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> my first camera was a Canon AE-1 Hey! I had an AT-1, which was the manual version - I managed to lose it on a train in London about 1981, while moving flats.
by zabzonk 5y ago
> my first camera was a Canon AE-1
Hey! I had an AT-1, which was the manual version - I managed to lose it on a train in London about 1981, while moving flats. I was very upset.
- taylodl 5y agoWow! I'd never even heard of an AT-1! It seemed like everybody around where I lived at the time was either selling the AE-1, the AE-1 Program, or the A-1. Now I see on Wikipedia there was not only the AT-1 that you had, but also an AV-1 and an AL-1. They all had the same bodies and lens mounts but slightly different features. I never knew!
- zabzonk 5y agoYeah, I think the AE-1 was probably more popular in the UK at the time (late 70s), but I liked having all the control (and I couldn't afford an AE-1). But what I really liked about Canons was how chunky they were compared to Olympus and Pentax - it made for stable shooting. A bit later I got a Nikon F3 for work purposes (paid for by work), with lots of goodies (ring flash, macro lenses, etc.), but never really liked as much as the Canon.