captainslack
Five Goats Hunter
I'm having some issues with my QL-17 GIII's meter.
The other day, I was burning off the last couple of frames on a roll when I tilted the camera to get a better angle. When I did, I noticed the meter needle changed from f/8 to f/1.7. When I turned the camera back the right way, the needle went back to f/8. "That ain't right," I thought.
Later that day, my wife & I went to the local flea market. The weather was heavily overcast. No sun and no shadows at all. I turned the aperture dial to "A" and took a reading of the general area and the needle was buried at the bottom of the dial. I turned the shutter dial until it finally lifted up to f/16, which wasn't until it got to 500. 500 @ f/16? "That ain't right, either," I thought!!
Today, I pulled out the Canonet and my Nikon N6006 SLR and set it to shutter priority and took readings off a grey card with both. This time the readings were close, the Canonet off slightly (probably due to the well known battery issues).
Has anyone seen any similar issues with the meters on their Canonets? Would there be a more accurate way to double check the accuracy of it's meter, especially taking into account the voltage diff of 1.5V Varta battery I'm using?
The other day, I was burning off the last couple of frames on a roll when I tilted the camera to get a better angle. When I did, I noticed the meter needle changed from f/8 to f/1.7. When I turned the camera back the right way, the needle went back to f/8. "That ain't right," I thought.
Later that day, my wife & I went to the local flea market. The weather was heavily overcast. No sun and no shadows at all. I turned the aperture dial to "A" and took a reading of the general area and the needle was buried at the bottom of the dial. I turned the shutter dial until it finally lifted up to f/16, which wasn't until it got to 500. 500 @ f/16? "That ain't right, either," I thought!!
Today, I pulled out the Canonet and my Nikon N6006 SLR and set it to shutter priority and took readings off a grey card with both. This time the readings were close, the Canonet off slightly (probably due to the well known battery issues).
Has anyone seen any similar issues with the meters on their Canonets? Would there be a more accurate way to double check the accuracy of it's meter, especially taking into account the voltage diff of 1.5V Varta battery I'm using?
Huck Finn
Well-known
I don't know whether the battery is the problem with your Canonet. But the old mercury batteries were all or nothing - no gradual loss of power with a weak battery. The Wein cell air battery that replaces the mercury battery works the same way. I t takes very little battery power for that meter to work. My Wein cell tests "dead" on a battery tester, but my Canonet meter is still working with it in there!
I don't know about the Varta batteries, but see if they work the same as the Wein cells. My Wein cell is 1.35 volts. Good luck.
I don't know about the Varta batteries, but see if they work the same as the Wein cells. My Wein cell is 1.35 volts. Good luck.