Now I have TWO G-IIIs that will not fire

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paulfish4570

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Dad gave two to me over Thanksgiving. Both look solid but need new seals. One cam's shutter would not fire. One cam's shutter would fire sluggishly. I kept firing that one until it was near 100 percent. 1/250 and 1/500 occasionally would fire sluggishly, then fire fine. After the cam sat for a while, the first shot or two would be sluggish, then all would fire fine until I let it rest for a while.
Well, I left the "good" one cocked when I went to work yesterday. When I got home, it would not fire, period, just like its twin.
Aieeeeeeeeeeeee! These cams look too nice to just weight paper. Because of a neuropathy, I cannot do tiny little mechanical things. Replacing light seals is the upper limit of my digital skills, and is maddeningly frustrating, but doable.
Is there a member here who could fix both and keep one for payment? I would foot all of the shipping costs ...
 
Paul,

is this the Canon QL-17 GIII?

These have electronic shutters, you might want to ckeck battery current!

They need Mercury 625 1.35Volts batteries, but any other 1.35 (read: hearing aid) battery will do as long as it fits. The hearing aid batteries do drop current rather sudden, so keeping a set of spares is the smart thing to do...

Good luck!
 
The only electronic shutter in the Canonets were the "E" versions. The battery in the G-III is just for the meter which doesn't work in manual mode ;)

Kim

buzzardkid said:
Paul,

is this the Canon QL-17 GIII?

These have electronic shutters, you might want to ckeck battery current!

They need Mercury 625 1.35Volts batteries, but any other 1.35 (read: hearing aid) battery will do as long as it fits. The hearing aid batteries do drop current rather sudden, so keeping a set of spares is the smart thing to do...

Good luck!
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