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<p>Shot with a 50mm 1.2L and an Ae-1 Program Its a 1974 Pontiac Grandville</p> <p><img src="http://www.twebster.org/sample5.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p> </p>

<p>Shot this with an FD 800mm 1.2L and an extender. I was using Fuji 400H pro to mess around but I will try iso 100 film down when I get another opportunity. Shot with with my Canon A1</p> <p><img src="http://www.twebster.org/sample1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Shot with a Canon T90 and at 85mm 1.2L using Kodak Portra 400</p> <p><img src="http://www.twebster.org/sample4.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p> </p>

<p>Shot with my canon New F1 and a 400mm 2.8L Telephoto</p> <p><img src="http://www.twebster.org/sample2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

Yes Alan that's exactly what happened!!! All of my film bodies are in excellent plus to like new condition. All of had CLAS recently. The A1 and New F1 were always stored in a cool dry place. They are in like new condition but I did have to get are classified done on the A1 as I had the shutter squeak issue. The new f1 was like new out of the box and needed nothing but are fixed meter. My ae1 Ae1p and my three T90s were bought at keh this year in excellent plus or like new condition.....so they all work perfectly. I tested them out in the same conditions lenses iso etc all of them are really spot on without much if any difference. For the hell of it I tested the f1 meter against a canon 7d and my old Sony alpha 850 body.....the f1 was spot on with them. Again the stop down button working in the opposite way as the a series cameras is what messed me up. I ran a roll of film through the f1 I was 36 for 36 in getting amazing exposures. It was a good thread though as I've learned a lot from everyone posting even if I did make a dumb mistake lol Tony

<p>Gordon thats exactly what happened and man its spot on accurate now. I forgot I had to push IN the stopdown button for the camera to work normally. I was using it before I had the meter fixed to do a lot of my night photos of buildings......i was using it in manual mode so I never had the meter fixed until 2 weeks ago :)</p>

<p>Ok so.......let this be a lesson to me for not paying attention. I am sort of a new school person who loves old school stuff but this camera totally threw me off. I was used to my T90, AE1s and the A1.</p> <p>Anyway thanks for all of your help but I figured out the issue. The stop down button wasnt pushed in. So in other words the red line was out and it was throwing me off as to why I wasnt getting the readings I thought I was going to get. Once I realized with the button pushed in it worked properly it was spot on with all of my FD cameras and ironically super close to my Canon 7D.<br> <br />So when pointing my camera at a gray card I needed an fstop of 2.8 and shutter of 60......ALL my cameras read the same thing. Even my digital. Now I feel dumb :)</p>

<p>I have the original manual but its kind of confusing for me.....For example in shutter priority where the lens aperture is set to A. and the stop down button isnt pushed in...... For optimum exposure where should the meter be at? In the middle where the 5.6 is on the right?<br> <br />For example if I point the camera at my wall right now with a shutter speed of 60 the meter is right in the middle where the 5.6 is at. Does this mean its an optimum exposure?</p>

<p>Battery seems fine. I think I am confused how to read the meter on this thing. In stopped down full manual whereever the aperture needle is.....I need to set the shutter speed so the needle is IN the little circle? How do I read the meter in say shutter priority?</p>

<p>Before I say anymore.......how do you read the meter on this camera properly? This may sound stupid but when I put it into full manual in stop down mode it seems to be spot on with all my cameras and their readings. Maybe I am misreading this thing when in shutter priority?</p>

<p>My A1, AE1P, T90 and my Sony Alpha 850 all give the same readings.</p> <p>So if I have to have the meter calibrated how do they do that?</p> <p>-Tony</p>

<p>Rick, I used the same lenses on both cameras. How do you setup an AE-1P, An AE-1 or say an A1 or T90 to meter just like the F1?. Maybe the F1 is spot on and im reading too much into it.</p> <p>JDM: So are you saying all these cameras meter differentially?</p> <p>When i had the camera in the sunlight I pointed it in a few random directions and it was right on with the sunny 16 rule at 100 iso (125 f-16). Maybe that's a sign? </p>

<p>Yup so my AE-1 and New F1 get the exact same meter readings, for example with an F stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 15 seconds they read identical, whereas the other 3 read 15 seconds and 4.0. in manual mode. (AE-1P, T90, and A1) So should I assume its just the way the F1 reads light and thats its different than the others? I supposse running a rikll of film through it to find out can always happen :) <br> My AE-1 (the original one). takes perfect pictures. Worse comes to worse theres always the exposure comp dial too.<br /> <br> What do you guys think?</p>

<p>You know all of these bodies have their own quirks and such which is why Iw ant to ask before I throw a roll of film in. It could also mean maybe my meter needle is off?</p>

<p>Well I dont know again, does this camera read light differentally than the others I listed? Its almost spot on with my original ae1. In aperture priority the meter almost seems off but in shutter priority it doesnt. Again im not as familiar with the new F1 as I have barely used mine.</p>

<p>I have the standard screen AE :)</p>

<p>Had a new F1 that I ended up getting from my dad, Also own a slew of AE1-P, A1, the original AE-1 and a few T90s. This F1 was used maybe 4 times by my dad before he put it away and never used it again. It's absolutely as pristine as if it first came out of the box.</p> <p>My F1 didn't have a meter that worked properly. When i took it in to get looked at I was told there were some circuits that didnt work which led to the camera not getting any ISO or ASA readings, hence why the meter moved to the top each time I pressed the shutter button. In full manual mode the camera worked perfectly.<br /> Had the camera fixed by using parts from another F1 body, the meter works, is calibrated and everything. Thie same person also did an amazing job with the CLA on my A1. I have the Motordrive FN and the Battery pack and the AE finder.<br> Do all the cameras I own read light in a different manner?<br> <br />So my question is this. The meter seems a LOT different than the other cameras I have. When I set an A1 and this New F1 side by side the meter readings seem a LOT different. Almost as if the F1's metering in shutter priority is 3 or 4 stops above the A1 with the exact same settings (ISO, etc). Both exposure comp dials are set at 1 but the A1's meter reads completely different.<br> <br />Now pointing at the same spot in the same lighting conditions my T90, New F1 and the original AE-1 (not the program) are almost identical to each other. The A1 and AE1P read the same as each other. I havent run any film through the NEW F1 since I got it back the other day because I wanted to make sure I remembered how it functioned. All of the other cameras all take perfect pictures too.<br> <br />If my meter off? The camera functions perfectly and my T90 and AE1 (Original) seem to read almost the same. Or do all these cameras read light differently based on how they are made and used? I know each camera has it's own way of doing things much like the menus and everything are different when you compare digital cameras. Any insight is appreciated!</p> <p>-Tony</p><div></div>

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<p>I took it in to get looked at and they think it's a bad connection and thats why the meter is messed up. He also fixed my Pentax K1000 last month. Ill get it back next week fully overhauled!</p>

<p>Im goiong to have it serviced, the quote is $125 for the F1n....maybe less if all he has to do is calibrate the meter and lubricate it..... and the same for the A1. I want everything fixed. Yeah I did ignore the meter as the barn shot for example was done purely from my knowledge of how camera exposures work. It was done with a 28mm 2.8 wide angle with an F Stop of 16 and a 4 second shutter speed with Kodak Ektar ISO 100<br> <br />My A1 is also in amazing shape.......shot a lot of pictures so far </p>

<p>Well this camera was used one time, my dad took the battery out and it just sat for over 25+ years. He got it new in 1989 but preferred using his A1 on occasion and even his old Canon FX. A year ago he decided to give me all of his camera gear.<br> <br />This F1 doesnt have a mark on it, I mean it looks like it came right from the factory and wasnt even touched at ALL. Shutter, motordrive and everything works great with the exception of the meter being way off (needle moves but it doesnt give any type of accurate reading).<br> <br />I also have his old Canon A1 and FX. The FX works well. The A1 I just spent 125 bucks for an overhaul but man it takes amazing pictures.<br> For me, its worth overhauling them because one, they were free, second i have over 35 FD mount lenses ranging from super telephoto lenses, to fisheyes, wide angles etc. Most are the NewFD mount but I do have a couple of SSC lenses as well.<br> I was using my Canon 7D for a lot of stuff but ever since using these cameras I have not only became a better photographer but shooting film has become an addiction. I love using these things! The A1 is amazing and the F1n is good but I am mostly using my judgement since Im using the camera in full manual mode.<br> So you guys think the contacts might be dirty and that the meter can be re-calibrated?<br> <br />Anyhow I setup a website for my work if you guys want to check it out all these pictures are with my Canon A1 and F1 and scanned with either my Epson Perfection 750 or my Canoscan 9000F MK2<br> http://www.twebster.org<br> -Tony</p>

<p>I have a Canon F1n......its practically brand new out of the box he never used the thing as he was big on his Canon A1....have the full setup with motordrives and all even have about 30 different FD lenses it was my dad's so he gave me all of this equipment I started shooting pictures with it. I have the AE finder</p> <p>The Camera works well however the meter is messed up. For example no matter where I have the camera setup at as far as f stop goes and shutter speed the needle automatically shoots to the top. When I do a battery check it shoots to the top even if the battery is low. When I raise the shutter speed to say 1/2000 it will lower to the middle. <br> <br />So is this something that can be recalibrated? Is the meter broken? Can it be fixed possibly? is this an easy fix?</p> <p>The shutter and everything works like it's brand new in fact I took some amazing night photos with it like this night image of my barn/mancave and shed at night</p> <p>http://www.twebster.org/images/life/barnatnight.jpg</p> <p>Any help would be appreciated!</p> <p>-Tony</p>