shows the ASA/ISO lm speeds which
can be set on the New Canon F-1. Figures in parentheses are intermediate speeds
which are indicated by dots on the ASA/ISO dial.
ASA/ISOis a numerical rating of the lms sensitivity to light. The...

8 FRAME COUNTER
8 Frame Counter
Each time you advance the lm, the frame counter also advances to the next num-
ber. It can count up to 39 frames. The numbers 1, 12, 20, 24 and 36 are in orange,
the latter four to call your attention to the fact that rolls with those numbers are
or are almost nished. The frame counter automatically returns to S when you
open the camera back. During multiple exposures, the frame counter advances each
time you wind the advance lever.
The New Canon F-1 will also accept...

8 FRAME COUNTER
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9 EXPOSURE
9 Exposure
The amount of light that exposes a frame is determined by the aperture and shutter
speed. The size of the aperture controls the amount of light allowed to reach the
lm, while the shutter speed controls how long the light strikes the lm. For the
same exposure, a change in shutter speed requires an equal and opposite change
in aperture, and vice versa. There are usually several combinations of shutter
speed and aperture which will give the same exposure. If. for example, the meter...

10 SHUTTER
10 Shutter
The New Canon F- 1 s hybrid shutter is electronically as well as mechanically con-
trolled. Shutter speeds from 1/2000 to 1/125 sec.,  f  1/90 sec.) and B (bulb)
are mechanically governed, while 1/60 to 8 sees. are electronically controlled. With
the AE Finder FN attached and the shutter dial on A, shutter speeds from 1/1000
to 8 sees. are electronically controlled.
The shutter dial of the camera has settings from 2000 to 8, A,  f , and B. The
slow shutter speeds from 2 to 8 seconds...

10 SHUTTER
regardless of the exposure duration.
To cancel shutter operation during a long exposure, press the battery check button.
Mechanical Operation
There are several shutter speeds available with the New Canon F-1 even if the bat-
tery fails. In this case, remove the battery from the battery chamber. Shutter speeds
from 1/2000 to 1/125 sec. , S (1/90 sec.) and B, which are all mechanically
controlled, can be used. If the shutter dial is set to any speed between 1/60 and 8
secs., the camera switches...