What's all this? Warranty, instructions We don't need all this l'm going to stuff . throw it away. Udf'lil1t4trfl ll, look here. This warranty ca says that it doesn't cover any mishandling of the camera by the user. Besides, we know next to notlling about a camera like this. I think maybe we should look into fhe Basic Steps to Picture-Taking Hey! Wait a minute. . Come on. You've never read a single instruction sheet in all the time l've known You. Okay. They're pretty short.
Congratulationson your Purchaseof a Canon AE-1. We know that you are anxious to start taking pictures with it. Our first hint for taking great ones is to read these instructions. Follow the steps in order and become well acquainted with the camera. Then, once you have a good understanding of PART l, move on to PART ll. lt contains a lot of information you won't f ind elsewhere.
1. Attach the Lens Remove the rear lens cap by turning it in the direction of the arrow until it stops and p u l l i n gi t o u t . To reattach the rear lens cap, align it with the lens as illustrated. Then lightly push i t i n a n d t u r n i t c l o c k w i s eu n t i l It StOpS. R e m o v et h e b o d y c a p .
To mount the lens,first align the rounded red positioning point on the lens with the red dot above the camera mount asillustrated. A lf your cameralooks like this, with a red dot showing inside the camera mount, do not mount the First press in lens yet. t h e s m al l c h r o m e b u t t o n as shown to release the stop-down slide. Then m o u n t t h e l en s . Leave t h e s t o p - d o w n s l i d ea s i t i s .
2.Setthe Lens for AE(3:J:[?:")Photography anon N R e m o v et h e f r o n t l e n s c a p . W h i l e p r e s s i n gi n t h e A E l o c k p i n , t u r n t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w u n t i l " 4 " c l i c k - s t o p sa t t h e a p e r t u r ei n d e x . "A" will be in line with the red dot on the camera. lf you forget t o d o t h i s , a u t o m a t i ce x p o s u r ew i l l b e i m p o s s i b l e .
Load the f,,E-[ ;:ii,::j::;i;iii,:ij::ijjliji:ai::i;j:::i;::i::;f:i;ii:iti::i:i:i:iiii::tii;itir:::i;:ii:::i: Remove the viewfinder cover f r o m t h e a c c e s s o r ys h o e . Correct Batteries Open th e batte rY c h a mb er c o v e r u s in g t h e v i e w f i n d er cover. Examples S i l v e rO x i d e 6 V E v e r e a d y( U C n R ) N o . 5 4 4 , M a l l o r y P X 2 8 , J I S 4 G 13 Al kal ine-manganese E v e r e a d y( U C A R ) N o . 5 3 7 6V www.butkus.
Insert the negativeend f irst. Then push down a n d i n s e r t the positive end. Close the c h a m b e rc o v e r . A Don't touch the battery poles. Wipe them and the camera contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading to prevent poor contact from dirt. Pressthe battery check button while looking through the v i e w fi n d e r . T h e m e t e r n e e d l e i n t h e v i e w fi n d e r w i l l m o v e . lf the battery is good, the meter needle will rest at or below the battery check index.
5. Before Loading Film, Learn to Operate Basic Controls ) Turn the shutter button lock l e v e rt o " A " . T u r n t h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e r i n the direction of the arrow until it stops. You may turn it in one continuousstrokeor in several short strokes. When f i Im i s l o a d e d , t h i s w i | | a d vanceit to the next frame.
L i f t t h e k n u r l e d r i n g around the shutter speeddial and turn it until the ASA speedof your film is a l i g n e dw i t h t h e g r e e n index. This is absolutelynecessary for gettrngcorrectexposure. The top of the f ilri carton f its in there. That way we can remember what kind of f il m is loaded. Wh at a conven ient holder! l f t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dd i a l t u r n Sw h i l e you are setting the ASA, turn it to "8" or "1000" and then set the ASA.
7. Load the Film Itiliiiriifirillliirri P ul l t h e r e w i n d k n o b u p u n t i l the back cover pops open. A p l a s t i c i n s r- t i s a t t a c h e d t o t h e pressure plate of a new AE-1 to p r o t e c t i t i n t r a n s p o r t . B e fo r e loading the first film cartridge, it is important to remove this insert. It may be thrown away. T h e A E - 1 u s e sc o l o r ( n e g a t i v e o r s l i d e) o r b l a c k a n d w h i t e film in standard 35mm cartridges.
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T a k e s e v e r a l b l a n k s h o t s , r a l e a s i n gt h e s h u t t e r a n d a d v a n c i n gt h e f i l m , u n t i l t h e f r a m e c o u n t e r r e a d s" 1 " ( t h e d o t f o l l o w i n g z e r o ) . W h i l e d o i n g this, keep an eye on the rewind knob. lf it rotatesin the direction of the arrow, the f ilm is l o a d e dc o r r e c t l y . 12 Each time you advance the film, the frame c o u n t e r a l s o a d v a n c e st o t h e n e x t f r a m e . l t c a n count up to 38 frames.
B. Learn to Hold the Camera Correctly v /x) t\/\ i{l T h e s l i g h t e s t m o v e m e n t o f y o u r b o d y d u r i n g s h u t t e r r e l e a s em a y c a u s e b l u r i n t h e p i c t u r e . T o r e d u c e c h a n c e so f t h i s , h o l d t h e c a m e r a a s s t e a d y a s p o s s i b l e w i t h y o u r l e f t h a n d s up p o r t i n g t h e camera and lens. Press both elbows to your body and lightly p r e s st h e c a m e r a t o y o u r c h e e k o r f o r e h e a d .
9. One Shot at a Time Set a shutter speed bY turning the shutter speed dial until a number from 60 to 1000 is a l i g n e dw i t h t h e i n d e x . lf the meter needle Points to the red zone at the top of the scale or if the red LED (Light-Emitting Diode) Utinks b e l o w t h e s c a l e ,t u r n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dd i a l a s s h o w n . O t h e r wise, exposure will be correct at the shutter sPeed You have set. Do not set the shutter speeddial between the click-stop settings.
C o m p o s e t h e p ictu re. Cente r y o u r s u b j e c t i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r i f p o s s i b l e .T u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g u n t i l t h e m a i n s u b j e c ti s s h a r p . P r e s st h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n a l l t h e way down to take the picture. Must be Eyecup 45. I tried attaching it to the eyepieceand it made viewing lots more comfortable.
Roll, ',.i:it'i,;:,;;:i!'iir,iri":itji:i:ri;,it'it,l @: You can tell you have reached t h e en d o f t h e f i l m b y t h e frame counter and the film a d v a n c el e v e r . E i t h e r t h e f i l m a d v a n c e Ie v e r w i | | n o f t u r n at all or it will not turn all the w a y . F i r s t p r e s si n t h e r e w i n d button. You may immediately let go of it.
* Dedicated Flash Load the f l a s h w i t h b a t t e r i e s and slide it into the AE-1's accessory s h o e . T i g h t e n t h e lock nut. EUE Canon off ers f ou r SpeedI ites ( 1 33A, 1 5 5 A , 1 7 7 A , 1 9 9 A ) f o r t h e A E - 1. W i t h s l i g h t d i f f e r e n c e s ,a l l f o u r a r e used in almost the sameway. See PART ll, p.33, and the Speedlite's i n s t r u c t i o n sf o r m o r e d e t a i l s . g M a k es u r et h e A E - 1 ' ss h u t ter speed dial is not on "8".
*Self-Timer Advance the film to the next frame. lg 18 Use the viewfinder cover to cover the eyepiece whenever your eye is not to it at the moment You take a shot. lf it is uncovered, stray light entering f rom th e rear may c a u s eu n d e r e x p o s ur e . Push the self-timer lever forw a r d t o u n c o v e rt h e s e l f - t i m e r lamp. @ fne AE-1 sets the exp o s ur e t h e m o m e n t Y o u p r e s s t h e s hu t t e r b u t t o n .
*Pre- Shooting Checklist Bbtter'y? LensSetting? ASA Setting? F ilm Adrrance?
Oh, no! lalready started the s e l f - t i m e ra n d I w a n t e d t o s t o p i t s o I j u s t p u s h e dt h e l e v e r b a c k i n , b u t as soon as I did that, the shutter released. l f y o u h a v e s t a r t e d t h e s e l ftimer and wish to cancel it b e f o r es h u t t e r r e l e a s ep, r e s st h e batterycheck button. You're going to haved g r e a t p i c t ur e o f a n empty chair! Try pressing the battery check button next time. www.butkus.
*Carrying the Camera tittiXtuilii*it Th read the ends of th e strap through the rings on the c a m e r aa s s h o w n . F o r c a r r yi n g t h e c a m er a , i n particular, insert it into its s e m i - h a r dc a s e ( o p t i o n a l a c c e s s o r y) a s s h o w n . Y o u c a n s t i l l take a picturewhile the camera is in the case by turning the t o p c o v e rd o w n . To remove the top cover, turn it down, then push it straight up and out.
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