I was rummaging around in the attic the other day, and behind the Christmas decorations, suitcases, and various unwanted gifts, I came across a box of old electrical bits and pieces that hadn't seen the light of day for decades. And tucked in among the old VCRs, Walkmans, and toasted sandwich makers was my first-ever serious camera, a Canon AE-1 film SLR.
It has seen better days, for sure, but there's no denying that it's a thing of beauty, with a proper solid metal body, the cool ’70s-era logo etched into the casing, and chunky dials and levers to operate the thing. I had bought it second-hand when backpacking around Australia in the early ’90s, and it served me well, as evidenced by the boxes of photos from my travels that were also in the attic.
