Double-Check Before Shooting - Canon A-1 Instructions Manual

Wide Metering Range
With its extensive film sens1tlv1ty range
(ASA 6-12800} and 16 shutter ·speeds
(1/1000-30 sec.), the A-1 offers a wide AE
metering range from EV18 (f/16, 1/1000
sec.) all the way down to EV-2 (f/1.4, 8 sec.)
with ASA 100 film and an f/1.4 speed lens.
Provided that you can even focus your
subject in the viewfinder in a verv dark
situation, it is most likely that you "will be
able to meter it as well, even in an AE mode.
This is especially advantageous in such
dimly-lit situations as those in night scenes
and photomacrography.
Other Special Features
Add. to these features the A-1 's single-lever
multiple exposure operation and its two-
int~rva!
self-timer with an LED warning.
~w1tchmg one small lever before winding the
film
~ets
the A-1 for a multiple exposure.
The film and even the frame counter remain
stationary for unlimited multiple exposures.
". ou can set the self-timer for a time-lag of
e1t~er t~.o
or ten seconds during which an
eas1!y v1S1ble LED flashes. Flashing frequen-
cy mcreases as a warning prior to shutter
release.
Finally, seemingly small features, but big
advantages in photography, include the A-1 's
-7-
detachable action grip, its 120° -stroke film
advance lever with a 30° stand-off its
eyepiece shutter and its shutter button '1ock
(main switch).
The System
Beginning with accessories which are integral
parts of the A-1 system, Canon offers the
Speedlite 199A and the Motor Drive MA.
Either the specified Canon Speedlite 5 77G
533G, 199A, 188A, 177A, 155A or l33A
can be mounted on the A-1 for AE flash
photography with automatic setting of
shutter speed and aperture. With the Motor
Drive MA, continuous shooting at up to five
frames per second is possible, and the A-1
also accepts the Power Winders A and A2.
Like the AE-1, the A-1 can also use the
Data B_ack A, a date imprinting mechanism
that will couple to both power winder and
Speedlite. Plus, you have your choice of
accessories from Canon's extensive SLR
system. From its famous, high resolution FD
lenses to its complete line of systemized
accessories f<?r close-ups, photomacrography
and photomicrography, Canon offers high-
quality equipment for all photographic
fields.