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(A spelling, but also commented out whole second para while I think. It's a bit too emphatic (''far'' more robustly, and ''pervasively''); anyhow, how are plastic parts related to squeal?)
(Note the AE1P can also use a Motor Drive.)
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The '''AE-1 Program''' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Canon]] in 1981. Canon describes it as a successor to the enormously successful  [[Canon AE-1|AE-1]], released five years earlier.<ref name=CCM>[http://www.canon.com/c-museum/en/product/film103.html AE-1 Program] at the [http://www.canon.com/c-museum/en/ Canon Camera Museum].</ref> Many users wanted the program [[auto exposure]] mode found on the [[Canon A-1|A-1]], whereas the AE-1 has only shutter-priority AE (and metered-manual exposure); so when designing its successor, Canon added a program AE mode, and upgraded the support for a new power winder (A2). The AE-1 Program became even more popular than the AE-1.
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The '''AE-1 Program''' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Canon]] in 1981. Canon describes it as a successor to the enormously successful  [[Canon AE-1|AE-1]], released five years earlier.<ref name=CCM>[http://www.canon.com/c-museum/en/product/film103.html AE-1 Program] at the [http://www.canon.com/c-museum/en/ Canon Camera Museum].</ref> Many users wanted the program [[auto exposure]] mode found on the [[Canon A-1|A-1]], whereas the AE-1 has only shutter-priority AE (and metered-manual exposure); so when designing its successor, Canon added a program AE mode, and the AE-1 Program became even more popular than the AE-1. Canon also upgraded the available power winder (winder A2 replacing the A1), and the camera can also be used with Motor Drive MA.<ref name=CCM/> The camera also has the A-1's 'Action Grip', the detachable (and so frequently lost) grip on the front right of the body.
 
 
The camera also has the A-1's 'Action Grip', the detachable (and so frequently lost) grip on the front right of the body.
 
  
 
<!--The AE-1 and AE-1 Program were both enormous financial successes for Canon, in part because they pioneered cost-cutting measures that competitors had difficulty matching. The AE-1 series of cameras employed plastics and metallised plastics, pervasively in its assemblies, whereas its big brother the A-1 was built far more robustly with machined gears. As a result, the AE-1 program (just as the A-1 despite its more sturdy build) often suffers from shutter squeal, or worse, catastrophic failure that is not economically repairable.  Despite this, because of its relative scarcity and historical popularity, the AE-1 Program retains value on the used market according to KEH and other various dealer pricing data.-->
 
<!--The AE-1 and AE-1 Program were both enormous financial successes for Canon, in part because they pioneered cost-cutting measures that competitors had difficulty matching. The AE-1 series of cameras employed plastics and metallised plastics, pervasively in its assemblies, whereas its big brother the A-1 was built far more robustly with machined gears. As a result, the AE-1 program (just as the A-1 despite its more sturdy build) often suffers from shutter squeal, or worse, catastrophic failure that is not economically repairable.  Despite this, because of its relative scarcity and historical popularity, the AE-1 Program retains value on the used market according to KEH and other various dealer pricing data.-->

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The AE-1 Program is a 35mm SLR camera made by Canon in 1981. Canon describes it as a successor to the enormously successful AE-1, released five years earlier.[1] Many users wanted the program auto exposure mode found on the A-1, whereas the AE-1 has only shutter-priority AE (and metered-manual exposure); so when designing its successor, Canon added a program AE mode, and the AE-1 Program became even more popular than the AE-1. Canon also upgraded the available power winder (winder A2 replacing the A1), and the camera can also be used with Motor Drive MA.[1] The camera also has the A-1's 'Action Grip', the detachable (and so frequently lost) grip on the front right of the body.


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