Canon A series

Canon’s A series[1][2] is Canon's amateur series[3] of manual focus 35 mm single lens reflex cameras. The first camera, the AE-1, was introduced in April 1976[4] while the final camera, the AL-1, was released in March 1982.[5] All have a Canon FD lens mount compatible with Canon's extensive range of manual-focus lenses.

Canon AE-1 with 50mm f1.8 S.C. II
  • Canon AE-1 (April 1976)[4]
  • Canon AT-1 (December 1976)[6]
  • Canon A-1 (April 1978)[7]
  • Canon AV-1 (May 1979)[8]
  • Canon AE-1 Program (April 1981)[9]
  • Canon AL-1 (March 1982)[5]

References

  1. ^ Canon Camera Museum – Film Cameras – A series
  2. ^ Canon Classics – Canon A Series cameras
  3. ^ Popular Photography – May 1982 – Page 8–10
  4. ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon AE-1
  5. ^ a b Canon Camera Museum – Canon AL-1
  6. ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AT-1
  7. ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon A-1
  8. ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AV-1
  9. ^ Canon Camera Museum – Canon AE-1 Program
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See also: Early Canon film SLR cameras | Canon EOS film cameras | Canon EOS digital cameras

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