The
Canon F-1 is a
35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by
Canon of
Japan from March 1971 until 1976's introduction of the mildly updated
F-1n. Production of this revision to the F-1 continued until the end of 1981 at which time the F-1 was superseded by the
New F-1 which was launched earlier in 1981. The new
Canon FD lens mount was introduced along with the F-1, but the previous
Canon FL-mount lenses were also compatible, although without open-aperture metering. Older R- series lenses could also be used with some limitations. The Canon F-1 was clearly placed as a solid competitor to the
Nikon F and
Nikon F2 line of single lens reflex cameras by
Nikon.