Canon F1N Camera User manual

Canon New F-1

Film Speed Range
One of the widest ranges of any 35mm
SLR, the ASA 6-6400 film speed
provides plenty of latitude for
push-processing films.
The ASA is clearly displayed in the
window for easy reference.
Film Advance Lever
The film advance lever has a 30° stand-off
angle for readiness in action
photography. Contoured to fit the thumb
for comfortable and efficient operation,
the lever allows single or multiple stroke
film advance.
Battery Check Button
Press this button to monitor the battery
condition. Power is sufficient if the
meter needle moves above the battery
check mark in the viewfinder. The button
also serves to cancel the self-timer
exposure meter and viewfinder
illumination, as well as to release the
second shutter curtain during long
exposures.
Safety Stopper
A safety lock eliminates all risk of
accidentally opening the camera back and
exposing the film. To open,
simultaneously depress the stopper and
lift the rewind knob.

Canon Breech-lock Mount
The breech-lock mount is an exclusive feature which
assures total interchangeability of all Canon lenses and
accessories. Lens change is effected in one swift motion.
Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation up to +2EV is
possible for special creative effects.
Calibrated in 1/3 EV increments, the dial
is released by pressing the lock button.
Stop-down Slide
A convenient feature which allows you
to
check depth of field and perform
stopped-down
metering with FL or non-fully coupled
close-up accessories.
Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation up to +2EV is
possible for special creative effects.
Calibrated in 1/3 EV increments, the dial
is released by pressing the lock button.

Eyepiece:
Shutter The eyepiece shutter shuts out all
extraneous light. A useful safeguard
when taking long exposures or with
self-timed
or remote-control photography.
Shutter Button/Self-timer
The multifunctional shutter button
provides a meter reading when depressed
gently and releases the shutter when fully
depressed. To activate the selftimer, turn
the outer ring to "S" and press the
shutter. A beeping sound will issue for
10 sees. before the shutter releases itself.
Set the ring to "A" for normal shutter
release and "L" to lock the shutter.
Meter Mode Selector
An invaluable feature which helps you
in more ways than one. At HOLD, the meter
operates for 16 sees., freeing both hands to
adjust the camera. The same happens on
LIGHT, but in addition the viewfinder display
is illuminated. At NORMAL, the meter
functions only while the shutter button is
depressed, to save power.
Shutter Speed Dial
Align the "A" mark with the index for
aperture-priority AK. Full sec onds (2, 4
and 8 sec.) are color coded yellow for
clear distinctior with faster speeds (plus "
t" an~ B) which are in white.

Contoured Action Grip
The specially shaped battery
compartment cover provides a firm action
grip for steadier shooting. Press the
release button underneath to remove the
cover and gain access to
the battery.
Film Rewind/Multiple
Exposure Lever
Traditionally located on the base, Canon
has relocated the film rewind lever on top
for easier access when using a tripod or
other accessories. For film rewind, turn
the lever clockwise and depress. Do the
same thing before cocking the shutter to
take multiple exposures. Rapid sequence
multiple exposures are also possible
using either of the power drives
Accessory Shoe
Located on top of the pentaprism
viewfinders for direct mounting of all
Speedlites. Special contacts permit
automatic setting of the 1/90 sec. flash
sync speed and flash aperture when in
shutterpriority AE mode.
Winder/Motor Drive
Coupler
Remove the protective screw cap to
connect either the AE Motor Drive FN or
AE Power Winder FN. The power drives
have a receptacle for storing the cap

CONTENTS CONTENTS
Contents
1 Attaching the Lens 4
2 Battery 6
2.1 Loading the Battery .......................... 6
2.2 Checking the Battery .......................... 7
3 Shutter Release and Self-timer/Lock Lever 9
4 Holding the Camera 11
5 Focusing 12
6 Loading the Film 14
7 Setting the ASA/ISO Film Speed 15
8 Frame Counter 16
9 Exposure 18
10 Shutter 19
11 How to Choose a Shutter Speed 21
11.1 Freezing Motion ............................. 21
11.2 Blurring the Subject’s Motion ..................... 22
11.3 Panning ................................. 22
12 Aperture 23
13 Exposure Modes 25
13.1 Full-aperture Metering ......................... 25
13.2 Stopped-down Metering ........................ 26
14 Meter Mode Selector 27
15 Which viewfinder did you purchase? 28
16 Eye-Level Finder FN 29
16.1 Match-needle Metering ......................... 29
16.2 Stopped-down (Fixed-index) Metering ................ 32
17 AE Finder FN 33
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CONTENTS CONTENTS
18 Aperture-priority AE 33
18.1 Stopped-down AE ............................ 35
18.2 Match-needle Metering ......................... 36
18.3 Stopped-down (Fixed-index) Metering ................ 36
19 Shutter-priority AE 38
20 Meter Coupling Range 41
21 Metering Sensitivity Areas 42
22 Exposure Compensation 45
23 Rewinding the Film 50
24 Depth of Field 52
25 Self-timer 54
26 Multiple Exposures 57
27 Exposure in Multiple Exposures 60
28 Flash Photography 61
28.1 AE Flash Photography with Speedlites 011A, 133A, 155A, 166A,
177A, 188A, 199A, 533G and 577G. .................. 61
28.2 Slow-sync Flash Photography ..................... 62
28.3 General Flash Photography ...................... 63
29 Shooting with Close-up Accessories 65
30 System Accessories 71
30.1 Canon AE Motor Drive FN ...................... 71
30.2 Canon AE Power Winder FN ..................... 72
30.3 Canon Film Chamber FN-100 ..................... 73
30.4 Canon Data Back FN .......................... 74
30.5 Canon Wireless Controller LC-1 .................... 75
31 Specification 76
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1 ATTACHING THE LENS
1 Attaching the Lens
To remove the body cap, turn it counterclockwise until it stops and pull it off. To
reattach, align the red dot on the cap with the camera’s red dot. Then lightly push
the cap in and turn it fully clockwise.
Turn the rear lens cap in the direction of the arrow until it stops and pull it off. To
reattach, align the arrow on the cap with the lens’ red dot. Then lightly push the
cap in and turn it fully clockwise.
To mount the lens, align its red positioning point with the camera’s red dot and
turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it stops and the lens release button
pops out. To remove the lens, turn it counterclockwise while pressing the lens re-
lease button.
CAUTION
Do not mount the lens if the red dot inside the camera mount and the red line
on the stop-down slide are showing. In this case, push in the stopdown slide so that
it locks in the normal (retracted) position and these warning marks can no longer
be seen.
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1 ATTACHING THE LENS
The following lenses cannot be mounted on the New Canon F-1:
FL 19mm f/3.5 R 100mm f/3.5
FL 58mm f/1.2 R 100mm f/2
R 50mm f/1.8 FLP 38mm f/2.8
R 58mm f/1.2
Notes:
•Do not push the stop-down slide while advancing the film. Otherwise, it may
be impossible to mount the lens.
•Do not press the lens release button while mounting the lens or it may not
pop out, thus causing the lens to work incorrectly.
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