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Canon AE-1 light meter problem I own a Canon AE-1 Program and my light meter appears to not work because it sits and flashes at 1, except when I put it on program where it flashes on 4. Does it(the light meter) need to be replaced, or can it be fixed?
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Jon Close |
If you don't already have it, the manual is available at http://www.canonfd.com/choose.htm. What lens are you using, and is it set for "A" or a particular aperture? Does the "M" at the top of the scale also light? It sounds like an FL or other non-autoaperture lens is attached. The AE-1P cannot use these in shutter priority or progam mode and so the display in the viewfinder will flash. Such lenses can only be used with stop-down metering.
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