Canonet Ql17 Giii Battery. Canon QL17 GIII 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera Fully Functional The Adapter is fairly expensive, but allows use of the common, inexpensive, and long lasting SR/LR44 battery AND it regulates the voltage down to the 1.35 voltage of the original mercury PX625 which allows your meter to remain accurate. I have recently purchased a QL17 (not the more popular GIII with the different battery compartment)
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I have recently purchased a QL17 (not the more popular GIII with the different battery compartment) The only downside is that this battery does not last nearly as long as the old mercury ones
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The Gossen Lunasix 3 is also picky about battery voltage - to the point where the MR-9 adapters and Wein cells are about a stop different. But most people talk about the GIII so it has been confusing So after a lot of hemming and hawing, considering Soviet Cameras and bad luck with ebay cameras - I finally came across a very sharp working QL17 Giii for $80
Canon QL17 GIII Film Camera Review. Anyhow, in doing a bit of Web research, I've found that these cameras were designed for the. My Canonet has this little plastic belt that wraps around underneath the battery once inserted
QL17 Giii Review Best Beginner 35mm Film Camera? YouTube. Works just fine throughout the life of the battery (3-6 months, sometimes longer), at which point the battery dies quickly so, unlike alkalines, it doesn't fool you. However, a PX675 is also thinner than a PX625, but this space can easily be filled with a thin coin or metal plate.