Pentax QL-17 manual

Englis h Editio n How to Use Your 17/1 9[...]

Focusin g Leve r Selftime r Leve r Shutte r Spee d Rin g AUTOMATIC/MANUA L Apertur e Rin g AS A Fil m Spee d Indicato r Windo w Automati c E E Mar k Focusin g Rin g Viewfinde r Windo w Flas h Socke t Safet y Cove r Fil m Rewin d Cran k Fil m Plan e Indicato r Accessor y Sho e Fram e Counte r Shutte r Releas e Butto n Cabl e Releas e Socke t Fil m A[...]

Blu e Lam p Batter y Chec k Butto n Viewfinde r Eyepiec e Fil m Transpor t Indicato r Fil m Wound-u p Indicato r Mercur y Batter y Compartmen t Tripo d Socke t Fil m Rewin d Butto n Bul b Exposur e Settin g Leve r Fil m Spee d Settin g Leve r Simpl e Exposur e Symbol s * Exclusiv e t o G-II I 1 7 model . 2[...]

Mercur y Batter y Loadin g Befor e usin g you r Canone t G-III , loa d i t wit h th e mercur y battery . T o ope n cove r o f th e batter y com - partment , inser t fingernai l i n ope n slot , slidin g cove r i n directio n o f arrow . B y usin g a sligh t pul l out - ward , th e cove r wil l hing e open . 3 Inser t th e batter y o n th e ta b i n[...]

Batter y Checkin g I n cas e o f Canone t GU I 1 7 ! n cas e o f Canone t G-I H 1 9 Tur n th e automatic/manua l apertur e ring , releasin g i t fro m "A " position , an d se t i t fo r manua l contro l o f aperture . I n thi s case , an y f/sto p ca n b e set . I n cas e o f Canone t G-II I 1 7 Pres s th e batter y chec k butto n (colore[...]

Fil m Loadin g Canon' s Exclusiv e Quick-Loadin g (QL ) mecha - nis m i n th e Canone t G-II I accept s an y standar d 35m m fil m rol l i n cartridge . Whe n loadin g ne w film , alway s avoi d direc t sun - light . T o releas e th e latc h o f th e bac k cover , rais e th e fil m rewin d crank , an d pul l i t al l th e 5 wa y up . Ope n th [...]

La y th e ti p o f th e fil m leade r abov e th e "amber " fil m se t mark . Th e Q L cove r automaticall y open s an d close s wit h th e bac k cover , D o no t touc h th e Q L cover . Brin g dow n th e Q L cove r t o hol d th e fil m i n plac e b y closin g th e bac k cover . Loo k throug h th e sprocke t windo w t o se e i f th e fil m[...]

Pre-Setting s Wind th e fil m advanc e leve r thre e o r fou r time s unti l i t stops . Th e firs t fram e i s no w automaticall y i n position . Checkin g Correc t Fil m Loadin g Th e fil m i s properl y loade d an d advance d i f th e fil m transpor t indicato r flicker s whe n yo u win d th e fil m advanc e lever . Checkin g Prope r Windin g Fi[...]

Fil m Spee d Settin g Immediatel y afte r loadin g film , b e sur e t o se t th e AS A fil m spee d scal e i n th e prope r positio n b y pressin g th e notche d fil m spee d settin g leve r wit h you r fingernail , matchin g th e prope r fil m spee d numbe r wit h th e inde x o f th e AS A fil m spee d indicato r window . Th e highe r th e fil m s[...]

Automati c Electri c Ey e Photograph y Fo r Automati c Electri c Ey e photography , se t th e apertur e rin g a t "A " position . Th e E E mechanis m i s full y couple d t o th e AS A fil m speed , th e shutte r spee d an d th e aperture . Shutte r Spee d Adjustmen t Tur n th e shutte r spee d ring , an d matc h th e fil m spee d settin g[...]

Focusin g Whil e lookin g throug h th e viewfinder , tur n th e focusin g lever . Th e subjec t i s i n focu s whe n th e doubl e imag e merge s int o on e precis e imag e i n th e cente r o f th e viewfinder . Ou t o f focu s I n focu s 1 0[...]

Checkin g th e Exposur e Indicato r Poin t th e camer a a t th e subjec t an d chec k th e positio n o f th e exposur e indicato r insid e th e viewfinder . Pres s th e shutte r butto n i f th e indicato r i s insid e th e prope r exposur e range . • Th e shutte r canno t b e release d i f th e exposur e indicato r i s eithe r ove r o r unde r 1 [...]

Compos e th e Pictur e withi n th e Frame . Th e field-of-vie w whic h wil l appea r o n th e fil m ca n b e see n withi n th e rectangula r frame . Pres s th e Shutte r Butto n gentl y t o sna p picture . 1 2[...]

Automati c Flas h Photography—Usin g Canolit e D Th e Canolit e D i s a n optiona l electroni c flas h uni t wit h direc t contac t exclusivel y designe d fo r th e Canone t G-III . Ther e i s absolutel y n o necessit y fo r worryin g abou t guid e numbers . Nigh t o r indoo r photograph y i s no w a s eas y a s dayligh t photograph y usin g th e[...]

• Powe r Source : Tw o 1.5 v alkalin e A A batteries . • Size : 2 6 x 5 7 x 8 2 m m (1 " x 2-1/4 " x 3-1/4" ) • Weight : 11 5 gram s ( 4 oz. ) Chec k th e Exposur e Indicato r i n th e View - finder . • Whe n i t i s withi n th e prope r exposur e range , pres s th e shutte r releas e button . 1 4[...]

• I f th e exposur e indicato r i s withi n th e re d mark , th e subjec t i s to o fa r o r to o close . Adjus t focusin g distanc e unti l indicato r show s th e prope r exposure . 1 5[...]

Pres s th e Shutte r Butto n gentl y t o sna p picture . B Wit h th e Canolit e D , an y shutte r spee d ca n b e used . 1 6[...]

Usin g Conventiona l Flas h Unit s Th e Canone t G-II I ha s a socke t fo r con - ventiona l typ e flas h untis . Attac h flas h uni t t o th e accessor y sho e o f th e camera , an d connec t th e cor d o f th e flas h uni t t o th e flas h socke t o f th e camera . Selec t correc t blu e numbe r (14 , 20 , 28) * engrave d o n th e apertur e ring [...]

• D o no t us e flas h bul b (o r unit ) wit h followin g type s o f fil m becaus e i t doe s no t coupl e properly . Flas h bul b o f guid e numbe r 1 4 wit h AS A 2 5 film , guid e numbe r 2 0 wit h AS A 800 , an d guid e numbe r 2 8 wit h AS A 40 0 o r highe r speeds, , • I n flas h photograph y usin g a conventiona l electroni c flas h uni [...]

Manua l Contro l o f Apertur e Fo r manua l contro l o f aperture , releas e aper - tur e rin g fro m "A " position . Th e shutte r spee d an d f/sto p ca n b e freel y se t fo r achiev - in g specialize d technica l effects . Wit h th e Canone t G-III , specia l effect s i n hig h ke y o r lo w ke y ca n b e obtaine d i n th e sam e mann[...]

Usin g Self-time r Th e Canone t G-II I ha s a built-i n self-timer . T o operat e th e self-timer , tur n th e self-time r leve r i n th e directio n o f th e arro w unti l i t stops . Th e shutte r wil l b e release d approxi - matel y 1 0 second s afte r th e shutte r butto n ha s bee n pressed . • Th e self-time r als o operate s whe n takin [...]

Bul b Exposur e Bul b exposur e i s use d whe n takin g picture s wit h lon g tim e exposures . Releas e th e apertur e rin g manuall y fro m "A " t o th e desire d f/stop . Se t th e shutte r spee d rin g a t "B " position , a t th e sam e time , pressin g dow n o n th e bul b settin g lever . 2 1[...]

Pres s th e shutte r butto n gently . Th e shutte r wil l remai n ope n a s lon g a s th e shutte r butto n is presse d an d wil l clos e whe n th e shutte r butto n i s released . • Whe n a n extende d tim e exposur e i s bein g made , us e th e Cano n Release , an d tripod , t o avoi d blurre d pictures . 2 2[...]

Fil m Rewindin g Whe n th e fil m reache s th e end , an d th e fil m advanc e leve r stops , rewin d th e fil m int o th e cartridg e a s soo n a s possible . B e sur e no t t o ope n th e bac k cove r befor e rewinding . Otherwise , th e entir e rol l wil l b e exposed , an d ruine d sinc e th e fil m wil l b e expose d withi n th e camera . T o [...]

Watc h th e fil m transpor t indicator , an d sto p rewindin g whe n re d an d whit e line s ceas e t o flicker . Fil m Removin g Ope n th e bac k cove r b y pullin g u p th e rewin d cran k fully , an d remov e th e fil m cartridge . 2 4[...]

Technica l Dat a CanonetG-II I 1 7 Typ e : 35m m len s shutte r typ e camer a wit h Electri c Eye . Pictur e Siz e : 24m m X 36m m Len s : Cano n Len s 40m m F1.7 . 6-elemen t 4 - componen t construction , wit h fou r newl y designe d glasses . Spectr a coate d i n am - be r an d purple . Viewfinde r : Viewfinde r combine d wit h range - finder , b[...]

Accessorie s Len s Hoo d 4 Canolit e D Flas h J- 3 Cano n Releas e 3 0 Cano n Releas e 5 0 • Filte r 4 8 m m (Y1 , Y3 , O1 , G1 , R1 , UV , ND-4 , ND- 8 Skylight , CC A 4 , 8 , 12 , CC B 4 , 8 , 12 ) • Gadge t Ba g I V • Har d Cas e fo r Canone t G-II I 2 6[...]

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