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Friday, February 17, 2012

Canon EF

The Canon EF, introduced in 1973, is the first and last of its kind, and is very similar in appearance to the original F-1, introduced 2 years earlier. It has a Copal Square vertically running metal-blade focal plane shutter. It offers mechanical shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000 sec. and B, and electronically controlled slow speeds from 1 to 30 sec. (in reality, the 2 slowest speeds continue the doubling sequence, giving 16 and 32 sec.).

A silicon photocell provides full-aperture, center-weighted averaging TTL metering. The camera has shutter-priority automatic exposure.

The EF uses the FD-mount lenses, although FL lenses will work within their functional limits.

Frequently referred to as the Black Beauty, the EF incorporates many very good and thoughtful features, such as:

• full range of speeds from 1/1000 to 1/2 second, without batteries

• full exposure information in viewfinder

• concentric shutter release & shutter speed dial, the latter overlapping the front edge of the camera, allowing easy change of speed with one finger

• incorporates voltage control circuit, allowing use of modern 1.5V batteries (it was designed for a 1.3V PX625 mercury cell)

• multiple exposure button

• exposure lock button for use with automatic exposure

• film can be advanced rapidly to first frame without having to release the shutter (just 3 rapid strokes of the wind-on lever)

• combined depth-of-field preview, stopped-down metering, and mirror lock

• vertical-travelling shutter allows flash sync at 1/125 sec.

• silicon photocell allows metering at low light levels (EV -2 to EV 18)

• PC flash terminal has spring-loaded cover; the terminal is therefore kept covered and clean when not in use, and the cover cannot be lost

source: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_EF

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My Canon EF

Here are some photos I took with this camera

Canon AE-1

The Canon AE-1 is a 35mm SLR with shutter-priority automatic exposure and manual override, produced by Canon in Japan.

By using a microprocessor, Canon was able to simplify the design, and by using a highly automated production process, they were able to keep costs low. The result was one of the first affordable TTL autoexposure cameras to hit the market. After its introduction in 1976, the Canon AE-1 quickly became a very popular camera worldwide.

The AE-1 used Canon's FD mount, and a typical setup would include the extremely popular Canon FD 50mm f/1.8lens. The electronic shutter travelled horizontally on the focal plane, and offered speeds of: 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, and B. Flash sync was auto-switching, available through both PC connector and hot shoe. It was one of the first cameras to offer full-aperture TTL metering.

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_AE1

Here's my Canon AE-1

My pictures taken with Canon AE-1

Monday, January 2, 2012

Canon Eos 5

The Canon EOS 5 of 1992-2000 was an advanced 35mm film SLR. It was represented on the American market by the EOS A2 and EOS A2E. None of the American cameras were identical to the EOS 5. (The A2 did not have a built-in flash, for example). Two major technological advances were introduced with this model: 5-point selectableautofocus, and eye-controlled focusing. During the long product cycle of this camera, a QD (Quartzdate) model was also available.
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_EOS_5

Here is my Canon Eos 5 analog SLR camera

Some of my pictures taken with Eos 5

Above 3 pictures taken with expired proimage film, in Bundarah H.I. Jakarta

Above 3 pictures taken with Lucky SHD100 B/W film, in cibubur - Jakarta

Above 2 pictures in food n beverages studio.

Above 5 pictures taken in Tidung Island - Jakarta

All the pictures are copyright and belongs to:

©gandipurwandi

Fujica ST 901 and the results

The Fujica ST901 was made in Japan by Fuji, and introduced in 1974. It is an SLR with TTLmetered aperture priorityauto exposure for film speeds from 32 to 3200ASA, and a shutter capable of speeds from 20s - 1/1000s. This was the top model in a range also including the ST605,ST705 and ST801^[1].
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fujica_ST901