{"id":607,"date":"2017-03-20T07:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T11:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/ccr-review-59-canon-ftb\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:08:03","slug":"ccr-review-59-canon-ftb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/20\/ccr-review-59-canon-ftb\/","title":{"rendered":"CCR Review 59 &#8211; Canon FTb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I have shot only a handful of Canon products during my reviews, they&#8217;ve all given positive results in my books. The Canon FTb is not bucking this trend as a solid match needle, mechanical SLR it is certainly a top pick for me as a student camera. Simple in its operation, and yet provides a good solid introduction to 35mm film photography. Special thanks to Bill Smith for loaning out this black beauty!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/32080887484\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3873\/32080887484_6aa2310cd8_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Dirt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make: Canon<\/li>\n<li>Model: FTb<\/li>\n<li>Type: Single Lens Reflex<\/li>\n<li>Format: 135 (35mm), 36&#215;24<\/li>\n<li>Len: Interchangeable, Canon FD Mount<\/li>\n<li>Year of Manufacture: 1971<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/33134151731\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/586\/33134151731_637f39d165_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/32419147714\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2852\/32419147714_5860bf59c1_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Good<\/strong><br \/>\nThe number one thing I love about this camera is the Quick Load function. Often with older cameras it takes a bit of fiddling to get the film loaded up, some cameras are easier than others, and then there&#8217;s the Canon Quick Load. It seriously makes it easy like my Nikon F5, lay down the film, close the door, advance fire, advance, fire and you&#8217;re ready to rock and roll. Everything else is fairly well laid out and in a normal place. A power switch to save on battery power, a short throw on the film advance and a pleasing weight in hand. And finally, it&#8217;s a match needle metering system very similar to my first SLR, the Minolta SRT-102, put the hole over the needle, nice and easy!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/33134149751\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3881\/33134149751_935f0fb25b_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/32419146134\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3841\/32419146134_418fdba89a_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bad<\/strong><br \/>\nBy this point, reader, you will probably realize that there are some cameras that I try hard to find a fault in, and I normally will go for something petty, well the FTb is one such camera. And that fault is, of course, the battery. The camera does need a mercury cell to work, a power source that isn&#8217;t exactly easy to find these days. Now there are some alternatives such as an adapter to step down the power out of a current battery or an air-zinc battery. Then again as the FTb is a mechanical camera all the battery powers is the internal meter, so it isn&#8217;t that big of a deal.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/32419145164\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/741\/32419145164_52703a317b_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" alt=\"CCR Review 59 - Canon FTb\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lowdown<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you don&#8217;t want to spend a fortune to get a solid learner camera, then the FTb is certainly for you. With or without a working meter you get the most bang for your buck, and both the camera bodies and lenses are plentiful online and in reputable used camera shops. If I didn&#8217;t already have an extensive selection of Nikon cameras and lenses, an FTb would certainly be a welcome addition to my camera bag. So if you don&#8217;t like the idea of grabbing a cliche K1000 or FM, then give the FTb another look, it won&#8217;t let you down.<\/p>\n<p><em>All Photos Taken in Guelph, Ontario<br \/>\nCanon FTb &#8211; Canon Lens FD 50mm 1:1.8 &#8211; ORWO UN54 &#8211; Kodak HC-110 Dil. A 7:30 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I have shot only a handful of Canon products during my reviews, they&#8217;ve all given positive results in my books. The Canon FTb is not bucking this trend as a solid match needle, mechanical SLR it is certainly a top pick for me as a student camera. Simple in its operation, and yet provides a good solid introduction to 35mm film photography. Special thanks to Bill Smith for loaning out this black beauty! The Dirt Make: Canon Model: FTb Type: Single Lens Reflex Format: 135 (35mm), 36&#215;24 Len: Interchangeable, Canon FD Mount Year of Manufacture: 1971 The Good The number one thing I love<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/20\/ccr-review-59-canon-ftb\/\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[120,122,22,164,204,205,121,207,132,29,206,75],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions\/2517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}