Of cocks and film rewinds on the QL17Giii

[gosu_john]

Hi guys, I've started shooting with the Canon QL17 Giii and already I have some questions to ask which I cannot find anywhere online.

1) How long can I leave the camera cocked for? I've read on other camera manuals especially the Russian cameras that it is best not to cock it for extended periods of time. Only cock when you want to shoot. Is it applicable to the Canon? I had a friend accidentally cock it and I'm fretting trying to find something to shoot now.

2) I've cocked the camera and while playing around with it I turned on the film rewind knob to advance the film, getting a loose feeling, then I was worried I would mess up the alignment of the camera film so I turned it back the other way till it became tight and had a feeling of tautness. Is my film still working properly or have I totally messed up the film within?

Thanks in advance for the answers! 🙂

 

[oftheherd]

You only turn the rewind knob CW!
When you first load a GIII. You advance the film to the first frame, then slowly turn the rewind knob CW till you feel resistance. Then when you advance the film, you'll see the rewind knob turn.

Take a picture of the friend who cocked it.🙂 Then you have a wanted poster.🙂

Let's hear it for wanted posters. 😀

From all I have read and heard, leaving any camera's shutter cocked for a few days once in a blue moon, probably isn't going to have any adverse effect. If you think it might be longer, just burn off the frame. Like greyhoundman said, make a wanted poster or something. What is the cost of a print for one frame against possible weakening of a shutter spring? Not a worry imho. Film and even a single print once in a while is very little for peace of mind.

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hi,
If you want to download a copy of the manual, you can get from my website at http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/range/range.htm
As I said in another thread and on the website itself, the password to open the file is "Pentax"
Enjoy the camera, As has been said, leaf shutters springs are much more tolerant than FP ones but if you want piece of mind, film is not that dear.

Regards
Kim

 

[gosu_john]

Thanks guys for the help! I'll leave the issue of the cocked camera behind me for now. Intriguing idea on the wanted poster though. 🙂

So is there a way for me to make sure my film advancement is in the right place now? I've taken one shot and I've turned it ACW and CW a few times, right now I've turned it CW until I feel a slight resistance. Is that enough to confirm that the film is in the right place? Will overturning it past the initial resistance feeling point make it too 'taut', if there is such a thing in the first place. Yikes!

Sorry for the trouble, I'm really still getting into the hang of film cameras, having just came from a Nikon D70 background which is really quite fool proof if I should say so myself!

 

[gosu_john]

Ah thx G-man. 🙂 I'll watch the rewind knob the next time I advance the film.

 

[maxim]

Hi,
If you want to download a copy of the manual, you can get from my website at http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/range/range.htm
As I said in another thread and on the website itself, the password to open the file is "Pentax"
Enjoy the camera, As has been said, leaf shutters springs are much more tolerant than FP ones but if you want piece of mind, film is not that dear.

Regards
Kim

Thanks very much for the manual
NOt that i needed it but it just bring back memories
that i struggled to learn the camera when I was a teenager


THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I am amazed to find the manual