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I'm assuming you have at least one lens for the A1? In that case I'd buy another Canon FD mount camera so you can use that same lens. Canon FD mount camera bodies can be had for under $100USD easily. Shit, you can probably get a body with lens for around that. I love my AE-1 but it really struggles once the temps drop so I don't recommend it if you live somewhere cold.
Pic related, AE-1, 28mm, Kodak Portra 400NC