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What lenses does the Canon AE-1 take?
Features. The AE-1 has a Canon FD breech-lock lens mount and accepts any FD or New FD (FDn) lens. It is not compatible with Canon’s later Canon EF lens mount, though adapters made by independent manufacturers can be found. The camera will also accept Canon’s earlier FL-mount lenses through the use of stop-down metering …
Can you use any lens on Canon AE-1?
The Canon AE-1 has an FD breech-lock lens mount and will accept all Canon FD lenses. The later New FD (FDn) lenses are compatible too. The AE-1 is not compatible with Canon’s later EF lens mount. This reduces the flexibility to mix and match with newer Canon lenses.
What type of camera is a Canon AE-1?
What we have with the Canon AE-1 Program is a straightforward electronic camera that can shoot in fully automatic Program mode, and semi-automatic Shutter-Priority mode (set the lens to A and choose your shutter speed â the camera will select the correct aperture). This is perfect for those just starting.
What is a good price for Canon AE-1?
Canon: Canon AE-1
| Average | Very good | Mint |
|---|---|---|
| $60-70 | $90-100 | $160-180 |
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Can I use my Canon 35mm lenses on a digital camera?
Canon. Any Canon “EF” lens made after 1987 will fit any Canon digital SLR, but none of the old âFDâ mount lenses made before 1987 will fit. The “EF” lenses have electrical contacts at the back where they join the camera. Take care to keep these contacts clean, or you can get odd behaviour from the camera.
Is Canon AE-1 full manual?
The AE-1 is a shutter priority mode only camera. It does not have a “traditional” manual setting. You can set the aperture and shutter independently but the light meter in the viewfinder will always point to the “proper” aperture the camera thinks it should be shooting at regardless of the current setting.
Does Canon AE-1 have autofocus?
It does not take EF lenses, it does not have autofocus and, of course, it is not digital. It was, however, a forward-thinking SLR that became the first camera to feature an internal microcomputer, as well as rare-for-its-time shutter-speed priority TTL metering.
How much was the Canon AE-1 when it first came out?
around $700
Price for a new AE-1 Program in 1981 was around $700, roughly $2,000 in today’s market. Not a bad price for a fully-automatic SLR. It was half the price of a new Nikon F3, widely considered to be one of the best high-end SLRs on the market at the time, if not ever.
Which is better 28mm or 35mm?
In general, a 35mm lens is slightly better for subject-based photography, while the 28mm is better for landscape photography. Of course, there are more photography disciplines than those two, so it is best to not base the whole decision around this point.
Can I use my old Canon lenses on new DSLR?
Why is Canon AE-1 popular?
As well as being the first camera to sport a CPU, the Canon AE-1 was the world’s first 35mm SLR to be equipped with a shutter speed-priority exposure mode (AE stood for Automatic Exposure Control).
What is the difference between Canon a1 and AE-1?
They are based on the same body shape and shutter mechanism, but the A-1 has more sophisticated electronics, metering, and exposure automation. The AE-1 is much simpler to use, and only has 2 modes: Shutter Priority and Manual Exposure.
Do you need Flash for Canon AE-1?
The versatile circuitry of the Canon AE-1 allows it to perform fully automatic flash photography with the Speedlite 155A especially designed for this camera. It is not necessary to set the shutter speed or the aperture on the camera as, up to now, flash photography required.