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 Canon Pellix (1965) was Canon's first SLR with a fixed **pellicle (semi-transparent) mirror**. About two-thirds of light reaches the film, one-third stays in the viewfinder permanently. No mirror blackout — you see the subject continuously even during exposure. Mechanical horizontal-cloth shutter to 1/1000s, TTL stop-down CdS metering, FL lens mount. Manual exposure only.
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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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About this camera
The first SLR with a pellicle mirror. 1965, no mirror blackout, half a stop of light loss — a Canon experiment that became the EOS-1N RS's ancestor.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Canon FL (FL-mount; FD bodies do not autoindex) |
| Years | 1965–1970 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/1000s + B, mechanical horizontal cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/65s |
| Meter | TTL stop-down CdS |
| Modes | Manual |
| Mirror | Fixed pellicle |
| Weight | 760 g |
| Battery | 1× PX625 mercury (meter only) |
Released March 1965 as Canon's experimental SLR. The Pellix QL (1966) added Quick Loading. Production ran 5 years until 1970. The pellicle-mirror concept was revisited 30 years later in the EOS-1N RS (1995). Not commercially successful — the half-stop light loss in viewfinder and exposure path was a real disadvantage for general-purpose photography.
The Pellix is a footnote in 1960s SLR history but a meaningful experiment. It proved the pellicle-mirror concept worked, but didn't establish a market. Modern Canon designs (RS pellicle, Sony A-mount SLT-series) descend from the Pellix concept.
For 2026 buyers, used Pellix bodies at $120–280 are curio collector items. Image quality is fine but compromised by the half-stop light loss; most photographers prefer a regular 1965 Canon (FT, FTb) for actual shooting.
Canon FL mount. FL lenses (1964–1971) for full coupling. FD lenses physically mount but lose autoindex aperture coupling — usable but stop-down only.
BW
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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