Rewinding The Film - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

Releasing the Shutter
The Canon AE-1's shutter button uses a
magnetic release system. The shutter button
travel is very short and activated by a very
gentle touch. When you press the shutter
button, try to squeeze the shutter button
gently with your finger. Avoid hitting or
pressing the shutter button suddenly par-
ticularly when using slow shutter speeds,
otherwise blur may result.
At the moment of shooting, you should
hold your breath while the shutter button is
being pressed.
Rewinding the Film
When the film advance lever cannot
travel all the way to the end of i t s stroke, the
frame counter tells you that you have reached
the end of the film. You have to rewind the
film in i t s protective cartridge, before you can
remove it from the camera.
You must not open the camera before
rewinding the film. Since i t is not protected,
any exposure to light will "fog" the film and
cause a drastic color shift and loss of image.