Project 2023: Meet and service the Canon AE-1

[Ando]

So sieht es unter der Haube der AE-1 aus:

https://www.petervis.com/Cameras/can...-1-repair.html


Peter Vis, Autor der Site:

As you can see, it is a compact build, and extremely skilled factory workers would have performed the soldering of resistors and wires manually.

Das Öffnen ist nicht ganz einfach:

Removing the top cover involves similar steps to other Canon cameras; however, this one has some additional complications worth knowing. It is vital to set the shutter speed to "B" and the ASA film speed to 3200. This is due to the spring-loaded components inside, and those settings ensure minimal tension in the spring.

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Eine Komplikation lauert dazu:

The added complication in this camera is in the form of a string, which connects the film speed coupler, to the functional resistor on other side of the camera.

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Eine steile Herausforderung jedenfalls für Hasardeure wie mich

Und mich fasziniert diese wunderschöne Kombination aus diskreten elektronischen Bauteilen, IC, Kabel, flexibler Leiterplatine, Metallkomponenten und Kunststoff.

We‘ll see