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Congratulations! Y ou hav e p urc hased one of the finest automatic 35mm SLR cameras avai lab le to day . T he Canon EF is a compl ex inst ru ment h avi ng a multi tu de of adv anc ed features, y et it is inc r e dibly si mple to use. Just select a shutter speed and the camera a djusts its o w n diaphragm for you automatically under a ll k inds of [...]

3 1. Fra me Counter 2 . S hut ter Bu tton 3. S hutter Speed D ial 4. Shutter Speed Inde x Mark 5. Wi ndi n g Lev er 6. Fla s h Ho t S hoe 7. Ey e-L ev el Pen ta pri sm 8 . Fi l m P lane Indic ato r 9 . AE Me mor y Loc k But ton 10. L ight Emitting Diode (LED) 11. Film Rew i nd Knob w i th Cran k 12 . A SA Ring 13. Sy nc T er mi nal w i th C ov er 1[...]

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I. P IC TORI AL OU TLINE FOR U SING T HE CAME RA ............... ...................... 6 -7 II. MA IN FEA TURE S ............... .....................8 III. VIEW FIND ER IN FO RMAT ION ............ .....9 IV. TEC HNI CAL EXPL ANA TION OF T HE CA MERA .............. ............. 10 -15 A. E lec tro-M echa nic a l Sh u tt er ........... 10 -11 B. V[...]

6 Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www . joe-ch an.com/manuals I PI CTOR IAL O UTLINE FO R USI NG T HE CAME RA Load the batter ies and ch eck th eir pow e r lev el. Turn the camera on. Load the fi lm and advance i t to the f irs t fra me. Select a shutter speed . Look into the viewfinder. Compose, focus and check the meter needle . Pres[...]

Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www .jo e-chan.c om/manuals 7 Set the ASA f ilm speed. Set the aperture r ing of the lens to t he ‘A’ mark. Set the CAT s w it ch to “NO RM AL” . Ad vanc e the film to the next frame. Rew ind the film after all fra mes are exposed . Turn the camera of f.[...]

8 A Var ia ble Ape rt ure AE ( Aut omat ic Ex - posur e) . S im p ly se lect a shut ter speed and the aperture is set for y o u au tomatically . B Extremel y w ide ra ng e of shutter spe eds using an Electro-Mechani cal Shutter. Accurate electron ic control fr om one second do wn to a fu ll 30 se conds; foo lproof mechan ical con trol from one- hal[...]

a. Center Sp lit-1 mage/Microp rism Rangefinder b. Gr ound Glass w ith Fres ne l Screen c. Shutter Speed Scale d. Shutter S peed Ind icator e. St opped -Down Metering Index Mark f. Undere x po sure Warning Mark (maximum lens aperture is automatically set) g. A per tu re Sca le h. M eter Ne edle i. Overe x posure W arning Mark Not For Resale – Fre[...]

10 The Canon E F is a 35m m s ingle-lens-reflex AE (automat ic exposure) camera which is des igne d for fast handling and pre cise exposure control. Being modular ly c on structed, it contains man y ad vanced electron ic circu its to mak e picture-taking easier than ev er befo re. A Elec t ro-Mechanical Shutter The vert ically moving metal fo cal p[...]

camera o ver a wide range of shutter speeds e ven if the batteries fail. Another benef it of us ing mechani- cal c ont rol fo r the maj ority of spe eds i s th at the Canon E F us e s only tw o inexpens ive 1.3 volt mer- cury batte r ies w h i ch a re av aila ble al mos t any w here in the world. Cano n FD 3 0 0m m f/5 .6 S. C. , 30 sec ., A E, A S[...]

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B Varia ble A pe rture AE Contro l Met hod Commonly known as "shu tter priority EE, " the Variab le Aperture AE control method gi ves the phot o gr ap her abs o lut e c ont r o l ove r th e sh ut t er spe ed t o pr eve nt cam e ra sh ak e. Yo u s el ec t a sh ut t er s p eed appropr iate to the action and/or the lens y ou are using, and t[...]

ASA EV RA NG E 12 : – 4 ~ 15 25 : – 4 ~ 16 50 : – 3 ~ 17 100 : – 2 ~ 18 200 : – 1 ~ 18 400 : 0 ~ 18 800 : 1 ~ 18 1600 : 2 ~ 18 3200 3 ~ 18 Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www .jo e-chan.c om/manuals TECHN ICA L EX PLANA TIO N OF THE CAMER A AE R AN GE O F SILIC ON PH OTOC EL L AT VAR IO U S ASAs FD 5 0mm f1 .4 S .C .C . LE N [...]

Central Emp h a sis Metering After e xtensive experimen tation, it was deter mined that t he Central Emphasis Metering m e thod of exposure measur e ment u sed in the Canon EF is the most re li a ble way of obtaining proper exposures in fast mo ving AE pho tography. The ent ire viewfinder screen is read by the S ilicon Photocel l with more emp h as[...]

16 Proper hand ling of your Canon EF is a very important techn ique in picture taking. Probabl y more picture s are lost through poor handl ing than for an y other reason. To take full ad v a ntage of the EF's fa st operat ion, y ou must learn where ea ch con tro l is ins tin ct ive ly. Be for e load ing fi lm in to the camera, practi ce focus[...]

out o f its case, so tha t it will always be ready to use. Between shoot ing sess ions, the c a m era should be put back into its cas e to pr o tect it from dust. B Ho lding th e Camer a The sug gested proc edure for ho lding the ca mera horizonta lly is as fol lows: Place the c amera across y o ur left pa lm and grasp the under side of the lens fo[...]

18 button. Press the camera to your forehead while sight ing w ith either your righ t or l eft eye. To hold the camera v er ticall y , r otate the camera 90° so that the shutter but ton is near the top, p lace the left end of th e came ra in y our le ft palm and gra sp the focusing r ing o f the lens from the under side. Ho ld the camera w it h yo[...]

A Lo adin g th e Mer cury Bat teri es Since the Canon EF's Variable Aperture AE cont rol and the electronic con trol of slow shutter speeds depend on batter y power for their opera tion, t wo 1.3 volt mercur y batteries ( Mallor y P X 625 or Eveready EPX 625) must be lo aded into the battery com part men ts loc ated i n th e bottom of th e cam[...]

20 B Che cki ng t he Ba tte rie s After loading the batteries, you should check their power level. Th is is a s imple procedure o n the EF. Just ho ld the red batter y chec k button on the bottom of the camera in for two or three seconds. Wa tch the L ED o n the top of the c a mera . If th e LED blinks on and off rapidly, then the po w er level of [...]

setting, in th is case, 1/1 25 sec . For hazy s unlight (with w eak shado ws), use f/11. In cloud y br ight condit ions (w it h n o shadows), try f /8. On heavily overcast days or i n open shade, f/5 .6 is requ ired. C Turn i ng t he Camera On and Ad- va nci n g t he Fi l m The ON/ OFF switc h , l ocated on the ba ck of the camera just belo w the w[...]

22 D Loading t he Film Th e Ca n on EF u se s col or o r bl ac k an d w hi te fi lm i n standard 3 5mm cartr idges. To load a c artridge into the camera, first open the ca mera's back cover. Fold out the rewind crank, grasp it and pull the re wind knob up sharp ly. The back cover will p op ope n. Put the cartridge into the f ilm cartr idge cha[...]

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24 • The Canon EF has an Auto matic B lank Shot Mechanism which frees the photographer from using the shutter button during film loading . The w inding lever works independently o f the shutter button until f rame number one is reac hed. • Av oid dir ec t s unl ig ht w he n l oa di ng o r u nlo adi ng the film. If no other shade i s ava ilable,[...]

E Sett ing th e AS A The ASA is a n umerical rati ng of a f ilm's s ensitiv ity to light. A hi gher ASA n umber indicates a faster film w h ich i s m ore sen sitive to a given a mount o f light; a lower ASA number indicates a slower film which is less s ensi tive to the same amo un t of light. The relat ionship between ASA numbers i s such tha[...]

26 F Se tt ing the Aperture Ring and the C AT Sw it ch The amount o f l ight that i s allowed to str ike the film is d etermi ned by the l ens d i aph ragm. T his amount of light is represented b y "f" nu mbers or f/stops engraved on the aper ture r ing which clic ks into p lace a s it is rota ted. The f/ stop des ignations indicate the o[...]

at th e "N ORMAL " po si tion . • If the proceed ing d iscussion seems complex, keep in m ind the fo llowing defin itions: An f/stop i s a number used to represent the am ount of li g ht which is allowed to pass through the len s. The diaphragm is the mechanical ir is inside the lens w h ich is opened or closed according to the s ett in[...]

28 desired number c lick s into place ne xt to the white index mark. A n in-between setting shou ld not be use d. Wh en c ha n gin g s h ut ter s pe e ds , t her e is no n e ed to rem ov e y ou r ey e fro m th e ey epi ec e, be c au se th e selected shu tter speed is au tomatically ind icated on the large scale in the viewfinder. W ith a total of 1[...]

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30 H Vi ew ing and Focusing The Canon EF is a s ingle-lens-refle x (SLR) ca mera. This means that you view the sub ject through the same lens as is u sed to ta k e the photograph. Continuous vie wing (except at t he momen t of exposure) is made poss ible by the use of an instant-ret urn mirror located inside the bod y just below t he pe ntaprism. S[...]

• In fast-breaking situa ti o ns, or in can did shoo ting, you can p ref oc us the le ns by us ing t he dist anc e sc ale engra ved on top o f th e lens barrel. Estimate the distance be t ween you and the subject. Then turn the focusing r ing until th is di stance ( in f eet or meters) is aligned w i th the focusing index mark. This met hod is es[...]

32 I Lockin g-ln an Exposu r e Reading In the majorit y o f cases. Canon EF's Cen tral Em phas is. Met er ing s yst em will g ive c orr ect e xpos ure readings in AE photography. However, occasionall y y o u will en counter picture-taking situation s which require a departure from normal AE opera tion. For ex ampl e : (1) Y o ur subject is str[...]

the subject appears small, mo ve in clo ser unti l it occupies about one-third o f the tota l viewfinder area. Pu sh the AE memory lock button and ho ld it in. Then you may s tep bac k and /or change the posit ion of the subject in the viewfinder to suit y our compositiona l taste, whi le the correc t exposure rea d in g is loc k ed i nt o th e c a[...]

34 sam e light as yo ur m ain sub ject. Pus h in and hold t he AE m emory lock bu tton with your lef t thu mb. Return your righ t hand to the ca mera bod y and release t he shutter . The exposure you locked in will be c lose to the proper e xposure needed f or a very light or very dar k subject. • In practical t er ms, the exposure lat itude of b[...]

J Releasing the Shutter The Canon EF's shut ter button is con v en iently located on the right side of the camera and is coaxial w i th t he winding l ever and shutter speed dia l. The shutter button stroke is very li ght and short for a Variab le Apertu re AE camera. As a bui lt-in sa fety feature, the shutter bu tton is locked automatica lly[...]

36 K Maki ng M ulti ple Exp osur e s Exposing th e same frame of film w it h two or more images is an exciting technique used by many photographers to create dream-l ike scenes, abstra ct designs, motion studies, or humorous pictures. Y our imaginat ion is the only limiting factor in this creative proc ess , becau se Canon has mad e mult iple ex po[...]

• In shooting fire w ork s, the recommended way to record multiple bursts on the same frame is not by using the multip le e x po sure but ton, but by mou nt- ing the camera on a tripod, sett ing the shu tter speed dial at "B" and ho ld ing the shut ter ope n with a cab le release. Set the aperture ring manually to the appropr iate f/sto[...]

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L Taking Pictures by Flash Even though t he Canon EF can take pictures by candlelight, there are certain situations which require using an external light source. In dim light, when you wan t to s to p fa st ac ti on or ta ke cr ys ta l c lea r snapsho ts full of vivid co lors and f ine details, you need fla s h. I f yo u w ant to avoi d harsh sha d[...]

40 w e ll-e xposed shots. Therefore, the CAT System of elec t r on ic f las h p hot o gr aphy is as eas y as n orm al AE photography. For electron ic fl a sh un its requiring the use of an exte rnal PC cord, a s ync terminal with a spring- loaded plastic cover is p rovided on the left end of the camera. When us ing flash bulbs, a reflec tor-type ho[...]

• When using the CAT System w it h the EF camera, the sh u tter s peed dial must be set at" 125, " the CAT switch set to the " " position, and the aperture r ing se t at the 'A ' mar k. W ith a ll othe r type s o f fl ash, t he sw itc h m ay b e left at i ts "NORM AL " posit ion, but the aperture ring has t[...]

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M Ch a ngi n g L e nse s One of the n ice fea ture s of an SLR is i ts len s interchangeabi lity. An SLR is not real ly a S I NGLE LENS ref l ex at al l, bec aus e it c an us e many l ens es of various focal lengths. In the design of an SLR , the type of lens mo un t a nd its c onstruc tion are v e ry important f actors. The EF camera u ses the Can[...]

44 • When the camera body and lens are stored separatel y , a re ar lens cap attached to the back o f the lens and a body c ap on t he ca mera are recommended. • Avoid d irect sunl ight when c hanging lenses . • On Canon FD lenses without an A E lock pin and on a ll FL and R lenses , make sure the breech- lock ring is turned to i ts full coun[...]

N Using the Self-Timer The se lf-timer on the E F provide s a de lay of appro xim a tely 10 sec. from the time the shu tter button is pressed un til the picture i s actually ta ken. The self - t imer can be us ed i n pla ce of a c able re le ase to gentl y and smoothly r elease the shutter when slow s peeds are u sed. Also, it a llows the p hotog- [...]

46 O Pre vi ew i ng D e pt h- of - F ie l d If you focus on a particu lar subject and take a picture , some objects in front of and behind the main subject will b e "in focus " in the fina l photograph. The d istance between t he neare st a nd fa rthest objects, which appear sharp, is ca lled "depth-o f- field." Three factors in[...]

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48 the lens unti l it s tops. The view f in der screen will darken offering you a visua l pre vi e w of the depth-o f-field. A noth er w a y o f det e rmining the depth-o f-field is to check t he depth-of-field sca le engra ved on the lens barre l. The f-numbers appear at both sides of th e focusing inde x mark indicating the near and far l imits o[...]

P Taking a St op pe d-Dow n M eter Read i ng Whe n you use Cano n FL l enses or in terpo se bello ws units, e xtension tube s etc. between the lens (e ither FL or FD lens) and the camera, it is necessary to take a stopped-do wn meter re ading. F irst, operate th e w indi ng l ev er t o coc k t he s hut t er. Unl oc k th e aperture ring fro m the &a[...]

50 • On manual le nse s and accessories, it is not necessar y to push the multi-purpose lever in to ward the lens. S imply adju st the f/stop or shutter speed until the meter needl e is a li g ned with the stopped- down metering index mark. When using manual accessories betw e en the camera body and an FD lens, lock the automatic/manua l aper tur[...]

Q Lockin g the M i rror Upw ar d Whene ver it i s imperative to complete ly eliminate all camera movement, you can lock the mi r ror in the "up" po sition bef ore taking a p icture. This is particu larly neces sary when t he EF is mounted on a microscope or a bel lows unit, where the slightest vibrat ion o f t he ca mera is magnified many[...]

52 R Rew indi n g t he Fi lm The wind ing le ver will st op suddenly before the end of its stroke when you have reached the end of the ro ll o f fil m. Do n 't tr y to co mp lete th e s tr oke , as the film sprocket ho les ma y be t orn . To rewind the film, push in the rewind button located on the bottom of the camera. Next, fold out t h e cr[...]

S Turn i ng t h e Camera Off After y o u fini sh using t h e Canon EF, you should turn off the battery current flowing to the cam era 's el ectr ica l cir cui ts . Mo ve the ON/OF F swit ch to the "OFF" po sition, and push the win ding lever from its stand-off po sition back in to ward the body t o its locked po sition. Reminde r: To[...]

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Canon of fers the widest selection of int er changeable lenses for an y Variable Aper ture AE ca mera being manufactured t od ay. The FD series of lenses permit full A E operation and range from an i ncredible 15 m m f ull fr ame fi sh -ey e w hic h " se es " a f ull 1 8 0 to a 300mm te lephoto having only an 8 angle of view. I ncluded in[...]

56 FD SER IE S (FOR AE OPER ATI ON) Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www .jo e-chan.c om/manuals INTE RCHA NGEA BLE LE NSE S (m) (ft.) (mm ) (i ns.) (g) (Ibs .) (o zs.) Full -Frame Fis h-E ye Fish- Eye FD 15m m f/2.8 S.S.C. 180° f/16 .3 1 Four Built- in Built-i n 60.5 2-3/8 485 1 1-1/8 FD 17m m f/4 S .S.C. 104° f/22 .2 5 .9 72 None 56[...]

FL AND MANU AL SER IE S (F OR STOP PED -D OWN ME TERIN G) * Equipped with a couplin g pin for Canon Automatic Tuning System. ** Fron t co m ponent interchangeable ty p e. Focus ing a dapter (2 elements, 1 group, FL automatic diaphr agm, w ith A-M ring) . X Available by special or der. + FD lens ho ods are of bayonet mount. ++ F ilter is of insertio[...]

58 Practica lly an yth ing y o u can conceive, your Cano n EF can photograph. With a comprehensi v e line of accessories to choose from, you can take pictures of cr ysta l str u ctu res b y a tta ch ing the ca mera di rec tl y t o a mi cros cope v ia th e Phot omi cro Uni t F. Us e the Magnifier S (p lus Adapter S) over the e yepiece to enlarge the[...]

1. Ey ec up 2 . Dio p tr ic Ad jus tme nt Le ns 3. Angle Finders A2 and B 4. M agni fi er S 5. Magn ifier Adapter S 6. Canon Speedlite 133D and F lash-Aut o R ing A 2 or B 2 7. Be ll ow s FL 8. Bel l ow s M 9. Macrophoto Coup ler FL 55 and FL 58 10. S lide Dupl icator 11. E xtension Tube M Set 12. Mic rophoto Hood 13. P hotomicro Un it F 14. Canon [...]

60 15. 58 mm Close-up Len ses 16. 55 mm Close-up Len ses 17. 55 mm/58mm Filter 18. Len s Hood 19. Handy Stand F 20. Cop y Stand 4 21. Ca mera Ho lder F2 22. G adget Bag 4 and G-1 Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www .jo e-chan.c om/manuals ACCES S ORIE S[...]

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62 Ty pe: 35mm single-lens-reflex AE (Automatic Exposure) camera with focal plane shutte r . Form at: 24 x 36 mm. St an da r d Le ns : Cano n FD 50m m f/1.4 S. S.C ., Cano n FD 5 5 mm f/1 .2 S. S.C ., o r Cano n FD 50m m f/1 .8 S.C . I nte r cha n gea ble Le ns es : FD series for AE pho tog- raphy; FL ser ies for s topped-down meter ing. View fin d[...]

button is depres sed if po w e r i s suffici ent. A E Memory Lock: The f/stop set by the Variable Apertu re AE control may be locked- in by press ing a bu tton. Fla sh S y nchroni zation: X sy n chroni zation at 1 /125 se c. and below ; M, M F, an d FP bu lb s ync hr oniza - tion a t 1/15 sec. and be low. Fla sh: Bu ilt-in hot shoe has direct cont [...]

64 A Clea ni ng t he C am e ra and Le ns U se a c am el h ai r or bl ow er b rus h t o cl ea n t h e fi lm cartridge chamber and the area around the mult i-slot take-up spool before loading film into the camera. Also , use the brush to wh isk a way dir t and dust from the eyepiece and the front and rear surfaces of the lens. If salt water s p ra y [...]

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26. CA T Sw itch 27. Eyep iece 28 . Meta l Fo cal Pla ne Shut ter 29. Mult iple Exposure Button 30. ON/OFF Sw it ch 31. Film Roll er 32. Press ure Plate 33. Fil m Cartridge Chamber 34. Bat tery Check Button 35. Bat tery Compartments with Co vers 36. Tr ipod Soc ket 37. Film Plane Rails 38. Fi lm Tra n sport Sprocket 39. Film Rewind Butt on 40. Mul [...]

67 CAN ON FI LTER S ( Scre w-in typ e) * Also c an b e u se d wi th c ol or fi lm ** Fo r col or i n fr ar ed f ilm *** For black and white infrar e d film Not For Resale – Free Downlo ad at h ttp://www .jo e-chan.c om/manuals FILTE RS Type Fa ctor Use and Effect Type Factor Use a nd Effect *UV 1X Recom m end ed especial ly for hi gh m ountai n a[...]

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