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 Canon TX | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Canon |
| Type | Single-lens reflex |
| Released | March 1975 |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Canon FD |
| Lens | Interchangeable |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 135 film |
| Film size | 36×24 mm |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | Manual |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Hot shoe |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Horizontal-travel focal-plane |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Fixed eye-level pentaprism |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.85× |
| Frame coverage | 94% |
| General | |
| Dimensions | 144×93×43 mm (5.7×3.7×1.7 in) |
| Weight | 680 g (24 oz) |
| References | |
| "TX". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-08. | |
The Canon TX is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera that was manufactured and sold by Canon of Japan from March 1975. [1] It features a Canon FD lens mount, and is also compatible with Canon's earlier FL-mount lenses in stop-down metering mode. The TX was a cheaper version of the Canon FTb for the export market, as was the slightly earlier TLb. Compared to the TLb, the TX has a hot shoe for flash.
Compared to the FTb, the TX has a top shutter speed of only 1/500. The meter is center-weighted rather than the 12% partial meter of the FTb. It also dispenses with the self-timer and MLU of the FTb, although it does retain the depth of field preview lever and support for stopped-down metering. The TX also does not support the CAT (Canon Auto-Tuning) flash system.
It was also sold in the US as the Bell & Howell FD35.
