• Activated by the shutter release button on the camera.
• Continuous shooting at the rate of two frames per second.
• LED warning lamp lights up when the film roll is completely wound up.
• Four size AA batteries take twenty rolls of 36-exposure film.
• Spare Battery Pack A (sold separately).

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When you attach the Power Winder A to a camera such as the Canon AE-1 and press the shutter button, the film will be immediately wound after being exposed. Furthermore, with the Power Winder A you can catch subjects' movements and changing expressions because you are able to take continuous or single frame photography at your pleasure.

Credit: Image courtesy of Mr. Claudio®. who is a collector for Canon photo gear, he also has an Ebay Section as well as maintaining a website on his own where occasionally trading some photo equipment. However, a drawback as with the Nikon's first motor drive MD-11 for similar class competitions like the compact Nikon series such as FM and FE in 1977/1978, operational sequence of the Power Winder A still required you to release the shutter release button before the winder will perform the next film advance (This was fixed on the Power Winder A2) later in the early '80s. But if the speed is not your top priority, the Winder A presents some very attractive reason for you to look at because it should be very cheap as compared to later models. Secondly, if remote photography is desirable, the subsequent update, Canon Power Winder A2 should be the better choice (or the Motor Drive Set MA), as there are a host of remote accessories designed to work more efficiently.

	The LED turns on when the winding time exceeds one second to provide an end-of-film warning. If you turn on the on/off switch and short the two electrical contacts, the Power Winder A should run for one second. The motor should then stop, and the LED should turn on.

A View when the cover was removed, the winder motor is at the right hand side.

Specifications:

Winding Speed: Approximately 0.5 seconds.
Operation: When the shutter button on the AE-1 is pressed, the winder will function.
Shutter Speed Coupling Range: 1/50 to 1/1000 second for continuous photography. "B", or 2 to 1/1000 second for single frame photography. (When the winder is set at "B", AE photography cannot be performed).
Film Counting: Is performed by the frame counter on the AE-1.
Automatic Cut off Circuit: When the film roll is completely wound up or if the batteries should run out, the winder will automatically stop and the warning lamp (LED) will light up.
Power Source: Use 4 size AA batteries. (In normal temperatures they can take more than twenty rolls of 36-exposure film).
Attachment: Take off the winder coupler cover on the bottom of the camera, and mount the power winder using the tripod socket.
Size: 141 x 42 x 34mm (5-9/16" x 1-5/8" x 1-5/16")
Weight: 3009 (including batteries) (10.9/16 ozs.)

Part II - Operation Manual of the Canon Power Winder A

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