| Canon AE-1 Program |
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 {{{image_text}}} Manufacturer: Canon Date of Production: 1981-? Variants: none(?) Type of Camera: SLR 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.
Links 
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- Modern Classics Review
- Canon Camera Museum | Camera Hall
- Lionel's Canon AE-1 Program overview at 35mm-compact.com
- Canon AE-1 Program, Canon AE-1 Program and French notice at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Canon AE-1 Program Camera Manual (PDF) : Photo-Manuals.com
- AE-1 Program Price Data at Camera Repair dot Com's price data
- The A Team an article about the SLR A models, AE-1, AT-1, A-1, AV-1 and AE-1 Program at Classic Cameras by RaúlM.
- Canon AE-1 Program Statistic Price Info's at AuctionPriceTracker (English)
- Canon AE-1 Program Statistic Price Info's at AuctionPriceTracker (German)
- Canon AE-1 Program Statistic Price Info's at AuctionPriceTracker (Italian)
Market ValueEdit
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. AuctionPriceTracker (apt) has exact price details about the AE-1 (EN/DE)
