Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Dad bought a QL17 new in Tokyo while our family was on a round-world trip back in the early 70's. His old Contax D SLR just got to be too much trouble to use, I guess. Though the little Canon delivered thousands of well-exposed slides, they just didn't look as nice as the Kodachrome 25 he used to shoot in the Contax. In later years, the Canonet also got to be too much trouble, and he switched to a Nikon P&S. I picked up the QL17 in college, started using it to shoot some theatre stuff, and discovered the joys of fast-lensed rangefinders. I've often thought that the QL17 would be te perfect introduction to a youngster just getting into photography. They'll get good exposures with the shutter-priority AE, while getting used to the concept of shutter speeds. And, they'll learn how proper camera lenses are focused -- with an optical rangefinder! Lastly, as many have already said, they are dirt cheap on the used market! Fine little camera, for what it is, though... - --Jim