Ql-300 Manual

[Amelie Robertos]

Ihave a bit of an interest in repairing the older Canons...I have a couple of TXs with the same problem that I haven't yet been able to figure out, but might be interested in also having a non-functional FTb to tinker with. I've normally been paying in the range of $5-10 for non-functional bodies. If you're interested in selling at this price, please e-mail me.

The guy's name is Dean Williams, and he does excellent repairs for very good prices on all kinds of cameras. I've had several cameras CLA'd by him (including my mom's old FT - the precursor to the FTb), and he's done excellent work. Click on the "Camera Repairs" link, and scroll down to the bottom, where the SLRs are. Send him an email - he's a great communicator, and will respond quickly. True, you'll have to ship the camera out, but it may just be worth it. Just my two cents.

The FTb has both of these, plus depth of field preview(very valuable, I think, especially for students), a self timer, MLU and Quick Loading(a so-called gimmick that actually works extremely well). In addition, the FTb has a meter on-off switch that you won't run your battery down if you forget the lens cap, and a shutter lock to prevent accidental firing. It has built in support for a primitive dedicated flash system that ties the current flash charge level and focused distance on the lens in with the meter when using the Speedlight 133D and one of the coupler rings on the lenses. Finally, there's the booster which extends the metering sensitivity all the way down to EV -3.5, which, as far as I know, is as good as it gets for a TTL meter.

Looking at KEH, prices on Minolta equipment seem pretty much comparable or even a little bit higher than FD equipment. It also looks to me like the Minolta manual focus system isn't nearly as complete as the Canon FD system. I didn't see anything wider than 18mm(FD has 17mm and 14mm rectilinear lenses, and 15mm and 7.5mm fisheyes). I also don't see very many fast lenses, like Canon's 24 1.4, 85 1.2, 135 f2, or 200 1.8. Also, the onlything longer than 300mm is a 500mm mirror lens. FD has a 400mm, 500mm, 600mm, and 800mm, all in a non-mirrored design.

Hi, Tristan, I have had an almost similar problem with my Canon FTb QL (n) film SLR camera (the second version made in 1973), that I bought on eBay with a standard Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, whereby after a year, and not much use, the Film Advance Lever no longer was able to move so that the shutter could be depressed, and the film advanced. Therefore, my problem with the Canon FTb is not very different, but I thought I'd share my experience here in this forum on photo.net, because these film cameras work very well, and take good pictures. I opened it up at least three times; messed up the film counter window by trying to glue it is place with a very strong glue similar to Crazy Glue , and the Film Advance Lever still did not function. I also lost a very tiny spring by opening up a case underneath the bottom plate. Anyhow, I did a couple of good, constructive things; I tightened up the screws underneath the flash hot shoe, and cleaned up the inside of the bottom plate. Therefore, after having my ego bruised a little, I had it repaired at Sun Camera Service 2150 Steeles Avenue West, Unit 5, Concord, Ontario, L4K 2Y7, in Canada. I'm getting this film camera now within this week.

The thing I really like about these cameras is that this SLR camera works without the need of a battery, so that is functions! Most cameras won't let you operate most of the functions, if any, if there is no battery in the camera. I also have a Canon AE-1, another fine, flexible, high performance film camera, whereby an auto winder can be connected, and the shutter speed can be set to 2 seconds on the Shutter Speed Dial (not just one full second as it does for the FTb)! However, it won't work if the battery no longer has any power. Anyhow, I bought batteries for both of these fine Canon film cameras. The battery that came with the Canon FTb QL still works, is a little low on energy, but I've heard the new battery - that is no longer mercury- for it still has a charge that is still accurate for the exposure meter to suggest correct f stops, for exposure that is correct enough. I mainly use these film cameras, recently the AE-1 anyway, for black and white photography.

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