Canon AE-1

Specifications

Format: 35mm manual-focus single-lens reflex (SLR)
Mount: Canon FD mount
Features: Shutter-priority auto exposure and full manual, center-weighted silicon-cell metering, shutter 2–1/1000 s + B, Power Winder A/A2 compatible
Battery: 1× 4LR44/4SR44 6V, needed for the camera to operate (not included)
Includes: Original box, 50mm lens with box

Condition

Grade: Very Good (VG)
Details: Fully tested and functional. Shows normal signs of use for its age, such as light scuffs or marks, with no effect on performance.

Shipping

All orders are dispatched within 12-24 hours. We ship from Stockholm using insured and trackable methods via PostNord or DHL. For international duties, please check your local customs office.

The First SLR With a Microprocessor. The Click You Already Know.

Launched in April 1976, the Canon AE-1 was the first SLR built around a microprocessor, and it changed what an amateur camera could be. That chip let Canon cut more than 300 parts from the design, sell it at a price ordinary photographers could afford, and give it shutter-priority automatic exposure that took the guesswork out of every frame. It became the first serious camera for millions of people. You've almost certainly heard one, too: Apple sound designer Jim Reekes recorded his own AE-1 to create the Mac's screenshot sound, the same click that later became the iPhone's shutter. Behind the classic body sit Canon's FD mount and a cloth focal-plane shutter running from 2 seconds to 1/1000. This example comes with its original box, a rare find for a camera so many people used hard. In Very Good condition, it shows light signs of use. For the beginner who wants a manual SLR with an automatic safety net, or the collector who appreciates a boxed piece of camera history.

Sample photos by:u/LessFish777;u/YungJiggy97(r/analog). All rights belong to their respective owners.

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