Overview and Personal Comments The Canon A-1 is an advanced manual focus SLR produced by Canon, Inc. Between 1978 and 1985. Canon Ae 1 Serial Number Year Identification. It is collated as the 1. Filipino alphabet. In old Filipino orthography, the letter was also used, along with g, to.

Canon AE- 1 Program. The Canon AE- 1 Program is one of the most popular cameras of all time, and for very good reason: it is a spectacular camera. Picking up where the original AE- 1 (1. 8) left off, the AE- 1 program is a highpoint in all of photography's history.

Type: 35mm SLR (Single-Lens-Reflex) camera with electronically controlled AE (Automatic Exposure) and focal plane shutter.
Picture Size: 24 x 36mm
Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FD series with full aperture metering and AE coupling. Canon FL series with stopped-down metering.
Standard Lenses: Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C; Canon FD 50mm f/1.4; S.S.C. Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 S.C. or the New FD 5omm f/1.2, New FD 50mm f/1.4 and the New FD 50mm f/1.8.

Besides, there are two red zones at the top of the aperture scale to warn of overexposure. Below the aperture scale, a red warning LED lamp blinks to indicate underexposure.This lamp also indicates that the selected shutter speed is outside the AE coupling range with respect to the ASA of the film being used. Above the aperture scale, a manual aperture control 'M' signal (red LED) blinks as a warning that the aperture ring is not set at the 'A' mark for AE photography.

AE Mechanism: Shutter priority, electronically controlled AE metering system incorporating two ICs and one LSI equipped with (lntegrated Injection Logic)
Light Metering System: TTL (ThroughThe-Lens) Central Emphasis Meteringmethod employing a Silicon Photocell as photosensitive element.
Exposure Meter Coupling Range: With ISO 100 film, EV1 (f/1.4 at one second) to EV18 (f/16 at 1/1000 second).
Film Speed Range: ISO 25 to ISO 3200.
Exposure Correction: By pressing the backlight control switch, exposure is corrcted by the automatic opening of the diaphragm 1.5 stops more on the aperture scale than the actual setting.
Exposure Preview: The meter needle will indicate in the viewfinder when the shutter release button is depressed halfway or the exposure preview switch is depressed.
Shutter: Cloth focal plane shutter with four spindles. Shock and noise damping mechanisms are incorporated. All shutter speeds are electronically controlled.
Shutter Speeds: 1 /1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 (seconds) and B. X synchronization is at 1/60 seconds.
Shutter Speed Dial: The shutter speed dial is on the same axis as the film advance lever. The number 2 for two seconds is marked in orange; other numbers as well as X synchronization are in white. There is a shutter dial guard to prevent unintentional movement of the dial. The ISO dial is located underneath the shutter speed dial.
Shutter Release Button: It is a large, button type magnetic release switch. Depressing the shutter release button halfway switches on the light metering circuit, while full depression releases the shutter. The shutter release button has a locking device, besides a socket for the cable release in the center.
Self-Timer: Electronically controlled self timer. After the self-timer lever is pushed forward, the self-timer is activated by the shutter release button. The self-timer releases the shutter after a time lag of 10 seconds. A self-timer lamp (red LED) blinks on and off to indicate when the self-timer is in operation.
Stopping-Down the Lens Stopping-down the lens can be performed by pushing the stopped-down lever after setting the aperture ring.
Power Source: One 6V silver oxide battery Eveready No.544, UCAR No.544 JIS 4G 13, or Mallory PX28) or alkaline manganese battery (Eveready No.537, UCAR No.537, or Mallory 7K13). The battery lasts approximately one year . under normal use.
Battery Check: Battery power level can be checked by the meter needle in the viewfinder when the battery check button is pressed.
Flash Synchronization: X synchronization is at 1/60 second. M synchronization is at 1/30 second and below.
Flash Terminal: The accessory shoe has a direct flash contact and autonnatic flash control contacts. On the front of the camera body is the flash terminal, JIS-B type for flash units with a cord. It has a built-in protective rim to prevent electrical shock.
Automatic Flash: With the exclusive Canon Speedlite 155A, the shutter speed and aperture are automatically set. The amount of light is automatically cor trolled for correct flash exposure.
Back Cover: The camera's back cover has a memo holder for your convenience. The cover can be removed for attaching the Canon Data Back A. To open, pull the rewind crank up.
Film Loading: Easy film loading with multislot take-up spool.
Winding Lever: Single stroke with 120° throw and 30° stand-off. The film can be wound with several short strokes. The Canon Power Winder A also can be mounted for automatic winding of the film.
Frame Counter: Additive type. Automatically resets when the back cover is opened. While rewinding film, it counts back the frame numbers.
Film Rewinding: Performed by pressing the rewind button on the bottom and by using the rewind crank on the top. The rewind button is automatically reset when the film is advanced with the film advance lever.
Safety Devices:
• The shutter does not drain battery power when not released.
• The film cannot be wound while the shutter is in operation.
Size: 141 x 87 x 47.5mm (5-9/16' x 3-7/16'x 1-7/8') body only.
Weight: 590g (20-13/16 ozs.) body only. 790g (27-7/8' ozs.) with the 50mm
f/1.8 S.C. Iens. 895g (31-9/16 ozs.) with the 50mm f/1.4 S.S.C. Iens.
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Canon A-1

by Karen Nakamura

Overview and Personal Comments

The Canon A-1 is an advanced manual focus SLR produced by Canon, Inc. between 1978 and 1985. It featured through the the lens (TTL) full aperture metering, automatic exposure, and aperture and shutter priority metering.The A-1 was designed as a professional level camera, complementing the consumer AE-1 which Canon had released two years earlier.

At the time of its release, the A-1 was revolutionary with an integrated CPU and a full range of automatic exposure modes. It could take the entire Canon FD series of bayonet mount lenses (which can now be bought very inexpensively on ebay at a fraction of the EOS equivalents) as well as most FL and non-FD lenses. It had AE-lock, exposure compensation, multiple exposure ability, and depth of field preview features. It was a generation ahead of any of its Nikon counterparts at the time. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law.

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My Canon A-1 (serial #15001xx) was in almost mint condition when I bought it in late 2008 at an antique mall. The A-1 was built as late as 1985. There is almost no wear visible anywhere on the camera. I tested the camera fully and it works perfectly. The camera takes a 6V PX28A alkaline battery, but I put in 4 LR44 batteries with a wad of aluminium foil instead. This worked just fine.

This is an excellent camera for a student or as the second body of a professional who uses the FD system (which includes the excellent F-1). It was is perhaps the lightest of the metal-clad Canon FD body (ie, before Canon moved fully to polycarbonates in the T-series). Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law and your ebay terms of service.

Interesting quirks

The A-1 has a lot of buttons for all of its features, as befits a professional level camera. You should download the manual to get a better sense of what all of the buttons do. I think that given that this was in an era before informational LCD menu systems, that Canon did a very good job of keeping the clutter to a minimum. Even in the heat of shooting, you can easily figure out which mode you are in -- or which mode you would like to switch to.

Some of the incredible features of the A-1:

• Shutter blind on the eyepiece. This professional feature allows you to close steel shutters over the rear eyepiece with a single switch. This prevents stray light from travelling back through the eyepiece and through the pentaprism and causing problems with the exposure.
• Multiple exposure switch
• Selectable 2 and 10 second self-timer
• Built-in battery check.
• Selectable finder LED read-out shutoff.
• Automatic LED brightness dimming.
• Stop-down automatic exposure (aperture-priority) mode, great for non-FD lenses
• Metering lock

About the only negatives that I can think about the A-1 are:

• You can't do aperture-priority exposure using the lenses' aperture ring, instead you have to dial in the aperture using the multi-function dial. Boo.
• The maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 is lame, even for 1978. It should have been at least 1/2000. Similarly, the flash speed of 1/60 is slow, they could've managed 1/125 at least. My guess is that the shutter was detuned in order to make it more reliable.
• The PX28A battery isn't widely available anymore. Replace with four LR44 or SR44 batteries; or two CR1/3N or one 2CR1/3N.
  

Canon offered a variety of optional accessories which are often listed on ebay. They include the Canon Speedlite flashes which offer full automatic exposure as well as the power winder unit which turns the camera into a motor driven powerhorse. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law and your ebay terms of service.

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About Canon

Canon started out its life as Seiki Kohgaku Kenkyuujo (Precision Optical Research Company). Its first goal was to produce domestic inexpensive Leica clones, and it released the Kwanon, its first camera in 1934. Interestingly, they used Nikon lenses since Nikon was already established as an optical lens manufacturer and was not making any of its own camera bodies at that time. Canon soon gained the ability to make their own lenses and never looked back. Nikon also went on to produce some reasonably popular cameras of its own as well.

The name 'Canon' comes from the Buddhist deity Kwanon and early Canon cameras were actually spelled 'Kwanon' and the lenses were named 'Kyasapa' after another deity.

Side note: Canon is my favorite Japanese company along with Honda. I actually interned for Canon Japan (ok, Canon Sales Japan, a part of the Canon keiretsu) during a summer in college and loved my coworkers to death. They keep coming out with innovations that take your breath away.

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