cralx2000
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Does anyone have a better pictures that show more detais? Pic1,2,3,4,5,6
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Canon QL17 GIII pictures
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dmr
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cralx2000 said:
Not photos, but I've got the complete exploded service diagrams. I think I have them saved on a machine at work if you can't find them. I know I got them on the web. I forget where, but googling for just a few minutes found them. These show every last screw, spring, wheel, whatever. They were most helpful when I got my baptism by fire in camera repair a couple months ago.
Also, if you post anything here regarding what's wrong or if you need help, there are lots of people here who know that camera inside and out, literally.
dmr
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I just checked, I do have the service diagrams for the QL17 GIII. I would post them here, but these are HUGE tiff files. Send me a PM or write to dmr436 {at} gmail {dot} com and I will send them to you.
cralx2000
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dmr436. you got -email. Thank you. 🙂
Kim Coxon
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Hi,
I have the service manuals to cover all the canonets. I and trying to reduce it down to postscript pdf files but as there are nearly 400 pages, it will take some time. The pages for the GIII are top of the list but it will still be a week or 2. Which parts did you need and I will try to scan those and send them?
Kim
I have the service manuals to cover all the canonets. I and trying to reduce it down to postscript pdf files but as there are nearly 400 pages, it will take some time. The pages for the GIII are top of the list but it will still be a week or 2. Which parts did you need and I will try to scan those and send them?
Kim
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dmr
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Kim Coxon said:
Do you by chance have anything that covers the adjustment and calibration of the meter in the QL17 GIII? Thanks. 🙂
Kim Coxon
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dmr436 said:
I could have a look but what do you want to know. I have done at least 6.
Kim
dmr
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Kim Coxon said:
First, I'm interested in the procedure for doing it right. 🙂
Second, I would like to try to intentionally mis-calibrate it by 1 stop. I want to be able to use the Fuji 1600 film, but the ASA/ISO dial only goes to 800. I doubt if I will ever shoot 25 speed film, so I would like to have the ASA/ISO actually cover 50-1600 instead of 25-800.
Since at 800 I can get good readings even down to 1/4 second, I'm sure it will have a range that's usable for say 1600 at 1/15, which is the absolute slowest I can hand-hold under the best of circumstances.
Thanks 🙂
Kim Coxon
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If you take the top off, you will find the adjustment pot just behind the strippy flag which shows the film movement. It can be very stiff to move the first time because they tend to shellac it in place. Be careful not to scratch the carbon track. I tend to free it first before starting the adjustment. It is important to do it in bright light. A sunny day is best. I take it outside with a hand held I trust. Set the shutter speed to 1/125 or 1/250 and take a meter reading with the handheld of a grey card or something of the same tone. Look through the Canonet finder and see what it says. Move the pot slightly and see if this gets closer. If not move it the other way. Then it is just a bit of trial and error. Keep moving it until the 2 meters match.
However, I think you may have difficulties if you are using a 1.5v battery. Ther is plenty of movement on the pot to compensate for this but you will need to go futher for adding the extra stop and you may run out of adjustment. You will also have to be careful very dull conditions. At these settings you will get outside the range of the meter. At 1/15, F1.7 you would probably be just outside the limits. With the older Canonets there was an interlock which stopped you using 1 sec with 100ASA, 1/2 sec with 200ASA etc. If you extrapolate this, the min speed for 1600ASA would be 1/30.
Regards
Kim
However, I think you may have difficulties if you are using a 1.5v battery. Ther is plenty of movement on the pot to compensate for this but you will need to go futher for adding the extra stop and you may run out of adjustment. You will also have to be careful very dull conditions. At these settings you will get outside the range of the meter. At 1/15, F1.7 you would probably be just outside the limits. With the older Canonets there was an interlock which stopped you using 1 sec with 100ASA, 1/2 sec with 200ASA etc. If you extrapolate this, the min speed for 1600ASA would be 1/30.
Regards
Kim
