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Canon AE-1 [1976]
Silver copy: From Craiglist. Sold to me by the daughter of the original owner, her father, a semi-pro photographer in the Pittsburgh area. A nice clean copy, fully working. Came paired with FDn 50mm f/1.8 lens with a 1984 Olympics lens cap on it. Both much newer than the camera. It is possible this is […]
Canon TX [1975]
I have two copies of this camera, both came from local sellers. The lower serial number version came from a guy who claims he was the original owner. I think I paid $20 for it, including the gorgeous Canon FL 58mm f/1.2 lens, which at the time of this writing is the fastest lens I […]
Canon T90 [1986]
I first became interested in Canon cameras after I purchased my first DSLR, a Canon XTi/400D in 2007. Somewhere along the line I learned it could be tinkered with through the CHDK project, and along the way I became interested in Canon history. At the time I didn’t see myself eventually gaining an interest in […]
Canon A-1 (black) [1978]
Well it turns out when I bought my Yashica Mat 124G, the seller was cleaning out for a move. She also had a Canon A-1 (black) and an AE-1 (silver, NOT program) for sale on the cheap, along with stock 1.8 primes and a large pile of off brand lenses. This is my first A-1 […]