Canon AE-1 DSLR film camera

Canon AE-1 DSLR film camera

The Canon AE-1 is a 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) film camera that can be used with interchangeable lenses. It is produced by Canon Camera K K. (Today's Canon Corporation) was manufactured in Japan from April 1976 to 1984. It uses an electronically controlled electromagnetic horizontal focal plane shutter with a speed range of 2 to 1/1000 seconds, plus 1/60 second bulb and flash synchronization. The camera is 87 millimeters tall, 141 millimeters wide, and 48 millimeters deep; It weighs 590 grams.
Canon AE-1 (35mm focal plane shutter DSLR camera)

Canon AE-1 (35mm focal plane shutter DSLR camera)

Canon's AE-1 camera, launched in April 1976, was extremely popular in the market. When AE-1 was launched, TTL manual metering cameras (including Canon FTb and FTb-N) remained the mainstream in the 35mm DSLR camera market. Automatic exposure cameras still occupy an important position in the DSLR camera market. They are all relatively expensive and have low production. However, the design of AE-1 starts from the basics and consists of 5 main components and 25 secondary components. They are centrally controlled by a microcomputer. Through integrated circuits, the number of components has been reduced by 300. The production of cameras is also highly automated. Therefore, it can