Canon A series
Appearance
Canon’s A series[1][2] is Canon's amateur series[3] of manual focus 35 mm single lens reflex cameras. The first camera, the AE-1, was introduced in April 1976[4] while the final camera, the AL-1, was released in March 1982.[5] All have a Canon FD lens mount compatible with Canon's extensive range of manual-focus lenses.
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- Canon AE-1 (April 1976)[4]
- Canon AT-1 (December 1976)[6]
- Canon A-1 (April 1978)[7]
- Canon AV-1 (May 1979)[8]
- Canon AE-1 Program (April 1981)[9]
- Canon AL-1 (March 1982)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Film Cameras – A series
- ^ Canon Classics – Canon A Series cameras
- ^ Popular Photography – May 1982 – Page 8–10
- ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon AE-1
- ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon AL-1
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AT-1
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon A-1
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AV-1
- ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AE-1 Program