Canonet seals, where?

Ebay

Ebay

I did used seals from THIS guy on Ebay. It worked well. Replacement instructions and a couple of articles about to the Canonet were included as a bonus.
The meter was also slightly off on my Camera, I believe the origin is related to the battery. It is easy compensate using the ISO setting.
 
Thanks all. I have a trick. I use hearing aid batteries which are cheap and use a small slice of aluminum foil between either positive or negative side to keep it from being loose. The flash came with it as well and either it don't work or I don't know how to set it. The last two I have had the meter was dead perfect but if I remember I ordered the right baterry and it came with the seals as a rebuild kit.
Still not a big deal I have the VCII but it would be nice to be able to use AE once and awhile.
 
cosmonaut said:
................................... It could use some seals if any one knows a source. ...............................
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PM me your name and address and I will stick a John Goodman seal kit and instructions in the mail to you. No charge as I bought one that I never used.

No problems with postage if you are in that Georgia between Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. If you are in that Georgia between Russia & Turkey, we can work something out.
 
I just replaced the seals on a GIII a few days ago.

While there are many ways to skin a cat, I recommend using an 8x11 sheet
of a black foam material called Foamies that can be picked up at craft store outlets for under a dollar, in the paper department. That and a bottle of the most awesome and indispensable water based glue called Elmer's Craft Bond Tacky Glue at the same craft store. It looks and acts like plain old Elmer's school glue, but it is seriously good stuff. Super easy to work with. No fumes and it "holds."
Those two items and some wooden tooth picks and you can pretty much replace the seals in 100 cameras for about $4 after tax.
 
Be sure to remove the back door (there is no front door) and replace the notched seal there too. A little bit of a PITA peculiar to that camera.

A buddy of mine here just picked up a pristine, BLACK one here for $65.

Good luck.
 
Thanks again all, Bob I sent you a PM and I will also remove the door. I didn't on my previous ones and I remember now that it was hard to work around the door area.
i am real happy this is the first one I have had in this good of shape previous ones were missing the battery check thing in the back next to the finder. The finder has yellowed some but is still very workable.
The 1.7 lens was made for B&W.
 
Micro tools sells 1,2, & 3 mm sheets. Use a straight edge and razor knife.

Or black yarn and Plyobond and you never replace then again.
 
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