[Canon] PELLIX QL | March 1966
Improved Pellix (marketed at the same time as the FT QL)
Film loading was easier, the Canon Booster for low-light metering could be attached, and the stop-down lever had a locking mechanism.
Newly Designed FL 50mm f/1.4 II Lens
Highly rated for its high resolving power, excellent contrast, and color balance. This lens served as the standard for the later line of FD lenses.
Specifications:
- Type: 35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera
- Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
- Lens: Canon FL 58mm f/1.2, FL 50mm f/1.4 II
- Lens Mount: FL mount
- Shutter: Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. Speeds: X, T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Built-in self-timer (self-timer lever also functions as a stop-down lever).
- Flash Sync: FP- and X-sync automatic-switching sync contacts with German socket.
- Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism. (Pellicle mirror with 20/1000mm ultra-thin, vapor-deposited Mylar film.) 0.9x magnification (FL 50mm), 90% vertical coverage, 93% horizontal coverage. Microprism rangefinder at the center of the Fresnel matte screen. Metering indicator, exposure match needle, and eyepiece shutter provided.
- Exposure Control: CdS cell for TTL stopped-down match-needle partial metering at center (12% of center). Metering range at ISO 100: EV 1 – 18. Film speed range from ISO 25 to 2000. 1.3 V MD mercury cell power source. Battery check provided. Optional Canon Meter Booster for metering in low light.
- Film Loading & Advance: Auto loading after camera back is closed. Advances with the camera-top lever’s 174-stroke (partial strokes enabled). Ready position at 21.
- Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when the camera back is opened.
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank.
- Dimensions & Weight: 144 x 91 x 100 mm, 1,110 g (with FL 58mm f/1.2)