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[Harlee]

 I have a mint A-1, but the exposures, compared to my second A-1, appear to be at least 1 1/2 to 2 F stops off.  Where are the pots located for adjusting the meter.  Most likely they're located under the top section, am I correct?  Thanks, Har

[panu]

 There is lots of service manuals for Canon cameras at www.canonfd.com . It seems that there is one for A-1.

[Frank Marshman]

 The problem I see with most of these cameras these days is that the sbc (silicone blue cell, the photo cell) has a plastic covering which developes a crust of white crystal substance over it. No one I know has any reason for this to happen but it does

[Glenn Middleton]

 This fix,if indeed it is a fix is not as simple as Frank makes out.Many people will start by removing the complete eyepiece shutter/photocell assembly and the less experienced will end up scraping away at the fresnel lens, which is also glued onto th

[Harlee]

 All sounds Greek to me!!!  Harlee

[Will+Inoue]

 Best solution: dump the cheapo A-series Canons in the garbage and buy a good working T-90, F-1N, or Nikon F3 or FM2n.  The A-series Canons weren't made to very high standards to begin with and certainly weren't designed to last 25 years.

[Harlee]

 Well, I still have an AE-1 that I purchased in 1984 that works like a charm, and never developed the Canon Squeak.  I also have an AE-1P, an AV-1 and two A1s, which perform flawlessly, with the exception of the A-1 in which the meter is off a t

[Glenn Middleton]

 Once again we have some unknown person appearing from the darker corners of this Forum and as is the norm in such instances,talking a good deal of garbage himself.His 'a good working T-90'says it all about this model.The short production life means

[Will+Inoue]

 Once again we have some unknown person appearing from the darker corners of this Forum and as is the norm in such instances,talking a good deal of garbage himself
 
No more than you are, Glenn.  I'm not 'unknown', my name is Will.  An op

[Harlee]

 Wow, sounds like we have a cat fight on our hands!  Persoanlly, I like what I use and have had very little repairs done to my Canons.  So, as the saying goes, to each his own.  I'm not a professional, perhaps an advanced amature, and while

[henrytaber@kyp.hauslendale.com]

 Come on guys...be nice.  Remember we are not photographers here.  We hung our artsy-fartsy hats on the wall as we entered here.  We don't care what takes the best photo or which model can be reliable taking a billion photos.  We don't care.  WE ARE T

[Michael Linn]

 Harlee, in starting this thread, you asked an honest question within the stated bounds of the forum. You got some honest answers until someone without a profile, e-mail address, and apparently a shadow arrived and told you that your camera and al

[Glenn Middleton]

 As Harlee says in the end it all comes down to personal choice,but I still maintain that you cannot just write the A Series off as market share grabbing junk.All manufacturers have to look at their market share/prospective customer base.I would suggest

[Glenn Middleton]

 Henry,Michael,you posted whilst I was writing the above --- could not say it better myself.Your thoughts on the matter Michael are exactly what made me write my original comments in the first place.
 
Glenn.

[Will+Inoue]

 Well, I see cheap shots and personal criticism, but no effective refutation of my points.  I say it's sound advice to recommend a well-built used SLR anyday over something with plastic parts and metal bushings that requires periodic lubrication wit