Hello and Q about QL-17 G-III

[g0tr00t]

What is the price to have the battery meter converted and can I manually set the ISO?

I roll my own Iford 125....

Thanks all! 😀

 

[FrankS]

Hello and welcome! You can set the ISO manually. (Actually you must do this.) My experience has been that when shooting negative film, the exposure will be close enough when using non-mercury batteries so a conversion is not necessary. If the situalion is ever very critical, you can simply manually set the exposure controls.

 

[g0tr00t]

Very cool! Thanks for the response. I am looking at this Canon because the the rave reviews I have found. I have been shooting my parents Agfa Silette for the past couple weeks and I was thinking of giving this Canon a whirl.

Zone focus is not my cup of tea.... 😀

 

[peter_n]

Welcome to the forum, g0tr00t! 🙂 I am looking at getting a Canonet too, great camera and lots on eBay! 😀

 

[g0tr00t]

Well.....I just did a BIN on Ebay. Sheesh, I am such an impulse buyer. Seemed like a good deal came with Canon Camera Strap, Canon Canolite D Flash, and Lens Cap. The camera has NO dents, No dings, and No scratches.

10 day return period too. $125. Eh, cheaper than the one on cameraquest anyways....

Agh, this place is already making me spend cash I don't have. Ok, Peter ---- ITS YOUR TURN NOW!!! 😀😀

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30027&item=3848614815&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

[peter_n]

Wow you're fast! Congrats on the buy!! 🙂 Better get moving... 😀

 

[Rob]

The 1.4 volt zinc air hearing aid batteries work fine in Canonets
too. No adjustment is needed.

 

[g0tr00t]

Yeah, I am currently taking class in photography and want to move towards a range finder. I like my SLR, but I want something smaller and faster to shoot.

I started shooting with a T70 about 15 years ago, sold it all to go digital and now I am doing B&W film. I took the class to learn how to develop and print and low and behold, I am learning so much more. Very cool thing.

 

[g0tr00t]

The 1.4 volt zinc air hearing aid batteries work fine in Canonets
too. No adjustment is needed.

Thanks Rob! I will look into them when I get it. I may be stuck using M mode (habit) so I guess my hand held meter will still be near me.

 

[Russ]

Re: Hello and Q about QL-17 G-III

What is the price to have the battery meter converted and can I manually set the ISO?

I roll my own Iford 125....

Thanks all! 😀

If you use a 1.5 Silver Oxide or alkaline battery in the Canonet, you will find that setting the film speed to half (½) the speed of the actual film that you are using, this will give you accurate exposures. The hearing aid zinc-air cells work fine, but don't last all that long. The "Wein" zinc-air cells, last quite a bit longer, but at a price. However, the hearing aid cells are about $1.00 per battery, while the Wein cells are about $5.00 per battery.

Russ