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The A-1 was the top-of-the-line A-series camera. (The AE-1 was the first in this series.) It was a sophisticated electronic camera with all-digital control.

Besides the shutter speed-priority AE and aperture-priority AE modes, it featured the first fully automatic program AE mode, preset aperture-priority AE, and Speedlite AE mode.

The viewfinder information was also easy to read with a 7-segment red LED readout. The control settings were displayed at the same time which made it very useful.

Besides Power Winder A, developed at the same time as the AE-1, accessories for the A-1 included the compact Motor Drive MA which attained a maximum shooting speed of 5 fps. This Motor Drive had a convenient vertical-grip shutter button. Also, there was the Speedlite 199A which had bounce flash capability.The A-1’s body had a fine black finish.


NAME: Canon A-1
MANUFACTURER:  Canon Japan
MADE IN: Japan
N°: 990846
PRODUCTION DATE : -
TYPE: 35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera
SERIES: A Series
PICTURE SIZE:  24 x 36 mm
NORMAL LENS:  FD 50mm f/1.4 S.S.C
COLLECTION LENS:  Canon new FD 50mm f/1.4
LENS MOUNT:  FD mount
FOCUS:  Manual Focus
SHUTTER: Four-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. X, B, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. All speeds controlled electronically. Built-in self-timer (with 2- and 10-sec. delay and blinking LED). Multiple exposures enabled with a lever. Electronic shutter release.
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:  141 x 92 x 48 mm, 620 g
PRODUCTION PERIOD: April 1978 - 1985
N° PRODUCED:  2.430.000
ORIGINAL PRICE:  114.000 yen (w/FD 50mm f/1.4SSC)
INDEXED PRICE: xx EUR
AVG VALUE: x EUR
Source: Canon Camera Museum, Wikipedia.org, Camera-wiki.org, knippsen.blogspot.com