Quick, before the wife gets home!

<p>Shouldn't wander into second hand stores. Just a couple of hours ago I found a Canonet QL17 GIII, really clean for $15 that "a lot of people have looked at but no one can make it work". Well yeah, the aperture ring was set to 'A' with no battery and, of course, that locks the shutter. Got it home, popped in a 1.4v zink air cell and the meter came to life right away and seems accurate, all manual speeds work, shutter blades spotless, RF patch seems accurate and in alignment, and viewfinder really clean. Just need the usual foam light seals and will be ready for some low light fun.</p>

<p>But, the missus is still going to say..."Another camera!! Don't you have enough cameras?</p>

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<p>If she does, ask her how many pairs of shoes or purses she has (then run for your life) ;-)</p>

<p>Very simple, John. Just send the camera to me and I'll hold it for you until you can figure out where to hide it. <strong>;-)</strong><br>

Seriously, good find! Have fun with it.</p>

<p>Oh no, John, not another camera :-) Great find. And only $15.00. There are worse ways to spend $15.00. You can easily blow that much in a bar. </p>

<p>Such a nice get,John. </p>

<p>Yes but look at the low price. I never really got on with the metering on the Canonet - I didn't find it accurate enough or predictable for slide use. Probably good with negative or black and white film though.</p>

<p>Considering that they are going for about $150...not bad.</p>