Yeah I tried to keep track of shutter and aperture too. But just kept forgetting. It's hard to do so much at once when just using the camera is challenging.
The camera I have is Canon AE-1.
I kept forgetting if it was a A1 or A1-E (a1-e isn't even a model)๐
I got it out to check. AE-1 Solid metal body. Has a bit of weight to it.
There was a ton on eBay at the time I was looking to buy a nice old film.
My dslr is canon so I hoped the lenses might be compatible. They aren't.
But the lens the ae-1 came with was pretty nice. 50mm prime f1.4. Most other listings, with that lens we're selling for $100. But the seller didn't list the f stop but in one of the photos I was pretty sure it showed 1.4 (1.8 was common but the 1.4 was more rare and $$). I'm still quite happy with the purchase. It's always a gamble with used photography equipment.
The only thing wrong with it was the shutter button was missing. But I bought a replacement. And the lens viewer is a little dirty inside. Visible dust specks.
I can't really clean it without disassembling the whole thing (based on what redditors told me). The dust wasn't showing on the pictures. But the dirty viewer bugs me.
How did you come about getting your camera ? Did you have to tinker or fix anything on it ?
