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- Neil Stone.'s review
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Picture courtesy of Phaethon.
| Photograph Quality | 10/10  |
|---|---|
| Features | 8.7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 9.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.9/10 |
By Neil Stone.
on 4th Apr 2001
| Value for money | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 Neil Stone.'s recommendation | |
Sturdy as hell. Wide variety of used lenses available everywhere.
Light meter tells you which f-stop to use rather than which shutter speed and it isn't illuminated.
I love my AE-1. However, I learned on a Pentax P30t which has a light meter that suggests shutter speeds, unlike the AE-1, which suggests f-stops. I still think photography is quicker when you can choose a motion-stopping shutter speed and move the aperture ring around until your meter says 1/250 is OK. The AE-1 took a little getting used to for me. I had to remember what f-stop I was on and get a feeling for how far I had to move it so that I wouldn't have to take my eye away from the viewfinder to check my settings.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total Respect: +5
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Mike. on 23rd Apr 2002