Canonet QL Series

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Hi,

new to these forums and I am looking at purchasing my first film camera in a long time!

I want to do mainly street and general photography and like the idea of a rangefinder. I was wondering if anybody had any experience of the above and their views on it - there looks like there are some good buys on Ebay.

Thanks.
 
I had one, I don't know all of the variations but mine had a 45mm f1.7 lens. It worked fine and people thought it looked lovely and the only criticism I have is that it felt very cheaply made next to my Bessa R.
 
Hi Doug,

I recently bought a QL17 Giii as Carl says. I am fairly new to photography (about a year), but I quite like the Canonet. Only put one roll of portra 160 though it, but got some good results. Quality wise, its on par with a Canon A1, nicer in my opinion. I paid a bit more for a black version, but some good prices for the silver variants. Leaf shutter is smooth and discrete ideal for candid street scenes.

Here's a couple images from my first roll.

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Bloody hipsters ruining the view.....:LOL::LOL:
 
I had one for a while, and got some nice photos with it. Excellent lens. It's got a nice weight, and has a meter just by the lens, within the filter thread. It was my first rangefinder, and I sold it because I wasn't very comfortable with the RF approach. Later I did get a Bessa R3A; the QL may be slightly less well built (though I don't remember any feeling of low quality), but it is a much more affordable proposition... (there is also a QL19, which I think might be slightly larger and heavier with a 1.9 aperture lens).

---_0124 CB1207QLA lighthouse by Chris R, on Flickr

Tmax 100 in 2012, devved by Genie, taken with the QL17
 
My complaint with the build was some slightly sharp edges which although never cut me felt like they might. I gave mine to my niece who always thought it was a lovely camera.
 
Thank you all for the replies - I do like the black version!
 
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