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Canon AE-1 Quick Start Quick start guide

Quick start guide for Canon AE-1 Quick Start. 42 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.

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Canon
Model / document
Canon AE-1 Quick Start
Document type
Quick start guide
Language
English
Pages
42
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4.3 MB
Category
Film cameras
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v HAVE YOU READ PART I?

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INFORMATION

ABOUT PART | p.6
EXPOSURE pat
HOW TO CHOOSE A SHUTTER SPEED p.l2

SHOOTING AT SHUTTER SPEEDS SLOWER THAN

1/60 SEC. OR WITH A TELEPHOTO LENS cee pl
APERTURE, EXPOSURE’S OTHER HALF:

WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT AFFECTS

THE PICTURE cece eee eee PIB
CHECKING THE DEPTH OF FIELD... p18
SHOOTING WITH LIGHT BEHIND YOUR SUBJECT

(AND OTHER UNUSUAL LIGHTING

SITUATIONS)... : : p.20
SHOOTING AT NIGHT .. : + p23
SHOOTING WITH A NON-FD LENS p24
SHOOTING WITH CLOSE-UP ACCESSORIES... 1... p.26
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ........... ses p28
SHOOTING WITH INFRARED FILM seen es p30
SHOOTING IN VERY LOW TEMPERATURES p.30
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES p.32
CARE OF THE CAMERA p.37
SPECIFICATIONS, p38
INDEX p40

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