CANON AE-1 Restoration / Ressurection Full Tutorial

In this video we'll tackle the revival/restoration of a vintage Canon AE1 camera.
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Timestamps :
00:00 Intro
00:26 Assessing the damage
02:30 Reinstall the rewind crank and the door
03:41 Fixing the mirror Squeak
07:10 Top cover removal/Dissassembly
09:12 Replace/Cleaning the viewfinder
11:27 Top cover reassembly
14:00 Aperture control repair
19:10 Light Seals replacement (short)
22:00 It's all good man !

[@Insmnyk]

Dude! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

[@MrAnalogDan12]

Glad I could help!

[@skrypczakkevin6539]

Just for the anecdote, It was my first camera and it was you who sold it to me😅...there is more than 15years... a camera that you repaired ! Thanks you Dan 😉

[@MrAnalogDan12]

Oh yeah I remember. Time flies. I still have a photo of us at school!

[@skrypczakkevin6539]

@@MrAnalogDan12 I have pleasant memories from these years !

[@dflf]

I have that same 35-70 zoom lens. I use it lot. It's very versatile

[@MrAnalogDan12]

And it's not a bad performer. It's sharp

[@vintagevantics]

Great video Dan!

[@MrAnalogDan12]

Thanks

[@nevillewatkins4997]

Hi Dan. I was interested to see you replace the seals in the body with what looked like glue and twine. I've used self adhesive foam in the past and that looks like a much better idea. What sort of glue and what twine did you use?

[@MrAnalogDan12]

It's called "all purpose glue". It's not contact cement just basic glue. And it's yarn. Black yarn. German manufacturers used that instead of foam and it's still there 50 years later.

[@DeeB1345]

Dr. Analog Dan - Head of Photographic Equipment Surgery Department

[@MrAnalogDan12]

Doctor Who ?

[@chantalhonore951]

💋

[@MrAnalogDan12]

Thanks

[@andresaironneil1378]

I find it very irresponsible squirting a bunch of oil into the camera and calling it a "fix". It only takes a few extra steps to take out the mirrorbox and apply the tiniest amount of oil to get rid of the squeak.

[@MrAnalogDan12]

I totally agree. That's why my method only uses a microscopic amount of oil located on the right part. I have a full video about it.