Canon LTM Canonet QL 19

[vbarniev]

How much should I pay for it (in working, pristine condition)?
Lens Carl Zeiss 1.9

 

[Erik L]

depends where you are in the world

 

[Gumby]

... and it depends on how much you really want one.

 

[vbarniev]

Santiago, Chile. They want 140 bucks.

 

[pesphoto]

seems a bit high to me......

 

[FrankS]

A Canonet with a Carl Zeiss lens?

 

[Gumby]

Ha... that's why it's so expensive, Frank!

Must be another one of Photo Arsenal's offerings. 😉

 

[hks3sgte]

So... fixed lens Canonet with a Carl Zeiss f/1.9 lens? Maybe you should just skip this one. lol

 

[pesphoto]

There's a Canonet in the RFF classifieds for $45

 

[FrankS]

Seriously, $140 is way too much. Half that is more reasonable. Film is dead, don't you know? 😉

 

[Gumby]

Even $45 is too much for most of the Canonets on the market.

 

[FrankS]

Canonets are great value cameras and worth it, IMO. It seems to be getting harder to find good ones. They are great for photo opps in dodgy or poor conditions that you may not want to subject a more expensive camera to, and they are satisfying to use because of the manual control available. A Yashica T4 takes great shots, but is not as satisfying to use, IMO.

 

[pesphoto]

I have found the canonets way too small for my hands.
Those controls on the lenses are tiny. A nice Yashica Lynx 5000e is perfect.

 

[julio1fer]

Canonets have Canon lenses. Something does not compute here.

 

[vbarniev]

Well, matbe for you guys, but everything is expensive here. I just paid $190 for a Nikon FTn, $170 for a Yashica Electro 35 GSN

 

[hks3sgte]

I don't know about you guys, but shouldn't the issue be about the Zeiss lens?

 

[Gumby]

I don't know about you guys, but shouldn't the issue be about the Zeiss lens?

Yes, of course. There is something seriously wrong about that. Perhaps the OP misunderstood... perhaps the lens is being misrepresented... who knows.

 

[vbarniev]

I saw the camera. The lens IS Carl Zeiss. The fotometer works. Is that impossible?

 

[julio1fer]

I saw the camera. The lens IS Carl Zeiss. The fotometer works. Is that impossible?

Nothing is impossible. But every Canonet left the factory with a fixed Canon lens, that cannot be removed except by dismounting the whole camera. These are not interchangeable lens cameras. It is quite unlikely that the original lens was replaced by a Carl Zeiss one.

Maybe some joker stuck the wrong brand label in order to have some fun? This would be much easier than changing the lens.

I like following up on these mysteries. Could you please take a look at the Canon Camera Museum and try to identify the camera you saw?

 

[vbarniev]

This one:
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/...75/1971_nql19.html?lang=us&categ=srs&page=net

But the lens is Carl Zeiss and it doesn't look like a 'job' and it works quiet well.