Test of Canon A-1 self-repaired !

[pentaxpete]

I'm so pleased I think I have got my 'gift' Canon A-1 exposing properly again after many months -- it over-exposed badly with the faster 1/1000 and 1/500 speeds and could not be relied on to expose properly on 'P' or 'AV' even at slower speeds . I took off the base-plate again and also my AE-1 and compared inside the actions. I noticed on the A-1 a small 'lever; was coming to rest UNDER a thing but on the AE-1 same lever was pointed LEVEL with the 'thing' so i moved gently the A-1 lever and fired shutter several times and watched and it came LEVEL not UNDER so I have loaded with a 1995 outdated Kodak P3200 film rated at 400 ASA and processed in Home-made Microphen 1+1 for 10 mins at 20oC and got some evenly exposed test negs. So I have scanned one to see -- highlights burnt out a bit on scan but would PRINT in Darkroom OK and I think I have cured the exposure problem ! ( Thus SAVING me about £ 150 !! )
Canon SSC 200mm f4 @ TV and f5.6 ( got 1/1000th second not bad exposure ! )

 

[Yardbent]

I'm so pleased I think I have got my 'gift' Canon A-1 exposing properly again after many months -......-

well done.! ..............another A-1 owner joins the ranks...
mines sitting on the desk ATM trying to convince me that a custom leather case would be a good Christmas present
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330975306386?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

didnt know you lived in Essex..... my bro had a house in Kelvedon Hatch - often visited there
---- i may have mentioned this already but us septuagenarians are excused lapses of memory...........

sent you a PM with an A-1 question - hope that's OK
have a good weekend - sun forecast up here - I'll give the A-1 an airing too