Canon TX
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| Canon TX image by Marino M. (Image rights) |
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. A version of the TX with all-silver top deck controls was offered as the Bell & Howell FD35.
Links
- Canon TX manual (PDF) from Mike Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
- Canon Camera Museum's Canon TX entry
- Canon TX sample photos at pbase.com
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