Canon F1 Quick Start Manual

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Modern Classic SLRs Series :

Canon F1

Helper Page 1 (Front)

This section covers:

Power Source for Light Metering

Battery Check

Film Advance Lever

Viewfinder info

Focusing

Power Source for Light Metering

Into the bottom part of the camera body, insert one 1.3 V H-D type mercury

battery, equivalent to the US Mallory PX 625 or the Eveready EPX 625.

Do not use

higher voltage (over 1.4 V) mercury batteries, such as Mallory RM

625 or Eveready E 625 E, since they will cause the meter to read too high causing

under-exposure reading.

This is the camera's power source for exposure metering. The battery chamber can

be opened by unscrewing it with a coin. Be sure to place the battery with the (+)

and the (-) poles in the correct position. A new battery will work for about a year.

Battery Check

Page 1 Modern Classic SLRs Series : Canon F1 Helper Page 1 (Front) This section covers: Power Source for Light Metering Battery Check Film Advance Lever Viewfinder info Focusing Power Source for Light Metering Into the bottom part of the camera body, insert one 1.3 V H-D type mercury battery, equivalent to the US Mallory PX 625 or the Eveready EPX 625.
Page 2 Set the ASA film speed scale at ASA 100 and the. shutter speed at 1/2000 of a second. Then check the position of the meter needle in the viewfinder while at the same time you turn the switch of the power source battery to "C". When you set the film speed scale, lift and turn the corresponding ring around the shutter speed dial.
Page 3 When the mark on the lock ring is not turned to the "A" position, it is impossible to proceed to press the shutter release button or to wind film. This device is useful when carrying the camera around. Shutter release button lock should be turned to- the "L"...
Page 4 Turn the focusing ring when looking through the viewfinder. When the image in it becomes sharper and clearer it is in focus, and it is out of focus when otherwise. When in focus, the image on the microprism rangefinder is sharp and the microprism almost disappears.