topic Re: Canon AE! Program in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon AE! Program

98219821z — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:53:51 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to put in a new battery for my Canon AE1 Program Camera. The view finder cover doesn't seem to come off. Is there a secret to getting it off?

Re: Canon AE! Program

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:42:21 GMT

See here: https://youtu.be/ScStcfv9h3A

Scroll to ~8:30.
No connection between viewfinder and battery replacement.

https://youtu.be/7uwIMb-faQo

Info here as well.

Re: Canon AE! Program

98219821z — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:55:52 GMT

In the instruction book it says there is. Where is the battery? Is it on the bottom of the camera?

Re: Canon AE! Program

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:03:10 GMT

Watch the YouTube I posted.

If you don't have the little cover in the flash shoe just use a knife.

Re: Canon AE! Program

FloridaDrafter — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:06:27 GMT

This is the way ours is. The battery compartment is partially hidden by the grip.

Unscrew and remove the grip.

Remove grip.

Use your fingernail or a knife to pop open the cover with the little latch.

Release cover.

Battery 🙂

Battery.

Newton

Re: Canon AE! Program

Bednar — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:16:32 GMT

@MyBalanceNow wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to put in a new battery for my Canon AE1 Program Camera. The view finder cover doesn't seem to come off. Is there a secret to getting it off?

Like the A-1, the AE-1 Program has a right-hand "action grip" on the front of the camera. It also supports the A-1's Motor Drive MA; this requires another electrical contact on the base plate. The AE-1's Power Winder A, and a new, faster Power Winder A2, are also supported. The viewfinder uses LEDs to show information to the user.

Re: Canon AE! Program

normadel — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 17:44:45 GMT

You ought to get hold of a user manual for your AE-1 Program. Printed originals can be found on ebay. A PDF file of it can be downloaded for free from the Mike Butkus website....https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ or just search (Google or whatever) for "Mike Butkus Website", if the actual URL doesn't show upin this forum.