View source for Canon Canonet QL 17 / QL 19 / QL 25

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The '''Canonet QL''' range was introduced by [[Canon]] in March 1965<ref>[http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film53.html Canon Museum]</ref>, as a development of the [[Canonet]]. They are [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]]s with [[shutter priority]] [[CdS|CdS-meter]] controlled auto exposure and manual override. Each is fitted with the Canon QL quick film loading system.

The final and most refined version of the QL17 is the [[Canon Canonet QL 17 GIII|QL 17 GIII]], discussed separately. The [[Canon Canonet 28|Canonet 28]] is a related model, lacking the QL designation.

The '''QL17''' had a 45mm f1.7 lens, the '''QL19''' an f1.9, and the '''QL25''' an f2.5, set in [[Copal|Copal SV]] shutters.  The 17 and 19 have speeds from 1/4-1/500s, and the 25 has 1/15-1/500; there was also a more basic '''QL 19E''' model, from November 1965 with a 1/15-1/500s [[Seikosha|Seiko]] shutter, recognisable by the [[self-timer]] lever being mounted beside the lens barrel, rather than on the barrel itself on the Copal models.  The QL 17 has a battery tester. Later models of the 17 have a 40mm lens.   

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Early models are seen<ref>e.g. as illustrated above and on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10537 Sylvain Halgand's page]</ref> with no hot shoe and the PC connector beside the lens barrel - which is all bare metal rather than having blacked rings, and a black-on-white QL badge; the top-plate is flat along the full length. Next to the viewfinder is a window to illuminate the bright-line in the finder, with a black area next to it, around the square rangefinder window. The frame counter is to the (users) top right of the advance lever.  The [[CdS|CdS meter cell]] window, above the lens but inside the [[filter thread]], is round.{{br}}
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Later models  have a white-on-black badge, a plastic moulding on the [[film advance|advance lever]], a [[hot shoe]] and a PC socket under a cover on the end, below the rewind crank; the rangefinder window now shows in the centre of the translucent window and there is no black area; the top-plate has a small step down to the winding lever/shutter release.  The frame counter is now between the advance lever and the step, and the meter cell window is rectangular. The "new" models, from 1969, have an extra pin on the hot shoe to link to the Canonlite D Speedlite flashgun<ref>[http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film74.html Canon Museum: New QL17]</ref>.

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==Notes==
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==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon_point_and_shoot/canon_canonet_ql17/canon_canonet_ql17.htm Canonet QL 17 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
* in the Canon Camera Museum:
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film53.html QL 17]
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film54.html QL 19]
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film60.html QL 25]
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film61.html QL 19E]
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film74.html New QL 17]
** [http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film81.html New QL 19]
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10537 Canon Canonet QL 17] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)


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