Canon FT QL

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The Canon FT QL is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon Inc. in March 1966. It has a Canon FL lens mount compatible with the large range of FL series lenses. The FT can also operate the later Canon FD series lenses in stop-down mode, but the earlier R series has a different lens aperture mechanism and cannot be used, although the bayonet fitting is similar. The standard kit lenses were Canon's 50mm f/1.8; 50mm f/1.4 and 58mm f/1.2, the body-only option was offered later. The FT QL was introduced in March 1966 as one of a series of three nearly identical cameras released around this time. The first was the Canon FX which had a built-in meter, but no through-the-lens (TTL) metering, instead using a window on the camera body front. The later entry level FP has no built-in meter. The FT QL was the final model at the top of this sector, and was developed to combat the growing popularity of the Pentax Spotmatic variants as well as the Topcon RE SLRs. The camera's introductory retail price in 1966 was ¥54,800 (equivalent to ¥238,404.93 or US$1,575.02 in 2024). The FT QL and its sisters were an important step for Canon, leading to a number of improved versions such as the FTb and the F-1 professional camera system.