Tag: Canon A-1

  • Canon A-1 Mode Switch Repair

    Canon A-1 Mode Switch Repair

    My Canon A-1 (which I fixed the wheeze on here but please don’t use that method because it’s a bad hack that could cause more harm than good) was doing something weird. Every so often, when taking a photo indoors in aperture priority mode (Av), I would notice that the camera’s settings would jump to…

  • Canon A-1 wheeze fix

    Edit 2024: DO NOT USE THIS METHOD. The only way to safely lubricate this part is to open the camera. Anything else risks creating an even larger mess. It was bad advice, and I’m only leaving it on here to show that the camera repair learning journey can sometimes take you down the wrong path,…

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