Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

What's all this? War- ranty, instructions We don't need all this stuff . l'm going to throw it away. ll, look here. This warranty ca says that it doesn't cover any mishandling of the camera by the user. Besides, we know next to notlling about a camera like this. I think maybe we should look into Hey! Wait a minute. . Come on. You've never read a single instruction sheet in all the time l've known You. Okay. ...

chase of a Canon AE-1. We know that you are anxious to start taking pictures with it. Our first hint for taking great ones is to read these instruc- tions. Follow the steps in order and become well ac- quainted with the camera. Then, once you have a good understanding of PART l, move on to PART ll. lt con- tains a lot of information you won't f ind elsewhere. The brief time spent in reading these instructions is a sound investm ...

Remove the rear lens cap by turning it in the direction of the arrow until it stops and p u l l i n g i t o u t . To reattach the rear lens cap, align it with the lens as il- lustrated. Then lightly push it in and turn it clockwise until It StOpS. Remove the body cap. www.orphancameras.com ...

the rounded red positioning point on the lens with the red dot above the camera mount as illustrated. Then turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it stops and the lens release button pops out with a click. A lf your camera looks like this, with a red dot show- ing inside the camera mount, do not mount the lens yet. First press in the sma ll ch rome button as shown to release the stop-down slide. Then mou nt the le ...

2.Set the Lens for AE(3:J:[?:")Photography While pressing in the AE lock pin, turn the aperture ring in the direction of the arrow until "4" click-stops at the aperture index. "A" will be in line with the red dot on the camera. lf you forget to do this, automatic exposure will be impossible. NiliT?lH 1. AE photography is possible only with a Canon FD lens. See PART ll, p.24 for how to use a non-FD lens on the AE-1 . 2. Some Cano ...

f rom the accessory shoe. ;:ii,::j::;i;iii,:ij::ijjliji:ai::i;j:::i;::i::;f:i;ii:iti::i:i:i:iiii::tii;itir:::i;:ii:::i: Open th e batte rY cover usi ng the cove r. Load one new battery so that its poles are in the di rections indicated by the diagram in- side the battery chamber. cham be r v iewf inde r f,,E-[ Correct Batteries Examples Silver Oxide 6V Eveready (UCnR) N o.544, Mallory PX 28, JIS 4G 1 3 Al kal ine-mangan ...

Then push down the positive end. chamber cover. Press the battery check button while looking through the viewf inder. The meter needle in the viewf inder will move. A Don't touch the battery poles. Wipe them and the camera contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading to prevent poor contact from dirt. lf the battery is good, the meter needle will rest at or be- low the battery check index. lf there is not enough power, it will rest a ...

) Turn the shutter button lock lever to "A". -g:Turn the shutter button lock lever to t ' L" to pre- ' vent accidenta I sh utter re lea se o r battery d ra i n whenever you are not using the camera. Turn the film advance lever in the direction of the arrow until it stops. You may turn it in one continuous stroke or in several short strokes. When f i I m is loaded, th is wi | | ad- vance it to the next ...

aligned with the green around the shutter speed dial and turn it until the ASA speed of your film is index. This is absolutely necessary for gettrng correct exposure. lf the shutter speed dial turnS while you are setting the ASA, turn it to "8" or "1000" and then set the ASA. The top of the f ilri carton f its in there. That way we can re- member what kind of f il m is loaded . Wh at a conven ient memo holder! uiit www.orphancameras.c ...

P u l l t h e r e w i n d k n o b u p u n t i l the back cover pops open. A plastic insr -t is attached to the pressure plate of a new AE-1 to protect it in transport. Bef ore loading the first film cartridge, it is important to remove this insert. It may be thrown away. The AE-1 uses color (negative or slide ) or black and wh ite film in standard 35mm car- tridges. Place the cartridge in the f ilm chamber as shown. Then push the r ...

that the f ilm perf orations are engaged in the teeth of the f ilm transport sprocket and the take-u p spool. @ Wfrlte loading the film, take care not to touch the shut- t e r c urt a in , t h e f ilm rails or the pressu re plate ( parts in red) . ;:::;:!i:iii:i:l:::ii;:.j;::!j:.ni:!'.,::.ii:iiiil:iiiii:ii:ii:iiiii.ii.;.lH:|i|:ii;i:|i|:.i|:ii;j:.',|iiii.i,.::'::ri: The film should be taut. cran k in th e d irection of c ...

and advancing the f ilm, until the f rame counter reads "1" (the dot following zero). While doing this, keep an eye on the rewind knob. lf it rotates in the direction of the arrow, the f ilm is loaded correctly. Each time you advance the film, the frame counter also advances to the next frame. lt can count up to 38 frames. The numbers 20 and 36 are in orange to call your attention to the f act th at rol ls wi ...

v /x) t\/\ i{l The slightest movement of your body during shutter release may cause blur in the picture. To reduce chances of this, hold the camera as steady as possible with you r left hand su pporting the camera and lens. Press both elbows to your body and lightly press the camera to your cheek or forehead. For a vertical shot, steady at least one elbow against you r body. Spread you r f eet slightly apart, one foot ...

Set a shutter speed bY turning the shutter speed dial until a number from 60 to 1000 is aligned with the index. Then look into the view' f inder and press the shutter button HALFWAY. The meter needle will move to tell You whether the sh utter sPeed You have set will give correct ex- posu re. lf the meter needle Points to the red zone at the top of the scale or if the red LED (Light-Emitting Diode) Utinks below the scale, turn the shut ...

Ce nte r the f ocusing ring your subject in the viewfinder if until the main subject is sharp. Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. Nifi?Er lf there is light, such as the sun or a window, behind your subiect, press the backlight control switch as you press th e sh utter button . S e e P A R T l l , p . 2 O . Must be Eyecup 45. I tried attach- ing it to the eyepiece and it made viewing lots ...

the e nd of the f ilm by the frame counter and the film advance lever. Either the film advance I ever wi | | n of tu rn at all or it will not tu rn all the way. F irst press in the rewind button. You may immediately let go of it. Then turn the rewind crank in the d i rection of the a rrow u nti I the f ra me cou nter, wh ich counts backwards as you re- wind, reaches "S". ...

Load the and slide accesso ry lock nut. flash with batteries it into the AE-1's shoe. Tighten the Turn the Speedlite's ASA film speed dial to the correct ASA speed and push the aperture selection switch to tire green or red 't A" position. Tu rn th e Speed I ite's ma i n switch oN. After the pilot lamp glows, press the shutter button to take the picture. EUE Can on off ers f ou r Speed I ites ( 1 33A, 155A, 177A, 199A) for the AE-1 . With ...

frame. lg Use the viewfinder cover to cover the eyepiece whenever your eye is not to it at the moment You take a shot. lf it is un- covered, stray light enter- ing f rom th e rear may cause u nderexposu re. 1 8 Push the self-timer lever for- ward to uncover the self-timer l a m p . @ fne AE-1 sets the ex- posu re the moment You press the sh utter button. Do not stand in front of the lens while pressing the button or ...

Lens Setting? ASA Setting? Bbtter'y? F ilm Adrrance? www.orphancameras.com ...