Yeah, 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

Yeah, 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.