Canon AE! Program

[98219821z]

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?

[jrhoffman75]

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. 

[98219821z]

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

[FloridaDrafter]

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

[jrhoffman75]

Watch the YouTube I posted.

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

[Bednar]

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@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?

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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.

[normadel]

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.