Talk:Canon AE-1

message: I replaced what looked like a stock image of the AE-1 with a photo of my very own baby.  The other was very small (200px or so) and grainy, so I felt this was an okay change. --PhilipNeustrom 00:58, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I noticed my change was reverted.  I will attempt to take a clear, head-on, no background shot of my AE-1 with the 50mm lens on it. --67.112.109.53 22:32, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo replacement

message: I know that the common wisdom is that the original AE-1 was discontinued with the introduction of the AE-1 Program in 1981.  However, Canon continued to produce—and advertise the AE-1 beyond this date.  I contacted Canon for confirmation of this fact, and was informed that the original AE-1 was produced until 1984. Unschool 03:32, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Good work, but it would be better if you could find a cite for this.  If you received this confirmation in paper mail or email, would you be able to post this online somewhere? —Matthew Brown (T:C) 04:05, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have the email, but have no idea how to go about posting it (or even where—this discussion page, I suppose?).  Seeking advice. Unschool 04:11, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Go ahead and post it here.  It's definitely better than nothing.  A shame Canon's Camera Museum doesn't list end dates. —Matthew Brown (T:C) 04:55, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Production Dates 

message: Article asserts that there was no way to properly expose due to using only one needle indicator.  "The AE-1 had only one pointer needle used to indicate the light meter recommended f-stop, and neither a follower needle to indicate the actual lens set f-stop, nor plus/minus indicators for over/underexposure."  Read the manual. The needle had a circle at the end. The circle was exactly 1 stop wide. Bisecting the indicator (circle in half) gave you the exact aperture being metered. Resting the circle on top of the indicator gave you a half-stop over, resting it below gave you a half-stop under. And most shooters quickly learned where to position the circle to under or overexpose pretty accurately. Since you turned the f-stop ring (one click per half stop) to set the aperture, and the indicator moved as you did so, the idea that there was no way to know what f-stop you had is either a false claim, or a poorly written sentence attempting to make a different claim. As well, the following sentences are I think in violation of NPOV; it is the writer's opinion that the shutter was poorly adapted for sports use, etc., but the claim would only be worth making if you could show that it was a commented upon failing of the design. As it stands, it's just an opinion, unsupported by any citations, for example, numerous reviews of the product. Theonemacduff (talk) 07:35, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Under/overexposure on the AE-1 

message: As far as I know, the Canon F-1 was reasonable competition for the Nikon F, and the AE-1 was not meant to be competition for either of them. The article seems to indicate that Canon couldn't compete with Nikon. Gah4 (talk) 21:04, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Canon F-1]]