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Nostalgia hit me while fixing a Canon AE-1 from 1978
Last week someone brought in an old AE-1 that hadn't been serviced since the 90s and I spent three hours just getting the shutter speeds right. It reminded me of when I started out 15 years ago and those were the only cameras I worked on, now it's all digital electronics and circuit boards. Does anyone else miss when repairs were more about gears and springs than soldering tiny components?
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charles7204mo ago
Spent a good chunk of last winter cleaning up an old AE-1 myself, actually. But I gotta gently push back on the exact year there, the AE-1 came out in 1976, not 78. The AE-1 Program was the 78 model, which added that little extra exposure mode and changed up the viewfinder display a bit. I mean, it's a tiny detail, but the difference matters when you're looking for parts or a service manual. Both are great cameras though, solid mechanical feel even with the electronic bits.
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troyknight4mo ago
Did replacing the light seals fix the shutter capping issue you were having?
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