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Canon A-1 - Camera

Canon A-1 - Camera

Manual focus 35mm FD-mount SLR camera released by Canon in 1978. The A-1 features several different auto exposure modes such as shutter priority, aperture priority, and programmed fully-automatic mode. It was the first SLR camera to feature fully programmed auto exposure and the first to have the four standard exposure modes seen in modern digital cameras (PSAM). Plastic body available in black.

  • Shutter: Horizontal cloth focal plane, 30s - 1/1000s + B
  • ISO range: 6 - 12800
  • Size: 146 x 93 x 50 mm
  • Weight: 591g
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Canon FD

Canon's FD mount came as the next logical step after the FL and R SLR mounts. All three of these used breech-lock systems, although Canon later abandoned this with their New FD (FDn) lenses. All FD lenses can be used on all FD bodies, though, and FL lenses can be used on most FD bodies as well.

One big advantage of the FD system was open-aperture metering, where the photographer could focus and meter without manually stopping down the lens' aperture. Another big advantage of the FD system was its capacity for automatic exposure. Cameras like the Canon AE-1 and A-1 are capable of advanced automatic exposure with all FD lenses. Over its two-decade production run, Canon introduced 134 different lenses for the FD system. These range from 7.5mm fisheyes to 1200mm ultra-telephotos.

One of the most popular models in the FD lineup was the Canon AE-1 Program, which sold well over one million units during the 1980s. Canon FD lenses, especially the oldest S.S.C models) are regaining popularity in part due to their similarity to Canon K35 cinema lenses. The rise of mirrorless cameras has also given FD lenses new life outside of 35mm photography.

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Canon A-1 - Camera Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
06 Oct 2024 T79998 € 305,01 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Oct 2024 T80109 € 269,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
24 Sep 2024 E21836 € 344,97 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
16 Sep 2024 T78931 € 449,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
10 Sep 2024 T78369 € 458,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
07 Sep 2024 T77112 € 305,03 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Aug 2024 E21580 € 356,79 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Aug 2024 E21542 € 449,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
09 Jul 2024 T60416 € 125,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
30 Jun 2024 E21342 € 345,81 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
23 Jun 2024 E21194 € 499,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
08 Jun 2024 T71477 € 359,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 May 2024 T61503 € 295,06 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
12 May 2024 T61497 € 319,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
10 May 2024 T61491 € 299,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
08 May 2024 T61501 € 299,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Apr 2024 T61499 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Apr 2024 T61502 € 299,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Apr 2024 T60414 € 305,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Apr 2024 T60408 € 309,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
18 Apr 2024 T61506 € 279,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
27 Mar 2024 T60424 € 309,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
25 Mar 2024 T61493 € 299,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Mar 2024 T61495 € 325,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Mar 2024 T60410 € 325,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 Mar 2024 E20104 € 599,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 Mar 2024 T63110 € 339,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
10 Mar 2024 T60407 € 341,76 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
08 Mar 2024 T63113 € 339,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Mar 2024 T60413 € 349,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Mar 2024 T63082 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
27 Feb 2024 T61492 € 325,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
23 Feb 2024 T60409 € 349,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
15 Feb 2024 T62188 € 254,01 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 Feb 2024 T61505 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
13 Feb 2024 T62044 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Feb 2024 T61500 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
07 Feb 2024 T61407 € 349,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
07 Feb 2024 T61243 € 349,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Feb 2024 T61661 € 329,00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
03 Feb 2024 T61490