Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]CAMRALUGGR@aol.com wrote: > > I own three Canonet QL-17s, none of which I paid more than five dollars for > with case and Canonlite D flash, and am really pleased with their > performance. I am always amazed at the sharpness and color rendition of the > 40mm f/1.7 lens. More importantly, they flash sync at every speed on the > dial, making outdoor fill flash during brightly sunlit days very simple: > "Sunny 16" rules (or whatever shutter speed vs. f/stop equivalent creates the > same ambient exposure), small, shoe-mouted flash set on manual and shoot. > Within the flash's range, very satisfactory results can be expected. > SNIP Mike, I used to have one of these Canonet QL-17s when I did news photography. They were great for beat around cameras and, as you said, you could fill flash up to 1/500 sec. We used to use them especially when photographing high school basketball in poorly lit gyms. Direct flash, f8.0, focus at 10 feet and head back to meet deadline. I miss mine. - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/