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Canon Canonet QL User manual
User manual for Canon Canonet QL. 28 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Canon
- Model / document
- Canon Canonet QL
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 28
- File size
- 2.2 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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O Focusing Lever @ f lash Socket Safety Cover
@ Setttimer Lever @ f ilm Rewind Crank
@ Strutter Speed R ing @ f ilm Plane Indicator
@ AUTOMATIC/MANUAL Aperture Ring @ Accessory Shoe
@ nSn Film Speed Indicator Window @ rrame Counter
@ Automatic EE Mark @ st'rutter Button
@ FocusingRing @ CaUteReleaseSocket
@ ViewfinderWindow @ f ilm Advance LeverView original page 3Page 4 · Read text
www.orphancameras.com @ Blue Lamp @ gulb Exposure Setting Lever @ Battery Check Button @) F ilm Speed Setting Lever @ Viewf inder Eyepiece @ Simple Exposure Symbols @ F ilm Transport Indicator @ r ilm Indicator @ Mercury Battery Compartment @ Tripod Socket @ rilm Rewind ButtonView original page 4
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Mercury Bottery Looding
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Before using your Canonet G-III Insert the battery on the tab in ReplacingBattery
17, load the mercury battery. the compartment. When replacing the mercury bat-
I Be sure the mercury battery tery, open the cover of the 1
To open cover of the battery com- is inserted only in the correct mercury battery compartment
partment, insert a fingernail in the direction. and slowly pull out the tab being
open slot, sliding the cover in the r A 1.35V M20 (#625) mercury careful not to let the battery r
direction of the arrow. By using a battery should be used-equ ivalent drop out.
slight pull outward, the cover will to the Mallory PX-625, or I When the camera will not be
open. Eveready E PX-625. used for a long period, remove the
3 Presscover to close. battery.View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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Bottery Checking
the battery check button (colored red). lf the blue lamp lights up, the battery has
suff icient power. Otherwise, the battery
should be replaced.
r The battery check button will not light
up at temperaturesof - 1soc(5"F) or under.
The camera will work, however, if the battery
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Canon's ExclusiveOuick-LoadinS(Ot) mecha- Open the cover fully. When the back cover
nism in the Canonet G-III 17 accepts any is opened,the OL cover opens simultaneously.
standard 35mm film roll in cartridge. When Face the film cartridge as illustrated in the
loading new film, always avoid direct sun- line drawing inside the back cover, and insert
light. it into the cartridge compartment. Push the
crank back to its normal Position.
To release the latch of the back cover, raise
the film rewind crank, and pull it all the
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Lay the tip of the film leader above the Bring down the OL cover to hold the film
"amber" film set mark. in place by closing the back cover.
Look through the sprocket window to see ifI The OL cover automatically opens and
the f ilm is correctly engaged with thecloses with the back cover. Do not touch
sprocket.the OL cover.
I lf the f ilm is sagging,turn the f ilm rewind
crank clockwise.
Close the back cover completely.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
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Pre-Settings
Wind the film advance lever until it stops. Checking Correct Film Loading
The first frame is now automatically in The film is properly loaded and advanced
posttton. if the film transport indicator flickers when
you wind the film advance lever.
Checking Proper Winding Film
The film is wound up if the color of the
film indicator turns red. The indicator turns
white when the shutter is released.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
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Film Speed Setting less sensitive.For example, the ASA 400 film
lmmediately after loading film, be sure to is better for shooting at low light level than
set the ASA film speed scale in the proper the ASA 100 film.
position by pressing the notched film speed
setting lever with your fingernail, matching
the proper film speed number with the index
of the ASA film speed indicator window.
I The higher the film speed number, the
more sensitive the film; the lower it is, the 8View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
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Automotic ElectricEye Photogrophy
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For automatic Electric Eye photography, set Shutter Speed Adjustment
the aperture ring at the "A" position. Turn the shutter speed ring, and match the
I The EE mechanismis fully coupled to the f ilm speed setting lever with the simple
ASA film speed, the shutter speed and the exposure symbol of either sunny)O(,cloudy
apertu re. €,or indoor ffi-l . With ASA 1OOfilm for
example, the shutter speeds are set at 1/5OO
sec. for sunny >O<,11125 sec. for cloudy
€ and 1/3O sec. for indoor F-lView original page 11Page 12 · Read text
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While looking through the viewfinder, turn
the focusing lever. The subject is in focus
when the double image merges into one
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Checking the Exposure Indicator I lf the indicator points to the under-
Point the camera at the subject and check exposure warning mark, turn the shutter
the position of the exposure indicator inside speed ring clockwise until the indicator moves
the viewfinder. to the proper exposure range, or use the
Press the shutter button if the indicator Canolite D or other flash units.
is inside the proper exposure range. I lf the indicator points to the overex-
posure warning mark, turn the shutter speed
I The shutter cannot be released if the ring counterclockwise until the indicator
exposure indicator is either over- or under- moves to the proper exposure range, or use
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Compose the Picture within the Frame. Press the Shutter Button gently to snap a
The subjects which will appear on the film picture.
can be seenwithin the rectangularframe.
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-Using Conolite D AutomoticFloshPhotogrophy
The Canolite D is an optional electronic By simply attaching the Canolite D, the
flash unit with direct contact exclusively camera, wh ile set at " A" , is switched over
designed for the Canonet G-III 17 . There is to the automatic flash control circuit, and
absolutely no necessity to worry about the proper f/stop corresponding to the shoot-
gu ide numbers. N ight or indoor photography ing distance is automatically set.
is now as easy as daylight photography using
the Canolite D.
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I Power Source: Two 1.5V alkaline AA Check the Exposure Indicator in the View-
batteries. f inder.
I Size: 26 x 57 x 82 mm (1" x 2-114" x t When it is within the proper exposure
3-114"1 range, press the shutter release button.
I Weight: 1 15 grams (4 ozs.)
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I lf the exposure indicator is within the
red mark, the subject is too far or too close.
Adjust the focusing distance until the indi-
cator shows the proper exposure.
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www.orphancameras.com Press the Shutter Button gently to snap a picture. I With the Canolite D, any shutter speed can be used.View original page 18
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Using Other Flosh Units
The Canonet G-III 17 has both a directcontact Three guide numbers are engravedin blue on
accessoryshoe and conventional flash socket. the aperture ring. They are for ASA 100 f ilm
Automatic flash photography is possiblewith and distance in meters. For conversion to
flash bulbs and electronic flash units other ASA 25 and feet see the conversion table
than the CanoliteD. below. With flash bulbs, set the shutter speed
to 1/30 sec. Any speed may be used with
Insert the f lash into the accessoryshoe and electronicflash units.
connect its cord if it is not a cordlessunit. 1 4 2 0 2 8 ( A S A 1 O O: m )
G u i d e N o . 23 3 3 46 ( A S A 2 5 : f t . l
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t Do not use f lash bu lb (or unit) with r In flash photography using a conventional
following types of film because it does not electronic flash unit or flash bulb when the
couple properly. proper f/stop is set according to the guide
Flash bulb of guide number 14 with ASA number, there is a heavy drain on the mercury
25 film, guide number 20 with ASA 8OO, battery. Therefore, be sure to return the aper-
and guide number 28 with ASA 40O or higher ture ring to the " ^" position after shooting.
speeds.
I When the subject is too far or too close,
the shutter button cannot be depressed.
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Monuol Control of Aperture
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For manual control of the aperture, release I In manual exposure control, the position
the aperture ring from the "A" position. The of the exposure indicator is in the upper
shutter speed and f/stop can be freely set for red mark.
achieving specializedtechnical effects. With
the Canonet G-III 17, special effects in high
tone or low tone can be obtained in the same
manner as with more professional cameras.
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Using Self-timer
The Canonet G-III 17 has a built-in self-timer. I The self-timer also operates when taking
To operate the self-timer, turn the self-timer pictures with f lash units.
lever in the direction of the arrow until it I lf the self-timer lever is set, do not return
stops. The shutter will be releasedapproxi- it to the normal position. lt is automatically
mately 1O seconds after the shutter button returned, after the picture is snapped.
has been pressed.
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