{"id":40516,"title":"My dad gave me his AE-1","author":"kxta51","permalink":"https://www.reddit.com/r/analog/comments/1oz3daf/my_dad_gave_me_his_ae1/","description":"So basically, my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year and I jokingly said an analog film camera to which he replied… “yeah I got one” and then gave me his Ae-1 that he bought on ship while he was in the Navy aboard to USS Forrestal. \n\nIt’s been stored in his closet-no battery-for ages.\n\nHe even had the original manuals, receipt, and registration card!\n\nAny tips on film types or things I should learn to get started with this little guy?\n\nThanks.","caption":"A hand holds a camera with a dog sleeping on a bed in the background.","score":502,"nsfw":false,"grayscale":false,"timestamp":1763343160,"created":"2026-10-15T05:25:47.53194Z","updated":"2026-10-15T20:49:56.015971Z","sprocket":false,"camera_make":"canon","camera_model":"ae-1","images":[{"resolution":"low","url":"https://i.analogdb.com/0576454e18288805b38cea79-low.jpeg","width":540,"height":720},{"resolution":"medium","url":"https://i.analogdb.com/0576454e18288805b38cea79-medium.jpeg","width":810,"height":1080},{"resolution":"high","url":"https://i.analogdb.com/0576454e18288805b38cea79-high.jpeg","width":1080,"height":1440},{"resolution":"raw","url":"https://i.analogdb.com/0576454e18288805b38cea79-raw.jpeg","width":3024,"height":4032}],"colors":[{"hex":"#9d7e59","css":"gray","html":"tan","percent":0.21890689},{"hex":"#281a0b","css":"darkslategray","html":"black","percent":0.18957562},{"hex":"#45331f","css":"darkslategray","html":"brown","percent":0.17713477},{"hex":"#6d5945","css":"dimgray","html":"brown","percent":0.11299383},{"hex":"#cc9d73","css":"darksalmon","html":"tan","percent":0.11032665}],"keywords":[{"word":"hand","weight":1},{"word":"dog","weight":0.8333},{"word":"bed","weight":0.6667},{"word":"room","weight":0.5}]}