Canon AE-1 Program chrome 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only. Tested£65
Canon AE-1 Program
Canon fd slr · c1981 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Canon AE-1 Program typically sells for £80 (median of 45 recorded sales, 2017–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£80
median of 45 sales, 2017–2026
last 3 years: £73 (35 sales)
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £60–£100
£80at auction (35 sales)
£107on eBay (10 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
1
Outfit (body with several lenses)
£80
2Awaiting classification
£85–£100
1No convertible price
no £ figure
1Lot or parts
£120
Over time
Every sale since 2017; no trend line.
Latest sales All 50 →
A Canon AE-1 Program 35mm SLR Camera Outfit£80
26 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 111 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Canon AE-1 Program£133
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Canon AE-1 Program Camera, Strap And Case (TIM).£65
○ version can’t tell
Canon AE-1 Program Black 35mm SLR Film Camera New FD 50mm f/1.4 Japan [N.Mint]£162
● black+ lens
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$120–180
McKeown’s 1997–98: $120–180 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Program mode, shutter‑priority auto mode, and metered manual exposures possible.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 65
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Generated summary, 19 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other AE-1s
Questions
What is the difference between the AE-1 and the AE-1 Program?
The AE-1 Program, introduced in 1981, adds a Program auto-exposure mode, an interchangeable focusing screen and a redesigned top plate compared to the 1976 AE-1, while keeping the same FD lens mount.
Facts
- Maker
- Canon
- Type
- Canon fd slr
- Years made
- c1981 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 45
- First sale
- 11 Jan 2017
- Latest sale
- 27 Aug 2026
- Median
- £80
- Middle half
- £60–£100
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Canon AE-1 Program: typical sale price £80, the median of 45 recorded sales, 2017–2026, middle half £60–£100 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/ae-1-program/