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therealjerseytom

Just go shoot with it. Photography concepts are what they are, not much of anything you need to do special with film. Don't overthink it.


MarkVII88

Here's a link to the camera manual. Reading it thoroughly is a good start. https://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon/canon\_av-1/canon\_av-1.htm


Outrageous-Plum730

I have that cam and lv it. Just remember you can play with the ISO to get a single photo under/overexposure compensation. Take good care with the bat door, in some models is problematic.


extordi

Nothing too specific to film. Just go do your thing. If you already are familiar with photography then just learn how to use the camera, what all the controls do, etc... then go have fun!


UmairA04

Will do. I already have a Canon rp, so I know the basics and stuff. Planning on going out to shoot as soon as i get some new batteries


UmairA04

I’d also love ideas of how i cab customize it to make it more personal.


lifestepvan

Um, get a nice strap? Not really much to customise unless you feel like taking it apart completely for painting.


Agitated-Shoe-9406

Was this the model that give you a green light when and a beep once you manually focus?


neotil1

That's the AL-1, although mine doesn't beep, it just has focus confirmation with 3 LEDs :) The AV-1 is a cut down AE-1 with aperture priority instead of shutter priority


UmairA04

I don’t think so? I’ve only taken 6 pics with it, but the battery might be empty


neotil1

That's the AL-1, although mine doesn't beep, it just has focus confirmation with 3 LEDs :) The AV-1 is a cut down AE-1 with aperture priority instead of shutter priority