What is the cheapest used Canon FTb in the UK?

The cheapest used Canon FTb currently listed is £58.05 at eBay, based on 4 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Canon FTb for Sale — From £58

£58.05 Low price

£446.35 High price

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Great for: general student landscape documentary

Canon's mid-range FD SLR — the FTb, full-aperture CdS metering, cloth shutter to 1/1000, 1971.

The Canon FTb, introduced in 1971, was launched alongside the original F-1 as the mid-range body of Canon's new FD mount system. It brought TTL metering and Quick Load film handling to a robust all-metal body, serving as a durable enthusiast and semi-professional camera through the 1970s.

As a 35mm SLR the FTb used the Canon FD breech-lock bayonet, backward-compatible with FL lenses, and a cloth focal-plane shutter running 1 second to 1/1000 plus bulb. It used through-the-lens CdS metering with a partial (central) metering area, shown as a match-needle system with manual exposure control and open-aperture metering with FD lenses. The CdS meter required a battery, while the mechanical shutter fired without power.

The FTb suits students, enthusiasts and users wanting a solid, mechanically reliable manual SLR with full-aperture TTL metering and the wide FD lens range. Its metal construction and simple match-needle exposure make it durable and easy to learn, well suited to general, documentary and landscape work. It is a dependable everyday film camera.

When buying, the CdS meter was designed for a 1.35V mercury cell, so factor in the discontinued PX625/625 battery when judging meter accuracy; an adapter or recalibration may be needed. Test the cloth shutter for capping and accuracy, inspect for perished foam light seals, and check the prism for desilvering or haze. Confirm smooth film advance and rewind. FD and FL lenses adapt to mirrorless bodies.