Monday June 23, 2025

Feel's like a waste not to use this great blogging platform, I need to be lest precious about what I post.  Same problem I have with notebooks!

Resurrecting My Canon A-1

I've recently pulled out my Canon A1 SLR that I've had since I was a teenager.  I put a roll of Tri-X through it, just finished shooting the roll today on a mid-day walk.  I also lubricated the reflex mirror’s gears to get rid of an annoying “shutter squeak” that apparently is quite common with Canon SLR's as of this era.  I bought a kit with lubricant, a custom applicator and instructions on eBay and it worked like a charm!  I just loaded up a roll of Fuji 400H, one of the last rolls that I have of this discontinued film.  I’m going to shoot the roll at ISO 125 given its age, curious to see how it turns out!  The last time I used this camera was in 2019 and before that it was probably a good 20 years prior!