[Canon] Canonet QL 19E | November 1965
Canonet QL 19E
The Canonet QL 19E features the first electronically-controlled Seiko ES programmed shutter in Canon cameras. It incorporates six transistors, three diodes, and a tantalum capacitor to control the shutter blades with a magnet. The camera is powered by a 1.3V MP mercury cell for both the exposure meter and the shutter.
Key Specifications:
- Type: 35mm Lens Shutter Rangefinder Camera with Program EE
- Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
- Normal Lens: Canon SE 45mm f/1.9
- Shutter: Seiko SE (electronic), EV 5.8 (f/1.9, 1/15 sec.) to EV 17 (f/16, 1/500 sec.), and X. Built-in self-timer and German socket. Hot shoe for AG-1.
- Viewfinder: Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder, automatic parallax correction, and projected frames with marked finder. 0.7x magnification.
- EE: CdS fully-automatic program EE, metering range EV 5.8 – 17 (at ISO 100), film speed ISO 25 – 400.
- Power Source: One 1.3V MP mercury cell.
- Film Loading & Advance: Quick Loading (QL) system, film advanced with camera-top lever (120° single stroke).
- Film Rewind: Camera-top crank.
- Dimensions & Weight: 140 x 79 x 35 mm, 760 g.