Canon AE-1 - Manual (Page 18)

1 Mounting the Lens
Remove the bo<ty cap and mount the lens
onto the camera. The lens is mounted by
aligning the red dot of the body with the red
dot of the bayonet ring. ar>d then turning the
bayonet ring clockwise« pressinggcntly until it
locks into position. Reverse the procedure to
dismount the lens.
FD series lenses must not be mounted on the
camera when the film is partially advanced.
2
Setting the Aperture Ring to the
"A" Mark
The AE*1 delivers perfect AE photo*
graphy when the aperture ring it set for
autometic exposure. The '*A*' mark on the
^rture rir>g should be set to the EE position.
Hokj in the EE lock pin while turning the
aperture hng to the 'A'' mark. This can be
dor^ either before or after the lens is
mounted on the camera. This setting can be
unlocked by pressing the EE lock pin in and
turning the aperture ring away from the
"A'^mark.
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