10 SHUTTER
10 Shutter
The New Canon F- 1 ’s hybrid shutter is electronically as well as mechanically con- trolled. Shutter speeds from 1/2000 to 1/125 sec., ” f ” 1/90 sec.) and ”B” (bulb) are mechanically governed, while 1/60 to 8 sees. are electronically controlled. With the AE Finder FN attached and the shutter dial on ”A,” shutter speeds from 1/1000 to 8 sees. are electronically controlled.
The shutter dial of the camera has settings from 2000 to 8, ”A,” ” f ,” and ”B.” The slow shutter speeds from 2 to 8 seconds are in yellow, while shutter speeds from 1 to 1/2000 sec. are in white. The white numbers are reciprocals of the true shutter speeds; ”125,” for example, indicates a speed of 1/125 sec. Intermediate settings on the dial cannot be used, and the dial cannot be turned between ”B” and ”A.” The red ”A” is for shooting in the aperture priority and
The ” t ” setting is for synchronized flash photography at an X sync. speed of 1/90 sec. It is not necessary to set the shutter dial to ” t ” when using a dedicated Canon Speedlite; once the Speedlite’s pilot lamp glows, the camera automatically switches to 1/90 sec. provided the shutter dial is not on ”B.”
When the shutter dial is set to ”B,” the shutter will remain open as long as you press the shutter button. The camera’s meter will not give a reading on ”B,” thus AE photography and
Since ”B” is mechanically controlled, the battery will not be drained on this setting
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