Focus Manuel FD-Mount 35 mm SLR published by Canon in 1973. It was the prosumer model under the original F-1 and incorporated advanced electronics. This includes a hybrid shutter where certain speeds are governed mechanically and some use electronics. It has been designed to use two Mercury batteries PX625 1.35 V, but the camera has a bridge circuit allowing Modern 1.5 V. The original price (89,500 yen with 50 mm F1.4 S.S.C.) is the equivalent of around 1550 euros in 2023. Metal body available in black.
Object: Vertical metal focal plan, 1/2S – 1/1000S + B (Mechanical) and 1S – 30S (electronics)
ISO: 12 – 3200
Size: 147 x 96 x 48 mm
Weight: 760g