Soldato
Nothing actually wrong with the AE1P. It was just that the AE1 broke a lot of new ground (first SLR with a polycarbonate body, etc) so the AE1P coming along with only minor changes a couple of years later just didn't seem as exciting.
Well I was only going to use B&W, and have a go at developing it myself... I've already got a pin hole camera which I have Ilford FP4 Plus 125 in, although I'm yet to get out with it yet! I was thinking of that and maybe the Ilford HP5+ for the Canon?