Canon AE-1 Program

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Canon AE-1 Program

Manufacturer: Canon

Date of Production: 1981-?

Variants: none(?)

Type of Camera: SLR

Film/Sensor Type: 35mm

Lens: FD Lens Mount

Shutter: Four-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane

Shutter speed range: B, 2s-1/1000s

Exposure Metering: TTL Center-weighted

Exposure Modes: {{{emode}}}

Metering modes: {{{mmode}}}

Focus areas: N/A

Focus modes: N/A

Continuous Shooting: N/A

Viewfinder: optical TTL

ASA/ISO range: 12-3200

Flash: X-sync automatic-switching sync contacts

Flash bracketing: N/A

Focus bracketing: N/A

Custom WB: N/A

WB bracketing: N/A

Rear LCD monitor: N/A

Data/Image Recording: N/A (Film)

Battery: 1 4LR44 alkaline battery

Weight: 565g (20oz)

Optional Battery Packs: N/A (?)

The Canon AE-1 was an extremely popular camera, but many users wanted the program auto exposure mode found on the A-1. Canon added program AE mode, upgraded the support for a new power winder (A2), and marketed the AE-1 Program, which became even more popular than the AE-1.

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Market Value

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 metalized 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 often suffers from shutter squeal, or worse, catastrophic failure that is not economically repaired. 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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