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RE: canon ae-1 help, please

From: D Sterner (dsterner)
Date: Sat Jan 15 2000 - 12:29:07 PST

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    I have that camera and you need to change the batteries - My guess
            Facing the camera front, see a small rectangle ton your left side (looks
    like a door), use a paper clip to push in (towards the lense) the small tab
    and lift out to release the door to the battery compartment. Remove the 6v
    battery and replace with a new one. Also replace the battery on the bottom
    of the camera - small circular disk - the kind a penny helps unscrew. I
    don't have a manual anymore, but if you have more questions - just ask.

    I searched and found a great small camera repair service shop locally and
    they were great for answering any questions I had about the camera. My
    brother-in-law brought the camera from Japan and the manual has been lost
    for years, but takes the best pictures!
    -=deb=-
    if you are on a list respond to me directly dsterner
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    From: MCALLANILO [SMTP:MCALLANILO]
    Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 2:24 PM
    To: ArtsEdNet Talk
    Subject: canon ae-1 help, please

    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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