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Problems with Canon EOS-AE-1 35mm SLR Camera?

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meter on ae1 not working when aperture...
the metering needle in the viewfinder does not move when i change the aperture setting on my ae1. this happens on both...

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Canon Ae-1
Installed battery and meter worked however the film advance does nothing and shutter button does nothing. Other that...

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camera battery is dead and was just bought...
After replacing the primary battery a few months back, I tried to use the camera and both the flash and the camera would...

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Canon A-1 35mm Shutter Issue or not
Hello, I recently picked up one of these at a flea market. Can someone here tell me if the 6V battery is required in...

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AE-1 self timmer
My AE1 seems to be stuck on self-timer no matter what the settings are (A,L,S,Program, B, etc.) I am thinking of...

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Canon AE 1
A vertical bar of light appears on prints, is the aperture sticking ? Or is light getting in through the rear cover ?

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AE-1 won't cock ,shutter doesn't work
Have tried loading new battery to no avail?Still won't cock,and the shitter doesn't operate?

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Shutter squeal, Canon Cough a1 Ae1
Can anyone tell me what I need to lubricate to cure Canon Cough?

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Back Cover
I cannot get the back cover of my camera to open, so that i can load the film. What do I do?

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manual
I need an operating manual for the AE-1. Know hwere to get one?

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Shutter Speed
I bought my Canon AE-1 a couple of years ago and used to be able to set and use the shutter speed without any problems. ...

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My pictures have dark vertical lines and...
My Canon AE-1seems to work fine but some of my pictures have will be partially covered by a dark purple color. What I...

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ruined film
Hi, I have a Canon Rebel that I use with a (70?)- 300 lens. I took it two a Major league ballgame and was sure I had...

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canon a-1 flim slr camera
The P in the AT do not work. When i set to aperture priority, the shutter speed is always set at 10sec.

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