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Canon A1
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  • basebleed 10th Nov 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I purchased a Canon A1 this summer when I was deploying to Iraq with the U.S. Army. I Have an EOS Rebel 2000, but on previous trips to the desert I have seen Auto Focus systems fail because of sand and rough conditions. I don't agree that this is a delicate camera. it survived a 300 mile road march ...

  • oniko Rank: Major 8th Sep 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Cannon A1 is a great camera for general photography.you have AV for landscapes. TV for sports and movement. full manual that you can see and control in the viewfinder. as well as programme that your pet cat could use. it uses the same lenses that the F1N and AE-1 use, and look how many of those ...

  • Manje Richardson. 24th Jun 2003

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I used an A-1 years ago. I remember at that time Canon was still marketing its clumsy two-handed breechlock mount system as 'superior'. But when EOS arrived, Canon immediately dropped the breech ring for a bayonet lock like of its competitors! Back in the late 1970s this was a modern camera, but ...

  • john willick. 4th Aug 2002

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I love the Canon A1 camera too, I've taken some amazing pictures with it.

  • JANE. Rank: Lance Corporal 9th Jan 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    THE CANON A1 IS THE BEST MANUAL SLR CAMERA EVER PRODUCED