The Canon AT-1 was sold as a cheaper version of Canon's famous AE-1 camera, as it is a fully manual camera without any automatic modes. The camera was introduced in 1976, making it one of the more modern cameras in my collection. I purchased this one at a police auction a few years ago. I've always wondered if this was "exhibit A" in some famous trial, or if it was used by the police to take crime scene photos. I suppose I'll never know. Shown here with a Canon 35mm 3.5 lens, which was used to take all the shots in this set. It's a simple but useful lens, which reinforces my belief that 35mm is the ideal focal length.
I took the camera out to Woodland Cemetery in Dayton Ohio, which is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I have ever visited. Woodland is the final resting place for many of Dayton's elite, including Governor James Cox, John Patterson, Charles Kettering, and of course, the Wright brothers.
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Like most all manual cameras, the AT-1 is a simple, reliable device that is a pleasure to use, and more solidly built than modern low-end cameras.
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Paul Dunbar was a famous African-American poet. He was a friend of the Wright brothers, who were the first to publish his work in one of their early newspapers.
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Woodland has a mix of modest, and very grand burial plots and vaults.
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Dayton skyline, not the greatest photograph since it was taken around noon on a cloudless day.
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The Wright brothers plot is surprisingly modest in comparison with many of the grand burial plots that surround theirs. Sadly, a few days before taking this shot the plot was vandalized, both flagpoles had been torn down. Luckily the damage was minor and the flags were quickly re-erected.
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Wilbur, Orville, and their beloved sister Katharine.
Fall 2010
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