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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: Electronically controlled shutter, 30s - 1/1000s + B
  • ISO range: 6 - 12800
  • Size: 146 x 93 x 50mm
  • 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
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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
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 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
31 Jan 2024 T61496 € 339.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
31 Jan 2024 E19775 € 356.86 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
23 Jan 2024 T60427 € 325.76 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
23 Jan 2024 T60411 € 289.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jan 2024 T60425 € 356.89 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jan 2024 T60423 € 356.58 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
19 Jan 2024 T51871 € 254.63 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
18 Jan 2024 T39819 € 249.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
15 Jan 2024 T60412 € 356.06 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
06 Jan 2024 T51795 € 356.37 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
03 Jan 2024 T51853 € 289.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
30 Dec 2023 T51852 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
26 Dec 2023 T59360 € 560.03 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Dec 2023 T39302 € 319.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
15 Nov 2023 T39218 € 314.10 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
04 Oct 2023 T51511 € 429.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Sep 2023 T39266 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
09 Aug 2023 T43105 € 429.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
30 Jul 2023 T39568 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
30 Jul 2023 T39552 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Jul 2023 T46957 € 529.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
17 Jul 2023 T40404 € 489.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
01 Jul 2023 T44888 € 489.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 Jun 2023 T42477 € 529.72 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
02 Jun 2023 T39691 € 429.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
02 Jun 2023 T41133 € 499.06 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
01 Jun 2023 T39502 € 389.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 May 2023 T39505 € 427.72 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
18 May 2023 T39497 € 469.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
16 May 2023 T39226 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
14 May 2023 T41159 € 469.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
26 Apr 2023 T41308 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
08 Apr 2023 T40378 € 379.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
03 Apr 2023 T39742 € 387.08 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
03 Apr 2023 T39506 € 469.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Mar 2023 T39301 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Mar 2023 T39303 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Mar 2023 T39229 € 369.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
17 Mar 2023 T24799 € 356.14 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
06 Mar 2023 T24507 € 356.64 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
04 Mar 2023 T38209 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Feb 2023 T29133 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Feb 2023 T37557 € 356.28 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
27 Feb 2023 T37719 € 356.59 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
15 Feb 2023 T35207 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Feb 2023 E17949 € 429.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
06 Feb 2023 T35206 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
24 Jan 2023 T35752 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jan 2023 T35209 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jan 2023 T23820 € 299.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Jan 2023 T21623 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Jan 2023 T17409 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Jan 2023 T21047 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
11 Jan 2023 E17616 € 459.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
07 Jan 2023 T30002 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Dec 2022 T32191 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
23 Dec 2022 T27032 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
09 Dec 2022 T24801 € 306.99 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Dec 2022 T32400 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
28 Nov 2022 T32270 € 299.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
21 Nov 2022 E16945 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
21 Nov 2022 T31956 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Nov 2022 T29168 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Oct 2022 T24871 € 356.92 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
26 Sep 2022 T26001 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
13 Sep 2022 T17704 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
13 Sep 2022 T23726 € 299.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
05 Sep 2022 T22306 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
02 Sep 2022 E16976 € 539.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
01 Sep 2022 T19106 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
26 Aug 2022 E17347 € 529.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
22 Aug 2022 E17254 € 399.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
06 Aug 2022 T18268 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
02 Aug 2022 T19218 € 329.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
19 Jul 2022 T17149 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
29 Jun 2022 T18612 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jun 2022 E16903 € 429.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
20 Jun 2022 T17649 € 349.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
29 Apr 2022 E16405 € 399.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image
02 Feb 2022 E15913 € 299.00 Canon A-1 - Camera Image