My mother’s Canonet has a fitted two piece leather cover that is in excellent condition.
Interesting responses, however, my camera is not a QL. It is not marked with anything other than a totally numeric serial number (1590568) and made in Japan on the outside. The lense is identified as “Canon Lens SE 45mm 1:19 Canon Camera Co. Inc”. there is a green tag inside of the door with the # 36556.
By the way, I have yet to find where the battery compartment is nor does the manual address the battery. There are diagrams showing all parts of the camera controls, etc. The manual is actually very well written. The Canon Museum site suggests that this model was only produced for one year, 1971. I am stumped.
Fuji T20. Love it. So much lighter than my Canon gear.My Canon 400mm L glass weighs more than my Fuji and two kit lenses combined.
Photocraig,
I REALLY appreciate your response and great information I am going to the Canon website and try to determine the date of manufacture by serial number I do know it was made in Japan. As I recall, I bought it for mom while I was stationed in Japan in the early '70's or, perhaps, the mid '60's (I've slept since then). I may take it to Rollies Camera in Sedona to have it checked out. Again, thanks.
Crook
Regretfully, my mother passed 15 years ago so no answers there. I have a lot of pictures that she took on various other cameras, none of them were 35mm. Apparently she used mostly slide film in this camera. I have just gotten a Epson V600 scanner to digitize old family photos and slides.
Thanks. Not certain it needs refurbishing. I don’t think it was used much at all. Very clean, no sign of wear and seems fully functional although I have not put any film through it.
How do you derive the QL #? Thanks for the advice I will check the Canon site/SN. I do know it wa made in Japan.
You called it a QLA’d. I did not find that terminology in any of the manuals. How did you determine a “type” or model designation? I’m thinking perhaps because of the lens?
Just found my Moms camera bag. Interesting contents. A Canon Canonet 35mm camera in a full leather case. Has all manuals. Ricoh BC-605D folding flash unit with manual. Minicam Twinklite 60 electronic flash with power cord, battery pack and manual. Canon 55mm conversion B filter. Kenko SR 60-2 55mm R-1 filter. Various flash conversion charts. A Kodak mailer (1st class mail stamp is .10 cents) and a Safeway photo service packet that mails finished, printed photos directly to your home for $2.72. All in a tooled leather case.
What a neat find. Is there any value to any of that? Curious.
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