Canon AE-1 with FD 50 mm f/1.8 (1976)
Canon Inc.
Common
Object Type
35mm single-lens reflex camera
Medium / Material
Chrome and black finish, polycarbonate top plate
Production Place
Tokyo, Japan
Dimensions
H 87 × W 141 × D 48 mm · 590 g
The first commercially successful microprocessor-controlled SLR; Canon sold over a million AE-1s before the introduction of the AE-1 Program.
Materials & Techniques
Aluminium alloy, polycarbonate, leatherette, Canon FD optics