Canon AE1 Program

Manufacturer Canon, Inc. Place of Manufacture Japan Date of Manufacture 1981-87 Focusing System Single-lens reflex with pentaprism eye-level viewfinder Fixed eye-level pentaprism. 0.86x magnification (EX 50mm), 93.5% vertical coverage, 96% horizontal coverage. Split-image rangefinder encircled by microprism rangefinder at center with a fresnel matte screen. Lens Mount Canon FD bayonet mount Shutter Focal plane shutter 2 sec.- 1/1000Horizontal silk-curtainX-flash sync at 1/60 Metering System CdS through the lens (TTL) meteringEV 1-18 @ ISO 100Program automatic exposureShutter priority automatic exposureFull manual (shutter speed/aperture) control possible Flash External hot-shoe and PC connection Hotshoe has extra pins for dedicated Canon Speedlite flashes Film type / speeds Type 135 film (35mm standard) ASA 12 to 3200 Battery type 6v PX28 alkaline (readily available)Battery test switch on top left cover (6 beeps/second = good)