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Zygmunt Roslon
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 07:57 am: | 
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Hi.Can somebody help with advice how to remove screen from AE1 camera ?Can not find any net links..Grateful for any help.Zygi. My main email is: [email protected] |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 08:13 am: |
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If you are wanting to remove the fresnel to clean off dust specks - then forget it and live with it. Removal of the prism on an AE-1 is a nightmare and you would have no chance.
If fresnel is damaged and must be replaced - then it is absolutely a job for a Canon Pro-techie - and will in case cost you a heap of money for the labour involved.
Hope this helps
Stuart Willis |
Gary Janchik
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 09:10 am: |
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Stuart is correct. You need to remove the flex circuit to do that and they are old and brittle and will tear. Live with it!
Gary |
Gary Turner
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 10:30 am: |
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Too bad Canon did not see fit to integrate a convenient removable screen via underside in their popular AE-1. Presumably cost was a factor but other manufacturers managed to do it in equivalent 'mainstream' SLRs. 2 examples: Mamiya/Sekor MSX & DSX series & Yashica FR series. I'm sure there are many other brands & models that featured such convenience. Oh well. |
Ron
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 01:29 pm: |
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In the Canon A series family, only the AE-1 Program and the A-1 have removeable focusing screens.
Ron |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 03:48 pm: |
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When you read the technical papers that Canon issued to dealers when the AE-1 was first released, they made a great deal about how well the AE-1 was sealed against dust/dirt entering the body.The screen/prism were 'sealed' as a unit to keep dust out.Of course this did not work,I used two early AE-1's on construction sites-they were both cleaned and serviced after just 12 months use! Although the A1 has a removeable screen,Canon did not recommend the user interchange the screens. They always stated that this was a service tech only job, as the focus had to be checked.I have removed/replaced many A1 screens without any apparent focus problems.I have however a number of screens that I would not fit to the A1 because they do not seem to seat properly under the frame.The AE-1 Program is a different Kettle of fish,properly designed screens in metal frames,complete with insertion/removal tool.We mortals could remove,clean etc to our hearts content.The extraordinary thing is that I gather this method of screen attachment came about because of cost cutting in the design stage of the AE-1 Program. |
zygi
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2005 - 07:05 am: |
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Hello friends..I am surprised that you responded so fast.Especially ever on post Stuart(-:.Yes we talk Canon AE1, I found on webside advice the bloody screen is removable,but looked closer into and found nothing like a lock or other device looking like tonge at MX or OM10 tiny bit easy to work with..so I am confused .Thanx everybody... |
zygi
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2005 - 07:08 am: |
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...Gary ,never forgt you for your help with Fujica ST 601....Lovely camera .Now like new...To Stuart..tomorrow I am buying like new TLS 401...$55.00 Crazy...Zygi |
zygi
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 07:31 am: |
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Thank you Ron for your help...Now have no dreams as my camera is AE1...so I have to leave my plan not to finish off my camera. You know how it is with the bloody screens job (-: Zygi |
