 Kumara Edirisooriya |
Canon Pellix Pl. find a picture of a Canon PELLIX model or get more details about it.
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Jon Close |
The Pellix was an early F-series camera. Check out this site.
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doug Nelson |
In nearly all single-lens-reflex cameras, the mirror reflects the image from the lens upward into the viewing prism. When you take the picture, however, the mirror must flip up out of the way so that the light through the lens reaches the film. Then the mirror flips back down. The Pellix had a semi-transparent mirror that did not flip at all, but let light through for the exposure. Canon also designed this into a motor drive camera later. No other manufacturer tried this, and it is not done any more. What does that tell us?
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Jon Close |
For more info, see this site or this site. The fixed pellicle mirror design made the camera quieter, with no vibration from mirror slap. The viewfinder never blacks out, so it is an aid to portrait photographers (who could see if a subject blinked), and high speed sports photographers since there is virtually no shutter lag. It also allowed a higher rate of film advance. The downside of the fixed mirror is a light loss of about 1/3 stop. It is inaccurate to imply that the concept was a failure because no other manufacturer copied it. The pellicle mirror slr is an expensive and very specialized camera for a the needs of a small group of professionals. Entering this niche market as the 2nd or 3rd manufacturer would guarantee than none could recoup their R&D costs. The concept had a long successful production run at Canon. The Pellix was introduced in 1965, and updated as the F1 High Speed in 1972, and again as the F1-N High Speed in 1984. The concept was carried into the EOS line with the EOS RT in 1986 and the EOS 1n RS in 1995. The 1n RS was dropped in 2000 because the newly released 1v was capable of nearly the same advance rate (9 fps v. 10 fps).
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
I have an RT, and it was and still is a good camera. Screw the snobs.
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