Canon T80 SLR & 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 FD AC Lens

Canon T80 SLR & 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 FD AC Lens

All cameras are film tested, and any issues found are described below. Any photos you see in the listing are taken with this particular camera.

The T80, Canon’s first Autofocus SLR. Released in 1985, just in case in the styling didn’t give it away. My daily drivers are a pair of T70s, so I was very interested to try out the T80.

The good:

Despite being bulky, it sits very well in the hand and is surprisingly lightweight. The optics are pleasant, it’s easy to use, and whilst the auto focus couldn’t be described as fast, it is fairly accurate.

The less good:

My go to shooting mode is aperture priority, or when using a manual camera, treating it as aperture priority when metering. You can approximate that between the shooting modes, but you can’t actually specify a specific value for the aperture. In the real world, that’s probably not an actual issue, but I’m a little too much of a control freak for that.

Lens: 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 FD AC Lens

Film speed settings: 12-1600 ISO

Film Format: 35mm

Lens Mount: Canon FD

Shutter: B/2 to 1/1000 sec

Aperture: f/4.5 to f/32

Focusing: Manual

Light Meter: Battery Powered

Battery: AAA x 4

Flash: Hot Shoe

Year: 1985 - Onwards

Country: Japan

The good:

·         For a 40-year-old camera, it is in remarkably good condition.

·         Shutter fires well, and tested exposures reveal no timing issues.

·         Focus is smooth and accurate.

·         Film transport is smooth.

·         Aperture blades move freely.

·         Flash hot shoe works as expected.

·         Light meter reacts to light well and tends to expose well for the shadows.

The less good:

·         General wear and tear.

·         Some minor dust ingress in the viewfinder and lens

You can find a copy of this camera’s manual here: Canon T80 Manual