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canon ae-1 help, please

From: MCALLANILO
Date: Sat Jan 15 2000 - 11:23:49 PST

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    Hey there photography people,

    I have an eighth grade student who just purchased a fully manual Canon AE-1
    with no owners manual . . .

    I can't even find the on/off switch on this sucker. It's nothing like my old
    Minolta.

    I am not sure how the light meter works on this camera. My old Minolta has a
    needle that indicates the amount of light and a little ring that moves up and
    down as you adjust the aperture and the shutter speed. My student's camera
    has a set of very small numbers on the right margin of the viewfinder. There
    appears to be a needle there, but it doesn't seem to move when the light
    changes. There also seems to be a much fainter line in this range of numbers
    on the right of the view finder. My guess is that you line the two up to get
    the right exposure, but neither of these lines seem to move. That's why I am
    not even sure that the camera is turned on (although, both of us have noticed
    a small red light in the meter, too.

    Does this kind of light meter sound familiar to any of you?

    Do any of you know of a source for books or owners manuals on older cameras?

    I have also never taught photography before. For a beginning 8th grade
    student, does anyone have any suggestions where to begin?

    I have started by explaining shutter speeds, film speed and aperture . . .

    thanks in advance for your help!

    Marc
    Mt. Vernon Middle School
    Fortville, IN 

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