VINTAGE CANON AE-1 CAMERA SYSTEM WITH LENSES, FLASH AND ACCESSORIES - CIRCA 1970S-1980S

A COMPREHENSIVE VINTAGE CAMERA OUTFIT COMPRISING A CANON AE-1 SINGLE-LENS REFLEX CAMERA BODY, MULTIPLE CANON LENSES, HANIMEX 325AZ ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT, AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES HOUSED IN A PERIOD LEATHER CARRYING CASE WITH RED FABRIC TRIM.

CAMERA BODY:
THE CANON AE-1 REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN CAMERA DESIGN, INTRODUCING APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTOMATION TO THE MASS MARKET. THIS EXAMPLE SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH PROFESSIONAL OR SERIOUS AMATEUR USE. THE CHROME AND BLACK FINISH DISPLAYS PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE. THE PRISM HOUSING IS CLEARLY MARKED CANON. SHUTTER MECHANISM APPEARS FUNCTIONAL, THOUGH NOT TESTED UNDER LOAD.

OPTICS:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES A CANON FD-MOUNT STANDARD LENS WITH VISIBLE APERTURE MARKINGS AND FOCUS MECHANISM. A SECOND CANON TELEPHOTO LENS MARKED 80-200MM IS PRESENT WITH FUNCTIONAL ZOOM MECHANISM. BOTH LENSES SHOW INTERNAL DUST AND MINOR HAZE TO ELEMENTS, TYPICAL OF VINTAGE OPTICS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED. GLASS-TO-GLASS CONTACT APPEARS SOUND. LENS CAPS AND PROTECTIVE COVERS ARE INCLUDED.

FLASH UNIT:
A HANIMEX 325AZ ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT IS INCLUDED, MARKED ON THE FRONT PLATE. THE UNIT SHOWS COSMETIC WEAR AND AGE-RELATED PATINA. FLASH CONTACTS APPEAR INTACT. THE UNIT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR FLASH FUNCTION.

ACCESSORIES AND CASE:
A WIDE-ANGLE ADAPTER IS INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING, MARKED AS A 3-COLOUR FILTER SET (RED, BLUE, GREEN). THE ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER CARRYING CASE WITH RED FABRIC TRIM AND BRASS HARDWARE IS PRESENT, SHOWING APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED CREASING AND PATINA TO THE LEATHER. THE CASE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL HANDLE AND SHOULDER STRAP. INTERIOR FABRIC SHOWS DUST AND MINOR WEAR.

CONDITION SUMMARY:
THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL VINTAGE CAMERA SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY, STUDY, OR RESTORATION BY A SPECIALIST. THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY APPEARS SOUND, THOUGH THE OPTICS WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CLEANING. NO MAJOR DAMAGE IS EVIDENT, THOUGH COSMETIC WEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH 40+ YEARS OF AGE AND USE. THE LEATHER CASE IS ORIGINAL AND ADDS TO THE PERIOD AUTHENTICITY OF THE LOT.

NOTE: THIS LOT IS SOLD AS PICTURED. CAMERA FUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN TESTED. OPTICS HAVE NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED. SUITABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE JAPANESE CAMERA SYSTEMS OR THOSE SEEKING A FUNCTIONAL FILM CAMERA FOR CREATIVE USE.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

997498+4

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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