What have you just BOUGHT?

[caila77]

A black Canonet QL17 in like-new condition, made in Taiwan ROC 🤗
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cool!

 

[plexi]

Not Diafine, but many retailers have Bellini DUO Step. They claim it gives results identical to Diafine.

I have used this and Diafine and they are very similar. Duo Step is also a bit easier to use being a liquid concentrate rather than powder.

The Bellini is also impossible to find here, I checked all of the European photo stores listed on their websites and none of them ships to Norway.
It seems my only option for Diafine is Adorama, they'll ship here. so I'll order some eventually.

 

[p.giannakis]

A black Canonet QL17 in like-new condition, made in Taiwan ROC 🤗
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These are very rare 😲

 

[Taipei-metro]

These are very rare 😲

i think some of the early (1971?) black ones were made in Japan, later chrome ones were made in Taiwan...in Canon's big factory in Taichung, central Taiwan, early '70s...

my G-III QL,

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Canon APSC T4i, Canon Lens 18-55

 

[p.giannakis]

i think some of the early (1971?) black ones were made in Japan, later chrome ones were made in Taiwan...in Canon's big factory in Taichung, Taiwan, early 70s...

my G-III QL,

Img Taken by Taipei-metro

Canon APSC T4i, Canon Lens 18-55

The G-III QL are relatively common to find in chrome. But in black they are rare. Unfortunately some repaint them - hopefully Yossi's is original 👍

 

[yossi]

The G-III QL are relatively common to find in chrome. But in black they are rare. Unfortunately some repaint them - hopefully Yossi's is original 👍

I bought this black Canonet from a reputable JP seller. He claimed that it is original black paint camera. Just out of curiosity, I checked with Ai:


It's hard to photograph the slight 'patina' at one corner, but it does look like "brassing".

So, I would like to believe that I got a black painted Canonet QL17. 😀