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How Many Canon FD Cameras Do You Own?

Uncle Bill

Uncle Bill

#26
Canon FD, my first manual focus camera was a Canon AE-1, sold it in 2005 to focus on Nikon, then the mount reentered my collection.
So currently I have:
1xFTb
2xFTbn
1xEF
1 first generation F-1
2 1980s vintage F-1, one with the AE prism and other eye level prism.
and of course regarding the AE-1, I bought another one had it for a year didn't really bond with it and it got traded for some Olympus lenses. Last year a friend gifted me a black AE-1 Program which is light years ahead of the original.

I never got the A-1.

All the while I say I'm a Nikon guy at heart.
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#27
Theo Sulphate said:
In 1986 I bought a new AE-1 Program as my only Canon camera, and that's where I would've stayed were it not for APUG and Ben mentioning the EF a few years ago.

After a bit of research, I found a beautiful EF.

Then I found an FTb at a swap meet for $10 (perfect condition).

This year I bought a mint F-1N with AE finder and motor drive.

So now my FD collection is complete for me.
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I didn't tell you wrong, Dave the EF ( Black Beauty ) is a very underrated S.L.R it has the same build quality as the F1 with shutter priority AE, a hybrid electromechanical Copal Square shutter, a mirror lock, and 1/125 sec.flash sync speed. Good condition examples of this remarkable camera can still be found fairly cheap if you shop around.
 
azor

azor

#28
I'm a Canon collector, mainly FD/FL SLR, more recently rangefinders...

I have 23 Canon FD bodies and a dozen lenses... The bodies:

FT QL
TL QL
FTb
FTbn
FTbn (black)
EF
TX
AE-1
AE-1 (black)
AT-1
F-1 n
TLb
A-1
AV-1
AV-1 (black)
AE-1 Program
AE-1 Program (black)
AL-1
AL-1 (black)
T50
T70
T80
T90

Cheers
Ricardo
 
Theo Sulphate

Theo Sulphate

#29
Good collection. I assume you'll eventually add an F-1N. Do you have a favorite that you use?

I think my four Canon SLR's are all that I'll have. My AE-1P has had a lot of film through it.
 
azor

azor

#30
Theo Sulphate said:
Good collection. I assume you'll eventually add an F-1N. Do you have a favorite that you use?

I think my four Canon SLR's are all that I'll have. My AE-1P has had a lot of film through it.
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Maybe the AE-1 Program... and the T90...
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#31
azor said:
I'm a Canon collector, mainly FD/FL SLR, more recently rangefinders...

I have 23 Canon FD bodies and a dozen lenses... The bodies:

FT QL
TL QL
FTb
FTbn
FTbn (black)
EF
TX
AE-1
AE-1 (black)
AT-1
F-1 n
TLb
A-1
AV-1
AV-1 (black)
AE-1 Program
AE-1 Program (black)
AL-1
AL-1 (black)
T50
T70
T80
T90

Cheers
Ricardo
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Wow, that's a great collection,.
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#32
For me, as a photographer (I'm not a collector) the only Canon S.L.R.'s I really would miss as working tools if I didn't have them are my four Canon F1's ( 2 F1n's and 2 F1-N AE's ) some of which I have owned for more than thirty years al;l of which I bought second hand that are all in excellent condition that to my knowledge have never been serviced, but whose light meters I have just checked out against each other with a Kodak Grey Card and a digital spot meter and they all agree with each other within a quarter of a stop, which I think is phonominal for cameras that are up to forty odd years old..
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#33
I just part exchanged my Canon T90 and 300TL fash, ( because I don't remember the last time I used them ) for a mint Canon FD 20-35 f3.5L zoom they had in a local camera store, a lens I have always wanted and will use regularly.
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#34
I part exchanged my T90 with the 50mm f1.8 lens and 300 TL flash( I hadn't used for years ) for a mint condition Canon FD 20-35 f 3.5L in a local camera store for lens that I have lusted after for years that I will use regularly, and reduces my holdings to 2 F1n's, 2 New F1's and an EF.
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#35
I compared the weight FD 28 -35 f3.5 L zoom lens with the weight of the combined weight of my prime FD 20, 24, 28, and 35mm prime lenses and the difference was about four and a half pounds which are considerable because of my rationale which was to reduce the weight of my walkaround gear because of my advancing age and only carry one or a maximum of two lenses like the 20-35 and the FD 35-105 f3.5 zoom in a small bag.
 
TJer

TJer

#36
Great group of users and gear tallies!!! A fun read. I wish I could add as significant a contribution as many of you have. I really haven't started until fairly recently, despite having begun my love of 35mm photography over 40 some odd years ago. I have the A-1, w/ MA motor drive, F-1n plus motor drive and AE finder, and lastly the AE-1P with winder. Several FD and FL legacy lenses. All cameras are great fun and in wonderful condition!
 
Theo Sulphate

Theo Sulphate

#37
I'm surprised that the EF isn't mentioned very much on the internet. For example , it's nowhere on the otherwise excellent MIR site. However I'm starting to see the EF mentioned more frequently than even a few years ago.
 

canongary

#38
1 - AE 1 PROGRAM
1 - original F1
3 - A1 'S
2 - EF'S
1 - MINOLTA SRT201
plus a bunch of other canon fd stuff .
always looking for more canon fd stuff. the minolta was given to me by a friend that i could never get rid of.( mint condition )
 

benjiboy

Group owner
#40
I recently sold the Canon Motor Drive FN for my F1-Ns because it adds so much weight to my camera with the 12 AA batteries it takes with my advancing age I can't lug it about anymore, also with the current and possible future price of films I can't afford to run it.
 
flavio81

flavio81

#41
Theo Sulphate said:
I'm surprised that the EF isn't mentioned very much on the internet. For example , it's nowhere on the otherwise excellent MIR site. However I'm starting to see the EF mentioned more frequently than even a few years ago.
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In the past, it was an overlooked (ignored) camera.

Then it became an appreciated camera.

Today, it's an overrated camera. I woulnd't place it on the top 5 fd cameras, really. (btw my top would be:smile:

1. Canon New F-1
2. F-1
3. T-70 and T-90 (tie)
4. A-1 and AE-1P (tie)
5. FTb, AT-1, TX (tie)
 
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