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| − | In 1975, [[Canon]] released the '''TX''', which was a stripped-down version of the [[Canon FTb|FTb]], for export | + | In 1975, [[Canon]] released the '''TX''', which was a stripped-down version of the [[Canon FTb|FTb]], for export overseas. It was never sold in Japan. |
| − | The horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane shutter | + | The differences between the FTb and TX are:- |
| + | * The TX has a centre-weighted averaging light meter, rather than the 12% partial metering of the FTb. | ||
| + | * There is no metering switch, or battery check, and the meter appears to be constantly active. | ||
| + | * The camera's stop-down lever, cannot be locked in the stopped-down position. It resembles a self-timer, but there is no self-timer function. | ||
| + | * The horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane shutter has a lower top speed of 1/500th. | ||
| + | * There is a hot shoe and single auto-switching FP and X flash sync PC terminal. | ||
| + | * There is no Quick Load system, where the film is placed across the take-up spool and the back closed. | ||
| + | * There is no mirror lock-up. | ||
| + | * The shutter release is not lockable. | ||
| − | This model was | + | This model was preceded in 1974 by the very similar [[Canon TLb|TLb]], which omitted the [[hot shoe]] flash sync connection. |
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In 1975, Canon released the TX, which was a stripped-down version of the FTb, for export overseas. It was never sold in Japan.
The differences between the FTb and TX are:-
- The TX has a centre-weighted averaging light meter, rather than the 12% partial metering of the FTb.
- There is no metering switch, or battery check, and the meter appears to be constantly active.
- The camera's stop-down lever, cannot be locked in the stopped-down position. It resembles a self-timer, but there is no self-timer function.
- The horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane shutter has a lower top speed of 1/500th.
- There is a hot shoe and single auto-switching FP and X flash sync PC terminal.
- There is no Quick Load system, where the film is placed across the take-up spool and the back closed.
- There is no mirror lock-up.
- The shutter release is not lockable.
This model was preceded in 1974 by the very similar TLb, which omitted the hot shoe flash sync connection.
Links
- Canon Camera Museum's Canon TX entry
- Canon TX sample photos at pbase.com
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