Difference between revisions of "Canon AE-1 Program"
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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. | ||
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Manufacturer: Canon
Film type: 35mm
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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 upgraded the support for a new power winder (A2). The AE-1 Program became even more popular than the AE-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.
Notes
- ↑ AE-1 Program at the Canon Camera Museum.
Links
- Modern Classics Review
- Lionel's Canon AE-1 Program overview at 35mm-compact.com
- AE-1 Program and AE-1 Program chrome and French notice (pdf) at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Canon AE-1 Program Camera Manual (PDF) : Photo-Manuals.com
- AE-1 Program Price Data at Camera Repair dot Com's price data
- The A Team an article about the SLR A models, AE-1, AT-1, A-1, AV-1 and AE-1 Program at Classic Cameras by RaúlM.
