[Canon] Canonet QL19 | March 1965

Canonet QL19

Canonet QL19

 A sibling of the QL 17, the QL 19 used the same lens as the original Canonet and was priced 3,000 yen less than the QL 17.

The QL (Quick Loading) feature was Canon’s unique way to load film quickly. All you had to do was align the edge of the film leader with the specified mark on the camera and close the camera back. The film winding arm with hard rubber pads then grabbed and wound the film around the take-up spool.

  • Type: 35mm Lens Shutter rangefinder camera with shutter speed-priority EE
  • Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
  • Normal Lens: Canon SE 45mm f/1.9 (5 elements in 4 groups)
  • Shutter: Copal SV; B, 1 to 1/500 sec. Built-in self-timer. Flash sync enabled with M-X switchable German socket.
  • Viewfinder: Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder. Automatic parallax correction with projected frames and marked finder. 0.7x magnification. Viewfinder bottom features aperture scale (f/1.9 – f/16) and match needle correct exposure window/exposure warning indicator.
  • Exposure Meter and EE: CdS comb-controlled shutter speed-priority EE. Metering range of EV 2.5 – 19 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400. Manual exposure enabled by disabling AUTO.
  • Power Source: One 1.3 V MP mercury cell
  • Film Loading & Advance: After opening the camera back, align the film leader at the mark, then advance to the first frame with the Quick Loading (QL) system. Advances with camera-top lever. (120° single stroke)
  • Frame Counter: Counts up. Resets automatically when the camera back is opened.
  • Film Rewind: Camera-top crank
  • Dimensions & Weight: 140 x 79 x 33 mm, 800 g

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