Canon began to develop and subsequently to produce film SLR cameras with its presentation of the Kwanon prototype in 1933.
Canon partnered with US manufacturer Bell & Howell between 1961–1976 and a few Canon products were sold in the USA under the Bell & Howell brand e.g. Canon 7 Rangefinder, Canon EX-EE, and the Canon TX.
In 1987, Canon introduced the EOS Single-lens reflex camera system along with the EF lens-mount standard to replace the 16-year-old FD lens-mount standard; EOS became the sole SLR camera-system used by Canon today. Canon also used EOS for its digital SLR cameras
canon produce the A series cameras. A series is a middle range single lens reflect with 35mm film full frame camera. Canon A serioes produce from 1976 until 1982. All the subsequent A-series models introduced after the AE-1 were also fully-controlled by such built-in CPUs, some with a more advanced circuitry as well as in design and most of them were able to share the same add-on accessories like power winders, data back, motor drive, dedicated Canon Speedlites and close-ups equipment. Among the many other A Series models, the superbly crafted Canon A-1 was another true modern Canon classic with its multimode AE control and awesome system compatibility. If you specifically want a Canon camera that can still operate without a battery intalled, choices are quite limited. The F-series models like the original Canon F-1 of 1971 and its successor, the Canon New f-1 in 1981, were designed for highly demanding professional photographers, these bodies were either operate mechanically or in a hybrid form. Both of these models uses different types of dedicated add-on accessories like interchangeable focusing screens, film back, prisms, motor drives, power winder and even power sources. By the way, the professional Canon F-1 and New F-1 are the only two SLR bodies among all the series mentioned that can still be operated even without any battery installed within them. All the other SLRs in both the A- and T-series require batteries to power all of their camera functions.
1. Canon AE-1
The Canon AE-1 represented a landmark in the history of SLR (Single-Lens-Reflex) cameras. It was not the world's first automatic SLR since competitors like Pentax has its automatic exposure cameras with the screw-mount ES II and Spotmatic while Nikon had its Nikkormat EL in 1972, Minolta introduced its aperture priority AE SLR with some quite high-end and truly impressive features such as interchangeable prism and focusing screens, the XK model and even the Olympus had its compact yet feature-loaded Olympus OM2nlong before the FD-mounted, automatic exposure model, Canon AE-1 was introduced.
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Credit: Image courtesy of Mr. Joe Westerberg® from Palm Springs, CA U.S.A.. who is a collector for various photo gear, he also has an Ebay Section where occasionally trading some photo equipment. Image(s) copyright © 2003. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer.
Canon AE-1 model has a good features as a analog camera. AE-1 built in a CPU (Central processing unit) that feature is the firts full frame 35mm using the CPU. The CPU use for a shutter priorty camera good for fast breaking action, that is usefull to reduce camera shake. Compact and leigtweight design facilitating mobility and handling ease
2. Canon AT-1
