How To Open Canon Ae 1 Battery Door. How do you open the camera on a Canon AE 1. Unlock the film take-up spool.
This latch which should hold the vertically placed two AAA cells is one of the most flimsy works of art Canon ever made. Photos NOT OK to edit. Then push the rewind knob down turning it until it drops into its normal position.
Upon getting it home I popped in a good battery tested in my AE-1 but the shutter remained stuck open.
Im assuming modern-day batteries are better and more efficient than ones from the 1980s when this camera first came in the market so the 1-year battery life should be accurate. As the camera had a clean 5018 lens attached to it I bought it anyway. The Canon AE-1 can easily be identified from other models. 614 614Count In Stock.
