Guys,

I just inherited my dad's Canon AE-1 camera, well it was passed down hehe

Any ideas on where the best place is to get it cleaned?

I was thinking around hidalgo i've asked around and there's this shop that'll do it for 1,500 but if parts are still needed additional payments would have to be made.

Any other comments regarding this model of camera?

thanks,
appreciate it :Grin:

welcome to DPP! Hidalgo is your best bet for cheaper service of your AE-1. Their asking price of 1,500 is quite high though. Tawaran mo pa. For that price, you might as well call Columbia Photo at Megamall for an estimate (tel: 6334990.) They have expert technicians able to fix different camera brands with a modest 2-months repair warranty, I believe.

For background about this camera model, nothing beats this Malaysian site:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/ae1/

Hope you can have it restored. Good luck!

I had my A-1 CLA'd for 1,200. That included a battery compartment cleanup too cause of spilled acid. The terminal was also changed. I got it CLA'd at Unsmann in Hidalgo :)

Mike Santos did my AE-1 Program for P1k. Too bad he's gone ... :(

I'm trying out this place in Hidalgo called Image-3 Camera Service Station (besides Mini-Stop). They've done a good CLA on my Canon FTb for P850; noting of course that the FTb is fully mechanical and simply required cleaning, lubrication and adjustments...no circuit board that suffered any meltdown. I'm sending an A-1...want to wait for a feedback?

Anyway, the AE-1 is one of the first successful and reliable implementation of automatic exposure in its time. However, it has to be emphasized that it is now a 'dead' system because Canon abandoned the FD lens mount when they shifted to AF with the EF lenses. So lenses that fit the AE-1 and its contemporaries would not work with the new Canon DSLRs (and vice versa). There are adapters though but they are costly often more expensive the FD lenses.

On the plus side, because it is a dead system, you can easily find good lenses for your Canon AE-1 cheap! I just got a used FD 50/1.4 for under $20 in Ebay.

a AE-1 user here also... got it from my dad also... w/ FD 50mm lens

am also thinking of having it fixed...

A-1/AE-1 parts should still be pretty common, I think most repair shops can do a good job at it... I'm thinking of getting one as well hehe.

Guys,

I just inherited my dad's Canon AE-1 camera, well it was passed down hehe

Any ideas on where the best place is to get it cleaned?

I was thinking around hidalgo i've asked around and there's this shop that'll do it for 1,500 but if parts are still needed additional payments would have to be made.

Any other comments regarding this model of camera?

thanks,
appreciate it :Grin:
That is a good ol' camera! Your lucky you got that until now....

Hmmm... sounds like there are still many users of this revolutionary camera. Maybe its time to have mine cleaned as well. :D not sure if mine is A-1 or AE-1 though.

Then we'll start a separate thread... we'll beat the LOMO.... hehehe!!! what do you think guys? :D

Then we'll start a separate thread... we'll beat the LOMO.... hehehe!!! what do you think guys? :D

Real photographers use REAL cameras :Grin:

Before the AE-1 is sent out, does it REALLY need to be cleaned in the first place? If it's just surface dirt and the optics/mirror/lens looks clean, they a thorough scrubbing might suffice. I've seen a few dusty cameras which have pristine insides.

Note that when the camera is sent out for servicing, it is taken apart to some degree. Each time this is done, there is a possibility that the original calibrations will be lost and the camera is quite no longer the same.

Cesar in Moy's Hidalgo (betwen Island and Columbia) does great work on these cameras.

Jay

Any idea where to get a replacement battery compartment door here? I just got my AE-1 back from a friend who "borrowed" it for several years. It's still clean but the battery door is broken. :(

Any idea where to get a replacement battery compartment door here? I just got my AE-1 back from a friend who "borrowed" it for several years. It's still clean but the battery door is broken. :(

Saw a couple in eBay a while back, but I do have 2 Canon A-1s for parts sitting in my camera morgue...both has cracked up doors but one still has its locking mechanism intact--it still manages to lock itself (the other has the door but no lock). PM me if you're interested in cannibalizing it.

Bong, Thanks, I think I like to request for the one with closing mechanism and maybe your view finder, mine is cracked also kasi. Please let me know how much :)

oh well... I just passed by a camera repair shop earlier

I am planning to have my AE-1 overhauled so to speak... and I did find a 2nd hand FD zoom lens that would work perfectly for the camera..

^________^V

Bong, Thanks, I think I like to request for the one with closing mechanism and maybe your view finder, mine is cracked also kasi. Please let me know how much :)

Send me a PM (Private Message); I'd probably give it to you for the price of coffee. :Grin:

hi, like the other 2 guys here, my dad just gave me a camera and when he handed it over it was a canon AE-1. I was surprised since he mentioned that it was konika hehe. Anyway, he said something about a shutter failure so might just take it to the camera repair / from recommendations i read in this thread.

are there still plenty of FD lenses in hidalgo? i also have the 50 1.4 one.. i'm pretty happy with it now.. but so far none of the rolls I used were processed so I don't know how my shots turned out hehe

FDs should be pretty easy and cheap to get almost anywhere... eBay still sells tons of 50mm..

Saw this one this morning...

Sweet :P (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-CANON-AE1-Camera-With-Super-Sharp-1-4-Lens_W0QQitemZ120228225365QQihZ002QQcategoryZ50997 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

whew, i just downloaded the manual but I'm not sure if its just the battery or there is really something wrong with this cam. Do the guys at Hidalgo or at Columbia (Megamall) charge their basic check-up? I'm really excited to get this cam up and running. By the way, I'm just a noob in terms of photography :Grin: and will appreciate all the tips I can get.

Just got back from Hidalgo. Thanks to Jay for the information on Moy's cam repair shop and I have my magnetic shutter repaired for less than an hour. I scouted the area looking for a flash but unluckily the last one was sold an hour earlier :Angry:. Anyway, I saw a telephoto lens that would fit the AE-1 and the store sells it for 7,500. He said its a 500mm telephoto lens.

Great thread. I also have an AE-1. It takes very good pictures. I can use it better now after I have learned the basics using my 400D. I'm bothered by the cracked viewfinder though. I might have it replaced at Hidaldgo too. Thanks. I suppose I'll use it more for black and white photos.

Semi-OT: I have two inoperable Canon Motor Drive MA that goes with the A-1 and AE-1 Program (I have the latter camera). I want to test the battery packs if they still work (thinking of finding/buying a used drive only); anyone here with a functioning unit I could meet up with just to see if it works. Send me a PM if you're up to it.

Coffee's on me :Grin:

i also have an AE-1, inherited from my mom, thats dying for an overhaul, also a 70-210mm zoom lens with macro and a 50mm thats creeping with mold, how much would it cost me to have this all fixed? also the battery compartment door is broken

i also have an AE-1, inherited from my mom, thats dying for an overhaul, also a 70-210mm zoom lens with macro and a 50mm thats creeping with mold, how much would it cost me to have this all fixed? also the battery compartment door is broken


hi Jerome, I'm not sure how much that would cost but when I asked Moy's cam repair about cleaning they said that it costs around Php 800. You can try calling them at 7353659 hope this helps.

hi Jerome, I'm not sure how much that would cost but when I asked Moy's cam repair about cleaning they said that it costs around Php 800. You can try calling them at 7353659 hope this helps.

thanks bro, will certainly do that

I have an A-1!

With prime 50mm 1.4, 70-200tele and the "kit lens".
I dunno how much everything will cost me to get em cleaned and working.

At last I had my test roll processed. I would just like to ask if you guys had encountered a similar problem. The first 10-12 frames were clear (no images formed) then the line mark was on every negative except for the last 5 frames. The lab where my negative was scanned said it was due to the camera. I used a Fujicolor100 for this test roll.http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/elbarax/000024.jpg

Aside from my 400D, I too have a Canon AE-1. It's a great camera! I used it for my photography class this year with a 50mm f/1.8 and the pictures came out pretty nice. I got it from my cousin who graduated about 4 years ago, and he used it when he was in college, too

I haven't changed the battery since I got it, so here's my question - how long does the battery for an AE-1 normally last? My camera has been with me for nearly 2 years now. I have classmates who have the same camera and got them just last year for our photography class this sophomore year, and their batteries kind of ran out within the school year.

At last I had my test roll processed. I would just like to ask if you guys had encountered a similar problem. The first 10-12 frames were clear (no images formed) then the line mark was on every negative except for the last 5 frames. The lab where my negative was scanned said it was due to the camera. I used a Fujicolor100 for this test roll.http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/elbarax/000024.jpg


Either you have a sticky shutter or the metering is faulty, my guess would be the shuuter is not working properly, maybe you just need to have it CLA'd in Hidalgo.

on an ae-1p i read it usually lasts about a year if you take it out when not used within a range of 3 weeks. and make sure that its set to lock mode.

for the av-1, well i unearthed this october 2007 and god knows when the battery was replaced (maybe i dunno 3-5 years ago?) it was still working until i replaced the batters just this march :)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/elbarax/000024.jpg


Check your negatives, it could be a scratch from some loose dirt where the film travels inside your camera (which may explain why it does not appear throughout the roll). But it could also have been inflicted by the lab processing your film (because scratches should appear as white lines).

Hi -

Here are photos of my AE-1. My uncle gave this to me as a gift when I was 16 and this was my first camera ever.



http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7638/img6270qn3.jpg

With the 28-80mm lens



With the 80-200mm lens

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1865/js640img5996cv1.jpg



http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4341/js640img5988gr9.jpg

I would just like to share some differences between then AE-1 and the AE-1P. The AE-1P already has the LED meter on the viewfinder whilst the AE-1 still uses the meter needle (plus ae-1 was made earlier than the ae-1p 70s vs 80s I think). I used to think that all AE-1s were the same so when I finally got my "AE-1"...it was actually an AE-1P(rogram), the upgraded version of the AE-1... (and I was very alarmed while reading the AE-1 manual because it really looks different ...) oh well, at least now I know :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/2329694155_97d7736ae8.jpg

here's my lovely new-old camera ...the ae-1p :)

This is such an epiphany moment for me! hehe! I never knew that were two types that existed.

Thanks for the 411 Donna.


:)

I would just like to share some differences between then AE-1 and the AE-1P. The AE-1P already has the LED meter on the viewfinder whilst the AE-1 still uses the meter needle (plus ae-1 was made earlier than the ae-1p 70s vs 80s I think). I used to think that all AE-1s were the same so when I finally got my "AE-1"...it was actually an AE-1P(rogram), the upgraded version of the AE-1... (and I was very alarmed while reading the AE-1 manual because it really looks different ...) oh well, at least now I know :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/2329694155_97d7736ae8.jpg

here's my lovely new-old camera ...the ae-1p :)


Now thats a cleeeeean camera! My lenses have fungus squigglies on it already, haha!

:D

Like miss Donna, I learned only recently that there were two kinds of AE-1 in the world! A classmate of mine bought one a few months ago and told me we had the same camera, and when we met up with a few other friends, I realized hers was different when I borrowed it. Hers was the AE-1P, and I had the AE-1. I tried using it, but I found myself more comfortable with my AE-1. (:

And since the latest posts have pictures of their cameras, I'm posting a photo of my baby as well. ^^
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/2112358836_ec105be5db.jpg

The best picture I have of my AE-1 whom I named Flint. (:

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/57/44/4694475/1_709044303l.jpg
I have a black Canon AE-1 .. w/ FL 50mm 1.4 and a Focal M500T-Zoom Thyristor Flash
that has served me for several years already since college days...

I also got my AE-1 from my dad.. it's the camera that got me into photography..

I learned how to use it from him while I was younger... eventually I got hooked into using it at a young age.. I frequently borrow it from him while I was in HS that he finally just gave it to me when I really got serious in photography while in college


I do still like to bring it w/ me even if I have my 400D


although it is a bit in bad shape now, I am having it fixed soon..

I would just like to share some differences between then AE-1 and the AE-1P. The AE-1P already has the LED meter on the viewfinder whilst the AE-1 still uses the meter needle (plus ae-1 was made earlier than the ae-1p 70s vs 80s I think). I used to think that all AE-1s were the same so when I finally got my "AE-1"...it was actually an AE-1P(rogram), the upgraded version of the AE-1... (and I was very alarmed while reading the AE-1 manual because it really looks different ...) oh well, at least now I know :)

The AE-1 was the beginning of the A series in 1977 while the AE-1P was the last in the mid-1980s. The AE-1 pioneered all electronic chip managed photography (so it does not run without batteries). It was unique that it had Tv mode (automatic aperture) while everyone else jumping into the automatic exposure band wagon emphasized Av mode (automatic shutter speed).

In between, came the AV-1 (Av mode), AL-1 (focus assist), the AT-1 (match needle manual metering) and the ultimate A series; the A-1 which featured Av, Tv, Program and Manual. Soon after, Canon released the AE-1 Program which was basically the AE-1 with the program mode included.

I got my AE-1 in 1977 for my high school graduation gift, shot my first wedding in 1978 with it and it took me through college. My brother got an A-1 for his graduation in 1980 (in between we had cousins who sorta followed our steps and got AV-1s). I used and loved my AE-1 to death (literally) up to 1985; I shifted to Pentax since.

Recently, feeling senti (mid-life ek), I got myself an AE-1P ...

thanks masters Daniel and Bong. I still have the second roll loaded with just a few more. If the second roll turns up to be the same, guess I'll go back to Hidalgo and have it fixed.

old faithful...

i learned the science behind photography with my dad's A1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2359313875_c40118716d_o.jpg

Lem, only Pastor Bong is the master here :)

Tmo, WOW, Gwapo :)

ok, now i wanna go find one.

heading to hidalgo today. what would be a good price for this?

@joseph, about last 2 weeks ago when I scouted the area the AE-1 Program is around 4.5k with 50mm f/1.8 standard lens. I'm not sure if its a good price.

@joseph, about last 2 weeks ago when I scouted the area the AE-1 Program is around 4.5k with 50mm f/1.8 standard lens. I'm not sure if its a good price.

oh... lets try bumping it down to 2k! haha!

hidalgo here i come!

Now thats a cleeeeean camera! My lenses have fungus squigglies on it already, haha!

:D

hi joe :) even I was surprised that the lens was really really clean. its a 50mm 1.4 and the price I bought for the whole thing was well worth it because of the squeaky clean lens :)

yeeha and sir bong speaks! lol! i knew he'd add some more info regarding to what i said :Grin:

I never knew there's a lot of ae-1/ae-1p users here...
sir bong, looks like we'll be pushing that ae-1/ae-1p/av-1/a-1 eb? lol :D

Lem, only Pastor Bong is the master here :)

By virtue of being old ...? :Grin:

Anyway...my Canon AE-1 from my college days:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/2361124900_83e7fbbedc.jpg
With the 1978(?) Montreal Olympics commemorative lens cap ... :D
...Power Winder A, FD 50/1.8 with yellow filter (I was a B&W purist then...).

Now ... the Canon AE-1 Program

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/2361124906_2be74a2f88.jpg

@Donna...game! :Grin:

Pastor Bong, I think age doesn't count here because I think we are either of the same age group or I am olber by a bit :) It's the talent that counts :) Man! Those are beautiful drool worthy cameras. I wish I took you up on the A-1 :(

ol' faithful :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2359313875_c40118716d_o.jpg

Check your negatives, it could be a scratch from some loose dirt where the film travels inside your camera (which may explain why it does not appear throughout the roll). But it could also have been inflicted by the lab processing your film (because scratches should appear as white lines).

@master bong - I just received the second roll from digiprint, and there's no scratch and blank frames. I guess the fault is with the 'first lab'. Lesson learned - all films to Digiprint

Okay...that's nice to hear! Keep on shooting! :Grin:

good day everybody, i stumbled upon this thread about the canon ae-1 camera, well, like some of you i also inherited one from a parent, except, i didn't actually inherit it i asked it from my pops, but since he said the electronics of this one is destroyed, i was wondering were I could have it fixed. i hope someone could help me on this. Thanks everybody! i live in pasig area by the way.

good day everybody, i stumbled upon this thread about the canon ae-1 camera, well, like some of you i also inherited one from a parent, except, i didn't actually inherit it i asked it from my pops, but since he said the electronics of this one is destroyed, i was wondering were I could have it fixed. i hope someone could help me on this. Thanks everybody! i live in pasig area by the way.

Hidalgo/Quiapo is the only place to go actually. I think I mentioned in the first page of this thread where I have my stuff fixed but I should mention it again since they changed the name of the shop. Used to be I3CSS, it is now known as Luminance--besides Mini-Stop across Greenwich (the end of Hidalgo closer to the church). Look for Bong Alicos...tell him Bong 'd Pentaxian sent you.

Your AE-1s fried electronics sound like a bad prognosis...it's like the motherboard of your computer dying; be prepared for the worse...it doesn't sound good. Parts are dependent on a donor transplant...i.e., a dead (hopefully for a different reason) AE-1 would be your source of parts. It might be simpler if you found yourself a better working used AE-1...

thanks for the advise sir. so, anybody here want to sell me their AE-1? :Grin:

i found a working AE-1 on ebay.ph. do you think P5000 is a good buy? i think it's expensive.

i found a working AE-1 on ebay.ph. do you think P5000 is a good buy? i think it's expensive.

P5k? Sorta expensive and too many unknowns. I thought I saw a couple floating around Hidalgo for around P4.5k or lower--you can bargain and test them! Question...do you have lenses for the Canon AE-1?

Saw an A1 in hidalgo a few weeks ago..it was in very good condition with a 50mm lens and speedlite all in for 6k. I started with an A1 and an AE1 Program back in High School and seeing that unit just brought back so much memories.

Wow, classic cameras! I used the A-1 for a long time. Has everything a photographer needs. But it became backup when I got the super hi-tech T-90. I've played with the AE-1, AE-1P and AV-1, too, borrowed ones. But my first ever owned camera was the AL-1, which I bought for P3,500 with a 50/1.8, then chanced upon a 28mm/2.8 for P1,500.

When I was using the A-1 and T-90, Gilbert Cruz in Sta. Mesa was my repair guru. AFAIK, he used to work for SuperEast, which had the only Canon service center back then.

uncle bob, when are you coming back. dante has a new toy, we need to go back there :D

yes sir, i have lenses... that's why i would like to have it fixed also, i'm wondering with what dslr cameras can lenses for the AE1 fit into... thanks again, sige i'll passby hidalgo on one of this weekends.

uncle bob, when are you coming back. dante has a new toy, we need to go back there :D
You mean, he has upgraded na to the 5D Mk2? :Grin:

yes sir, i have lenses... that's why i would like to have it fixed also, i'm wondering with what dslr cameras can lenses for the AE1 fit into... thanks again, sige i'll passby hidalgo on one of this weekends.

None...well Canon EOS DSLRs have an adapter, last I looked they were expensive and they actually work like teleconverters because they have their own set of optics to allow the FD lenses to focus to infinity with the EF mount.

Btw, if you do go hunting for a new body, there are alternatives floating in Hidalgo as well besides an AE-1. Someone mentioned an A-1 somewhere, I remember seeing an FTb recently as well as an AE-1 Program. So you have more options to keep your eyes peeled for...

Good luck!

None...well Canon EOS DSLRs have an adapter, last I looked they were expensive and they actually work like teleconverters because they have their own set of optics to allow the FD lenses to focus to infinity with the EF mount.

Btw, if you do go hunting for a new body, there are alternatives floating in Hidalgo as well besides an AE-1. Someone mentioned an A-1 somewhere, I remember seeing an FTb recently as well as an AE-1 Program. So you have more options to keep your eyes peeled for...

Good luck!

thank you very much sir! good thing i bumped into this site.

Any one knows of the current market price of AE-1 camera because one of my friends showed and offerred me one for P 15K. Is the price worth grabbing for? Please advise. Thanks

How about a good condition Canon AE-1 Body with 50mm f1.4 Lens for $250 shipped. Just let me know. Thank you.

15K is absurd.... Unless it's packaged with a bunch of really good lenses.

I also have a very clean Canon EOS 1N. Used to be Canon's top of the line SLR before the 1V. I am selling it for $325 shipped. Will also include Two (2) Fresh Rolls of Kodachrome 64. Let me know. :-)

Hi Ian, unfortunately, soliciting personal items are not allowed here bro.

1V, yum :)

I am sorry! Can someone delete my previous posts? Thank you.

wow.. i guess canon really started a revolution.. ang dami nyo naka A-1/AE-1!... when i was looking for my first slr... AE-1/A-1 were the first cams i saw, and planned to buy. thanks to sir daniel for the links.. but unfortunately, it didnt push through.. opted for the Nikon FM2n instead.. hehe..

such tons of Canon AE-1/A-1 in hidalgo last saturday.. a bunch of FD mount lenses too.. Nikon MF lenses are hard to find, expensive, and in demand, so the prices went up recently.. now im wishing i shoudve bought the Canon AE-1/A-1.. hahaha..

I started with a Canon AE-1 P, managed to build up my lens arsenal to a 50mm, 28mm and a Vivitar 28-200 plus two sunpak flash units, Cokin filters, 2x multiplier. I thought of selling it when I bought my 30D but considering the prevailing price, I think I would be better off building a glass cabinet and displaying the items instead.

I still think of shooting film sometimes, I just couldn't bear paying 100+ pesos for 38-39 shots that I could not get to see at once.

thats the thrill of shooting with film man...

for me its not about the instant gratification.. its about grain, its about the shots you take.. it makes you a better photographer, you think about the shot more before taking it, because you only have one shot. (unless you take a couple of shots of one subject in different perspectives).. its about thinking first before shooting, not the other way around.. well, i guess you know that already, you came from film e.. :)

using a dslrs has its advantages, we all know that.. but as film users say, it feels more human...

Used to have an AE-1 too. It went everywhere with me from snow covered mountains to tropical beaches and never let me down. I'm sorry I got rid of it.

thats the thrill of shooting with film man...

for me its not about the instant gratification.. its about grain, its about the shots you take.. it makes you a better photographer, you think about the shot more before taking it, because you only have one shot. (unless you take a couple of shots of one subject in different perspectives).. its about thinking first before shooting, not the other way around.. well, i guess you know that already, you came from film e.. :)

using a dslrs has its advantages, we all know that.. but as film users say, it feels more human...

So true, I kind of miss the feeling of waiting for the contact prints to get done, then selecting which pic to blow up by using a magnifying lens :).

I use to hang out at Well's Photo in Pasay before, talking shop with Manny Ang while waiting for my prints. Too bad he's gone now, don't know of any other shop who could give the same service he did.

So true, I kind of miss the feeling of waiting for the contact prints to get done, then selecting which pic to blow up by using a magnifying lens :).

I use to hang out at Well's Photo in Pasay before, talking shop with Manny Ang while waiting for my prints. Too bad he's gone now, don't know of any other shop who could give the same service he did.

try studio58 man.. they do really good job in my pushed black and whites.. :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2965002137_84ed0413d3.jpg

here is my canon ae-1 it needs some cleaning but its all good:Grin::Grin::Grin:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onepowlow

This would be my first post. My first SLR camera was an AV-1. I still have it and you guys inspired me to get my AV-1 repaired and clean. I have fun memories with that camera . Thanks a lot guys

I'll have my Canon AE-1 tomorrow...
I can't wait to have them... ^__________^

nice trisha.. post the pics you took with it asap.. we'd love to see them!

Nice nice! Good to see some fellow FD users here in DPP!:Grin:

nice trisha.. post the pics you took with it asap.. we'd love to see them!


I will. Maybe this weekend...

Nice, this thread is up again! Yeah Trisha post some pics, will also try to develop some rolls I have here at home.. :)

can you guys recommend places where i can buy fd lenses for my A-1?

i'm particularly looking for wide angle lenses. 28mm or 24mm

a cousin of mine found an A-1 in their attic while they were spring cleaning. he gave it to me and it works!! now i would like to try wide angles lenses on it :D

mine now has problems w/ battery drain.. will have it checked soon..

but I do still use it.. just a bit particular about removing the battery after.. weheheh

I have no plans of letting it go...

have a couple of hand me down from my dad, ae1 with 50mm lens, need to have it checked though, hope it still works, a sunpak auto 20sr, this one i think is busted, placed new batteries, heard it charging but the ready/test button is not lighting up, and our first camera the kodak 104 instamatic camera, talk about nostalgia.

ive been using digital ever since i had my first camera....wanted to try film as an alternative/backup...any suggestion where can i buy and what film camera to use...and any advise for rangefinders....tnx!

i have ae-1 too. kaso pina check ko sa canon di na daw advisable i open ung body for cleaning kasi malaki ung chances na masira ung cam. anyway, meron ba po sa inyo na may idea kung magkano ung 50mm 1:18 na lens for this kinfd of slr? tnx in advance.

i do still have to check my AE-1 again... the battery drain proves to be unhealthy for the camera..
luckily I have another film SLR.. my Canon EOS 3000

any idea where to get the ae-1 battery here in PH?
any one of these will do: Eveready (UCAR) No A544 IEC 4LR44,Eveready (UCAR) No 544, Duracell PX 28, IEC 4 SR44, Duracell PX 28 L

Just got an A-1 with a 50mm 1:1.4 lens, just looking through the viewfinder is a nice experience. Can't wait to get the rolls developed! :]

@alainrafer, you can improvise with 4 LR44 batteries (pad it with aluminum para magkasya sa battery compartment), hehe, natutunan ko lang sa isang technician sa quiapo. :]

Since you want to have it cleaned, might as well have it calibrated. Had an AE1 for a very loooong time, and over time, the shutter speed becomes inacurrate (the technician said it has something to do with the horizontal shutter curtain, unlike in the A-1 that goes vertical). Anyways you have a very capable camera there, lucky you.

any idea where to get the ae-1 battery here in PH?
any one of these will do: Eveready (UCAR) No A544 IEC 4LR44,Eveready (UCAR) No 544, Duracell PX 28, IEC 4 SR44, Duracell PX 28 L

Hidalgo. Got a few in a store near Mayers (to the left). Forgot the name.

@patambrosio: found an expired one from an old photo store in LP, opened it up and replaced the 4 Lr44's inside it! Will share it here soon! Thanks sir! XD

@litogozum: Left to Mayers?! Will look for that store when I go there within this week! Thanks for the info sir!