Canon's Over-engineered 70's Masterpiece (with sample images).

Often overlooked the FTb sits between the Canon F1 Pro range and the later A-series models, the semi-pro FTb QL offers a cheap 35mm mechanical option for modern film photographers. Overengineered to an absurd degree, I talk through what is one of my favorite film cameras of all time. Contents 00:00 Intro 01:04 The Camera 07:10 Pro 1 - Match-needle Metering Perfected 12:47 Pro 2 - Build 14:33 Pro 3 - 80% of an F1 for half the Price 17:10 Pro 4 - SMS - 70's Vibration Reduction 20:03 Pro 5 - Lenses, what wonderful lenses it has 24:14 Con 1 - Splitting hairs with a focusing screen 27:09 Summary & Conclusion Music: Wanting to Fly by SOTOYOTO https://sonickitchenaudio.bandcamp.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gideon.liddiard/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GideonLiddiardPhotography/