Canon AE-1Program + NewFD50mm f/1.4 (with motor drive) camera and lens cleaning work
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Because we can’t speak english
I am using DeepL translate, so it may be a strange sentence,
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.
Canon’s official website can be found here
Details of the camera body are presented in 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