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Having owned two AE-1s (one of which was an AE-1 Program), I'd avoid them. I know every TikTok/YouTube influencer will disagree with me, but they're not actuall
by ryukoposting 2y ago
Having owned two AE-1s (one of which was an AE-1 Program), I'd avoid them. I know every TikTok/YouTube influencer will disagree with me, but they're not actually that good of a beginner SLR.
AE-1s are notoriously fragile. Their light meters break pretty easily, and then there's the shutter squeak of doom. Plenty of more reliable SLRs can be had for less money. Then there's the price - they're stupidly expensive, in part because of the influencers causing beginners to flock to them on eBay. I find the AE-1's shutter priority mode less useful than aperture priority on other cameras.
If you already have an AE-1 and you like it, don't get rid of it because of my comment. If you haven't bought a 35mm SLR yet, take a good look at the Canon T70, Minolta X-700, and Nikon N2000. All of them match or beat the AE-1/AE-1P in feature set, all can be had for cheaper than an AE-1, and all of them are better-made.