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[[Canon]]'s '''TLb''' is a  [[35mm]] [[SLR]] with a [[focal plane]] shutter, introduced in 1976. Like the [[Canon TX]], this was a budget model only for export to the Americas, based on Canon's [[Canon FTb|FTb ]]. However it lacked the QL film-loading aid, and had a maximum shutter speed of 1/500s in place of the FTb's 1/1000s. The TLb even eliminated the [[hot shoe]] flash sync connection included on the TX.  
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[[Canon]]'s '''TLb''' is a  [[35mm]] [[SLR]] with a [[focal plane]] shutter, introduced in 1974 overseas, and sold in Japan from 1976. Like the [[Canon TX]] (which it pre-dates), this was a budget model, based on Canon's [[Canon FTb|FTb]]. In addition to the features omitted in the TX, the TLb also lacked a [[hot shoe]].  
  
 
The TLb has [[TTL]] metering using a [[CdS]] cell, powered by a [[Mercury Cells|mercury battery]].
 
The TLb has [[TTL]] metering using a [[CdS]] cell, powered by a [[Mercury Cells|mercury battery]].

Revision as of 16:15, 27 April 2017

Canon's TLb is a 35mm SLR with a focal plane shutter, introduced in 1974 overseas, and sold in Japan from 1976. Like the Canon TX (which it pre-dates), this was a budget model, based on Canon's FTb. In addition to the features omitted in the TX, the TLb also lacked a hot shoe.

The TLb has TTL metering using a CdS cell, powered by a mercury battery.

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