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Maintenance Report

Canon AE-1Program + NewFD50mm f/1.4 (with motor drive) camera and lens cleaning work

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lens

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Because we can’t speak english

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but I would like you to understand

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Canon AE-1Program + NewFD50mm f/1.4 (with motor drive)

These cameras and lenses that we purchased this time
We will be cleaning these cameras and lenses


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Remove the lens

Remove dust from the exterior

Open the film chamber to remove dust.

Clean the metal plating area with cotton swabs using anhydrous ethanol.

Dust the battery compartment.
terminals with cotton swabs using anhydrous ethanol.

Clean the viewfinder.

Wipe the body exterior with a towel using anhydrous ethanol

Wipe narrow areas with a cotton swab wrapped with Silbon paper

The mounting base is also wiped with a cotton swab wrapped in silbon paper

Clean the strap

Clean the lens.
Remove dust from the lens body

Wipe the body with a towel using anhydrous ethanol

Remove dust from front lens

Wipe with Silbon paper using anhydrous ethanol

Remove dust from rear lens

Wipe with Silbon paper using anhydrous ethanol

Remove dust from the lens mount

Wipe with Silbon paper and cotton swabs using anhydrous ethanol

Lens cap.
Wipe with Silbon paper using anhydrous ethanol

Clean the lens filter

Clean the motor drive

Clean the battery pack



Check the operation.


Cleaning and operation checks have been completed



This camera was introduced in 1981


Documents from the time of the launch can be found within Canon’s official website.


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Details of the camera body are presented in CANON CAMERA MUSEUM

CANON CAMERA MUSEUM


This camera is a vintage camera, 41 years old now!



It must have been an exciting object for camera enthusiasts at the time.

Especially since you can put a motor drive on it.
You must have felt like a professional photographer when you used it.


Here’s how this camera works.
Insert the main unit battery.
The shutter will be released.


and
A motor drive is included in the package.
When I checked the operation, I was puzzled for the first time.
However, I was able to check the operation.

A battery pack is also included for this motor drive.
It uses 12 AA batteries, a power source unique to that time.



Lens.
It is in very good condition



The optics have a little dust, but I don’t think

there are any problems with shooting

 


It’s heavier because it has a motor drive.
The strap is attached to the machine

We hope you will use this camera set to
like the professional photographers of the time



 

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Writer Takashi Okumura



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