My uncle was visiting and he’s been clearing out his storage and knowing that I like photography, he brought me one of his old cameras. He said it doesn’t work and gave it to me so I could get use of the lens, if I just buy an adapter for it. Okay cool I’ll do that because I have no 50mm lens and this one seems pretty solid.
After thinking about it for a while and asking from a friend who knows quite a lot more about cameras than I do, came to the conclusion that there really is no reason why the camera shouldn’t work, or if it doesn’t, it’s most likely an easy fix. There was a battery inside, but luckily it wasn’t corroted, but I don’t have a replacement for it, or film, obviously. I’m popping by at the city tomorrow, and intend to find a battery and some film, so I could at least try to make it work with my very limited knowledge.
I wasn’t planning on getting into film photography, and I’ve actually said more than once that I will not do film because I’m so impatient that it’s not for me. But here I am, with a film camera on my lap and hoping I can get it to work. God damn it.
The Canon AE-1 was one of the most popular film cameras of its time, and photography enthusiasts still use it to this day.