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The Canon T60 was the last manual focus FD-mount 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera sold by Canon; it was introduced in 1990, three years after the introduction of Canon's incompatible EOS system of autofocus SLRs and their EF lenses. It was the final camera in Canon's T series.

It was introduced solely as a cheap SLR system for export, and was never sold in Canon's home Japanese market. In some foreign markets, the higher price of the EOS cameras was a problem, while in others, there was demand for a cheap, largely manual camera for photography students and the like.

The T60 shared little with the other T-series models except for a little, superficial styling resemblance. Unlike them, it had only manual film loading, advance and rewind. Film speed and shutter speed were set with traditional dials.

The only auto-exposure mode supported was aperture priority AE. The camera would choose an appropriate shutter speed. Also supported, of course, was full manual exposure, aided by the camera's built-in meter. Shutter speeds supported were in the fairly narrow range of 1/1000 second to 1 second, plus bulb.

Canon did not actually manufacture the T60 themselves. Along with a number of other low-end bodies sold by major camera companies (such as the Nikon FM10 and Olympus OM2000), it was both built by Cosina, and based upon Cosina's own CT-1 chassis. (Cosina subcontracted work for many other Japanese photographic firms as well as producing cameras to their own design.)

References

Photography in Malaysia (2000). The Canon T60. Retrieved on October 20, 2005.
Canon T60 User Manual. Retrieved from the Canon FD Documentation Project on October 20, 2005.

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-The '''Canon T60''' was the last manual focus [[Canon FD|FD-mount]] [[135 film|35mm]] [[single-lens reflex camera|single-lens reflex]] (SLR) [[camera]] sold by [[Canon Inc.|Canon]]; it was introduced in [[1990]], three years after the introduction of Canon's incompatible [[Canon EOS|EOS]] system of autofocus SLRs and their [[Canon EF lens mount|EF lenses]].  It was the final camera in Canon's [[Canon T series|T series]].
+The '''Canon T60''' was the last manual focus [[Canon FD|FD-mount]] [[135 film|35 mm]] [[single-lens reflex camera|single-lens reflex]] (SLR) [[camera]] sold by [[Canon Inc.|Canon]]; it was introduced in [[1990]], three years after the introduction of Canon's incompatible [[Canon EOS|EOS]] system of autofocus SLRs and their [[Canon EF lens mount|EF lenses]].  It was the final camera in Canon's [[Canon T series|T series]].
 It was introduced solely as a cheap SLR system for export, and was never sold in Canon's home [[Japan]]ese market.  In some foreign markets, the higher price of the EOS cameras was a problem, while in others, there was demand for a cheap, largely manual camera for photography students and the like.