C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The original Canon F-1 (1971) was Canon's bid to take pro market share from the Nikon F2. Mechanical horizontal-cloth shutter to 1/2000s, interchangeable prism and screens, full FD lens system, partial-area TTL CdS meter weighted to a 12% central oval. Canon committed publicly to a 10-year production lifespan with no significant changes — a guarantee newsrooms valued because it meant their F-1 inventory would still match in a decade.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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Canon's answer to the Nikon F. A mechanical brass-built professional with a 10-year design lifespan.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Canon FD (also FL stop-down) |
| Years | 1971–1981 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/2000s, mechanical horizontal cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/60s |
| Meter | TTL partial-area CdS |
| Weight | 845 g |
| Battery | 1× PX625 mercury (meter only) |
Released March 1971. Mid-life refresh F-1n (1976) — mostly cosmetic with shutter speed dial click stops, ISO range, and a film-end indicator window. The fundamental mechanism was unchanged across the decade per Canon's promise. Olympics 1976 (Lake Placid) edition: special anniversary engraving. Replaced in 1981 by the New F-1 (a different camera with hybrid shutter and AE finder support — a separate file in this index).
The F-1 made Canon a credible pro choice. AP, UPI, Sports Illustrated, and Olympic press kits all included F-1 bodies through the 70s. The F-1 system's signature accessory is the Servo EE Finder — a motorized aperture-priority finder that closes down a chosen aperture range automatically, used at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The body became a Canon point-of-pride: every newsroom Nikon they could displace was a referendum on F-mount supremacy.
Canon FD lenses (1971 onward), FL lenses (older, stop-down metering only). Common: 50/1.4 SSC, 50/1.8 SC, 35/2 SSC, 85/1.8 SSC, 135/3.5 SC. Motor Drive MF (3.5 fps), Servo EE Finder, Speed Finder (low-position eye-level), Booster T Finder (extreme-low-light meter), Data Back F. Interchangeable focusing screens A through L.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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