Canon Canonet QL19 (1965)

Canon Canonet QL19 (1965)

#408

This photo is from the copy I own

History and technical features 

A sibling of the QL 17, the QL 19 used the same lens as the original Canonet and was priced 3,000 yen less than the QL 17.

The QL (Quick Loading) feature was Canon’s unique way to load film quickly. All you had to do was align the edge of the film leader with the specified mark on the camera and close the camera back. The film winding arm with hard rubber pads then grabbed and wound the film around the take-up spool.

Source: global.canon

Handsome. Stylish. Solid. This camera has just about anything you could want in a vintage rangefinder, except that it’s not the GIII QL17. Methinks a 1:1.9 is pretty nice, though of course 1:1.7 is slightly better; also instead of 6 elements in 5 groups, this lens — the same one as on the original Canonet — has 5 elements in 4 groups. Still pretty sharp although perhaps not as contrasty as some. Besides the lens, the specs are much the same as the QL17, noting that this is the first generation (early 1965) before the Seiko shutter version (late 1965) and the smaller ‘New QL19’ (1971). Not to mention the later GIII model (1972). Yeesh. This must be where Apple gets its infamous hardware naming scheme. (Ouch.)

It’s significantly larger than the ‘new’ QL series like the GIII QL17 and has a bit more heft to it. In fact it’s as wide as the K1000, though it doesn’t have the SLR feel that the slightly smaller and lighter Yashica Electro does – the difference I think being the prominence of the lens (the 1.7 Yashinon is pretty big glass). The other difference is that like the later Auto S2 and Hi-Matic 7s this camera works in manual or automatic mode, meaning that you can use it without a battery if you don’t need the meter, as long as the shutter blades aren’t stuck!

Source: mattsclassiccameras.com


Specifications

Type: 35mm Lens Shutter rangerfinder camera with shutter speed-priority EE
Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
Normal Lens: Canon SE 45mm f/1.9 (5 elements in 4 groups)
Shutter: Copal SV; B, 1 to 1/500 sec. Built-in self-timer. Flash sync enabled with M-X switchable German socket.
Viewfinder: Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder. Automatic parallax correction with projected frames and marked finder. 0.7x magnification. Viewfinder bottom features aperture scale (f/1.9 – f/16) and match needle correct exposure window/exposure warning indicator.
Exposure Meter and EE: CdS comb-controlled shutter speed-priority EE. Metering range of EV 2.5 – 19 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400. Manual exposure enabled by disabling AUTO.
Power Source One 1.3 V MP mercury cell
Film Loading & Advance: After opening camera back, film leader is aligned at mark then advanced to first frame with Quick Loading (QL) system. Advances with camera-top lever. (120° single stroke)
Frame CounterCounts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened.
Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
Dimensions & Weight 140 x 79 x 33 mm, 800 g

Source: global.canon

Produced 1965 Canon Camera Co., Japan
Film type 135 (35mm)
Picture size 24mm x 36mm
Weight 24.2oz (686.1g)
Lens Canon SE 45mm 1:1.9
Focal range .8m to infinity
Filter size 55mm
Shutter Copal SV
Shutter speeds B, 1-1/500 automatic or manual
Viewfinder coupled rangefinder
Exposure meter lens mounted CdS with viewfinder needle (aperture)
Auto EV range 2.5-19 at ISO 100
ASA range 25-800
Battery 1.3v mercury (RM1 1st model, 625PX second model)
Canon Quick Load (QL) film loading system
Accessory shoe, PC sync
Fast-action wind lever

Source: mattsclassiccameras.com


Model

First model


Reference sites

global.canon

mattsclassiccameras.com


Manual

English manual


Batteries

RM1 1.3v battery

Film


Pictures taken with this machine


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Canon Canonet Junior (1963)

Canon Canonet Junior (1963)

#305

Esta fotografia é do exemplar que possuo

Características

The Canonet Junior is a 35mm viewfinder camera with programmed automatic exposure controlling the shutter and aperture. It was made in Japan by Canon, from 1963. For compactness, a sprocketless advance mechanism was used. The Reverse Galilean viewfinder shows the programmed shutter speed and focus zone.

Fonte: camera-wiki.org

A sibling of the Canonet, this camera was conceived for compactness and operation ease. The shutter speed and aperture were set automatically, making it easy to use by anybody. The zone focusing system divided subject distances into close, medium, and far with icons. Exposure was set automatically by the EE (Electric Eye) program. The film advance used a sprocketless spool. This made the camera 10 mm less wide and 60 g lighter than the Canonet.

Fonte: Canon Museum


Especificações

Manufacturer: Canon
Introduced: 1963
Lens: Canon SE 40mm/f2.8 (4 elements, 3 groups), zone focusing
Shutter: Seikosha-L programmed, 1/30 to 1/250 sec. and B. X-sync flash with PC socket
Metering: Selenium cell; EV 7-17 (100ASA);
Film Speed range: 10-200 ISO

Fonte: camera-wiki.org

Type: 35mm Lens Shutter, zone-focusing camera with program EE
Picture Size: 24 × 36mm
Lens: Canon SE40mm f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups)
Shutter: Seiko-sha L with program. 1/30 to 1/250 sec. and B. X-sync flash. German socket on camera front.
Viewfinder: Reversed Galilean viewfinder with projected frames. 0.55x magnification. Shutter speed scale and match needle window (coupled to external window and flash mark) at viewfinder bottom. Right of viewfinder has three zone focusing marks and moving needle coupled to lens draw.
Exposure Meter and EE: Selenium photocell coupled to program. Metering range of EV 7 – 17, f/2.8 & 1/30 sec. to f/22 & 1/250 sec. (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 10 – 200.
Film Loading & Advance: After opening camera back, insertion onto spool. Advances with camera-top lever (210° single stroke).
Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened.
Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
Dimensions & Weight: 130 x 79 x 36 mm, 640 g

Fonte: Canon Museum


Modelo

A minha tem o n.º de série 236699.


Sítios de referência

camera-wiki.org

Canon Museum


Manual


Filme

Fujicolor C200/24

Fotografias tiradas com esta máquina

Canon Canonet Junior - sample 1

Canon Canonet Junior - sample 2

Canon Canonet Junior - sample 3

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Canon Canonet 28 (1971-1976)

Canon Canonet 28 (1971-1976)

#78

Esta fotografia é do exemplar que possuo.

Características

he later Canonet 28 35mm rangefinder camera is a cheaper consumer version of the famous Canonet QL17. The lens is a fixed 40mm f/2.8 Canon lens. It has fully programmed auto exposure with shutter speeds from 1/30 to 1/600 (shown by the meter's needle in the viewfinder), and manual control of f-stops for flash (f2.8-f16). The film speed range for auto exposure is from 25 to 400 ASA. It uses a Copal leaf shutter and has a coupled rangefinder. It was made in Taiwan.

The Canonet 28 was featured in the 2011 film, 'I Am Number Four'. This instantly made the camera a lot more desirable. It is described as having 'cool light leaks' that affects the photo in an interesting way.

This Canonet was marketed from 1971 to 1976, and was one of the latest heavyweight compact cameras. By the late '70s, camera construction had begun a rapid change from metals to plastics.

Fonte: Camerapedia


Especificações

• Type: rangefinder camera
• Manufacturer: Canon
• Year of launch: 1971
• Film: 35mm with speeds 25 to 400 ASA
• Lens: 1:2.8/40mm (5 elements in 4 groups)
• Shutter: programmed shutter with speed/aperture combination 1/30 sec./1:2.8 to 1/620 sec./1:14.5
• Aperture: automatically or manually, 1:2.8 to 1:16
• Viewfinder: bright frame finder with 0.6× magnification, superimposed coupled rangefinder, shutter speed control meter scale and parallax marks
• Metering: CdS photo cell above the lens within the filter ring (EV 8 to 17 at film speed ASA 100). The shutter is locked when the meter indicates over- or under-exposure
• Battery: 1.35 V battery type PX625
• Film advance: Lever, exposure counter, rewind unlock button, and rewind crank
• Flash: hot shoe with second contact allows usage of Canolite D flash in automatic exposure mode. Other types of flashes may need an adapter and can be used only with 1/30 sec. shutter speed with manual aperture setting
• Dimensions 125×75×61mm
• Weight: 550g

Fonte: Camerapedia

Modelo

Tenho dois exemplares. O segundo tem o n.º de série H47610.

Bateria

Funciona com uma bateria PX625

Manual

Manual em inglês

Sites de referência

Camerapedia

Filme

Fujicolor C200/24

Fotografias tiradas com esta máquina

Canon Canonet 28 sample 1

Canon Canonet 28 sample 2

Canon Canonet 28 sample 3

Filme

Kodak Double-X Negative Film 5222

Fotografias tiradas com esta máquina

Canon Canonet 28 sample 4

Canon Canonet 28 sample 5

Canon Canonet 28 sample 6

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Canon Canonet QL 25 (1965)

Canon Canonet QL 25 (1965)

#77

Esta fotografia é do exemplar que possuo.

Características

Marketed Oct 1965

Original Price 15,800 yen, 1,800 yen (case)

The lowest-priced Canonet QL camera yet. To cut down the price, a SE 45mm f/2.5 lens, a 1/15 sec. slowest shutter speed, and a separate X-sync contact for Speedlites were incorporated. Other specs were identical to the QL 17 and 19’s.

Fonte: Canon Camera Museum

The Canonet QL range was introduced by Canon in March 1965, as a development of the Canonet. They are 35mm rangefinder cameras with shutter priority CdS-meter controlled auto exposure and manual override. Each is fitted with the Canon QL quick film loading system.

The QL17 had a 45mm f1.7 lens, the QL19 an f1.9, and the QL25 an f2.5, set in Copal SV shutters. The 17 and 19 have speeds from 1/4-1/500s, and the 25 has 1/15-1/500; there was also a more basic QL 19E model, from November 1965 with a 1/15-1/500s Seiko shutter, recognisable by the self-timer lever being mounted beside the lens barrel, rather than on the barrel itself on the Copal models. The QL 17 has a battery tester. Later models of the 17 have a 40mm lens. 

Early models are seen with no hot shoe and the PC connector beside the lens barrel - which is all bare metal rather than having blacked rings, and a black-on-white QL badge; the top-plate is flat along the full length. Next to the viewfinder is a window to illuminate the bright-line in the finder, with a black area next to it, around the square rangefinder window. The frame counter is to the (users) top right of the advance lever. The CdS meter cell window, above the lens but inside the filter thread, is round.

Later models have a white-on-black badge, a plastic moulding on the advance lever, a hot shoe and a PC socket under a cover on the end, below the rewind crank; the rangefinder window now shows in the centre of the translucent window and there is no black area; the top-plate has a small step down to the winding lever/shutter release. The frame counter is now between the advance lever and the step, and the meter cell window is rectangular. The "new" models, from 1969, have an extra pin on the hot shoe to link to the Canonlite D Speedlite flashgun.

Fonte: Camerapedia

The Canon Canonet QL25 (1965) is often available cheaply because the lens is a bit slower than the more glamorous QL17, and QL19.

Fonte: rangefinder-cameras.com

Especificações

Lens: Canon Lens SE 45mm f2.5 – 16. There are 5 glass elements in 4 groups.

Shutter speeds: 1/15, 1/30, 1/60. 1/125, 1/250. 1/500.

Viewfinder: Viewfinder combined with rangefinder. Bright frame with moving parallax correction lines. Rangefinder spot rectangle. The viewfinder of the Canonet QL25 is particularly large, bright and easy to use. Magnification ratio 0.7x. Aperture reading shown along top of viewfinder.

EE Mechanism: Shutter priority auto exposure. EE or Electronic Eye exposure meter.

Film Speeds: ASA 25 to 800 / Adjustment by lever underneath lens.

Battery: Originally 1 x Mallory RM-1R. Works with one cheap alkaline LR44W button cell. This is 1.55 volt but seems to provide correct exposure – at least with negative film.

Manual Control of Aperture: Yes. Both auto exposure and manual control.

Shutter: Copal Leaf Shutter. Speeds range from 1/15 to 1/500 of a second.

Self Timer: No

Flash Contact: Accessory shoe without direct contact. There is a conventional flash socket on the front of the camera. Electronic flash works at all shutter speeds.

Film Advance: Single stroke approx. 120 degrees. The Canonet QL25 features Canon’s excellent Quick Loading film system.

Film Counter: Resets automatically.

Size: 140 x 79 x 69mm (including lens).

Weight: 770g

A minha tem o n.º de série 307418

Bateria

Funciona com uma bateria PX625

Manual

Manual em inglês

Sites de referência

Camerapedia

Canon Camera Museum

rangefinder-cameras.com

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Canon Canonet (1961-1972)

Canon Canonet

Esta fotografia é do exemplar que possuo.

Características

The Canon Canonet was released in 1961 and is remembered as Canon's first entry into the intermediate-class camera market, and also the first of the highly successful Canonet series of 35mm automatic-exposure rangefinder cameras.
The top plate only houses the shutter-release, with a locking ring for time-exposures, the frame counter and an accessory shoe.
The clean lines of the top are achieved by putting the advance lever underneath, together with the rewind crank, rewind release and back catch. The advance lever had an end which hinged downwards, making it easy to operate using the left middle- or third-finger. These controls on the bottom necessitate corresponding holes in the every-ready case.
Rangefinder focusing is controlled by a lever attached to the focus ring, also at the bottom of the camera.
The selenium meter cell is arranged around the Canon SE 45mm f1.9 lens - thus automatically compensating for filters; the aperture ring is scaled from f16 down to f1.9, followed by an "auto" setting (with a latch), for shutter priority automation. The Copal SV shutter has speeds from 1/500 down to 1sec, plus B. Film speed is set between 10-400 ASA by a lever in the shutter speed ring.
The viewfinder features a bright-line, and a scale showing the aperture. Early models had no aperture scale but used two arrows to indicate over or under exposure. These early models also had a limited 10-200ASA range (as did the first model with the aperture scale).
There is a PC socket beside the lens, and a switch on the lens barrel for X- or M-flash sync.
There is a self-timer - set by a lever on the lens barrel.
The Canonet was also sold by Bell & Howell as the Bell & Howell / Canon Canonet 19.

Fonte: Camerapedia

• Produced 1961 Canon Camera Co., Japan
• Film type 135 (35mm)
• Picture size 24mm x 36mm
• Weight 700g
• Lens Canon 45mm 1:1.9 (5 elements in 4 groups)
• Focal range .8m to infinity
• Filter size 55mm
• Shutter Copal SLV
• Shutter speeds B, 1-1/500 automatic or manual, T ring
• Viewfinder coupled rangefinder with parallax correction
• Exposure meter lens mounted Selenium with viewfinder needle (aperture)
• Auto EV range 5-7 at ISO 100
• ASA range 10-200 (400 on later models)
• Battery none
• Accessory shoe, PC sync
• Fast-action bottom-mounted wind lever

Fonte: Matt's Classic Cameras

Modelo

A minha é o modelo original (1961) e tem o n.º de série 1234130

Manual

Manual em inglês

Sítios de referência

Camerapedia

MattsClassicCameras

Baterias


Filme

Fujicolor C200/24

Fotografias tiradas com esta máquina

Canon Canonet (1961-1972) sample 1

Canon Canonet (1961-1972) sample 2 

Canon Canonet (1961-1972) sample 3

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