Canon PELLIX QL Instructions Manual
INSTRUCTIONS
Enalish
Edition
We are highly gratified that you have selected the Canon PELLIX
QL-
a wise choice that promises you many delightful years of photographic
experiences.
Canon is recognized the world over as the foremost pioneer in the
development of photographic equipment of the highest quality and
performance.
Whether
it
is for the home, laboratory, or traveling, make the most of
your opportunities!
Before
Using.
. .
It is important for you to thoroughly know and to get accustomed to
handling the Canon PELLIX
QL.
Please read this instruction booklet
carefully, and master the manipulations of the various parts completely.
If you are thoroughly versed in the correct handling of the camera, you
can get the maximum performance out of the Canon PELLIX
QL
to your
greatest satisfaction.
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Film
Speed
Indicator
Window
Technical
Data
Type: 35mm single.lens reflex camera.
Viewfinder:
Eye.ievel system using pentagonal
prism.
Waist.Level Viewer
2
can be
attached.
Focusing Glass: Highly efficient in resolving
power, using Fresnel lens and
built.in
prism screen rangefinder.
Mirror: The Canon
Peliicie Mirror, a half trans.
Oarent
mirror.
7-
-
Standard Lens: FL 50mm F1.8. FL 50mm
F 1.4, FL 55mm F 1.2, FLP 38mm F2.8.
Aperture:
Fully automatic pre.set aperture built.
in. Pre-set release possible.
Shutter:
1/1000-1 sec. and BIT) X single pivot
dial focal plane shutter.
Exposure Meter: Built-in.
Zeromethod CdS cell
coupled to shutter dial and aperture
setting. TTLM system.
EV0.5(with ASA 100
film, F 1.2 at
1
set.)-EV
18(F
16
at 1/1000
sec.) one stage system. ASA25-2000.
Powered by one
1.3V M20 (#625) mercury
battery.
Photometry: Exposure meter functions with the
CdS actuating lever. Continuous photo.
metry is possible with the CdS actuating
lock lever. Battery checker built in.
Measuring of Ultra-Low Illumination:
EV 1.5
112
sec.- EV-4.5 30 sec. at
F
1.2
can be
measured with theattachment of the Canon
Booster [auxiliary meter for extremely dim
lighting).
Flash Synchronization: Synchronizing possible
for FP and
X
contacts and FP class, M class.
MF class and speedlight.
Self.timer: Built.in.
Film Rewinding: Done by button and crank.
Film Advance Lever: Single operation 174'
winding lever, possible to wind with several
short strokes.
Film Loading: Back cover opening and closing,
using only cartridge. The Canon-developed
QL
mechanism makes possible simple and
quick loading of film.
interchangeable Lenses: Automatic
pre.set
aperture type
FL
series lens system.
Film Counter:
Self.resetting type.
Size: 144x91
x43 mm (5%''~ 3%"~
1%").
Weight: 755 grams11 lb. lO%oz.bbody only.
Subject
to
alterations.
Contents
Mercury Battery Loading
.......................................................
8
Film Winding
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10
Shutter and Aperture Adjustment
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12
How to Use Built-in Exposure Meter
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......
16
Exposure Setting 1-Shutter Speed Priority Method
..................
18
Exposure Setting
2-F
Stop Priority Method
.........................
19
Coupling Range of Built-in Exposure Meter
..............................
20
Focusing
.................................................................................
21
Holding the Camera
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..
........................................
23
Film Loading
...........................................................................
25
Film Rewinding
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......
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28
Photography Using Self-timer and Eyepiece Shutter
...............
29
Flash Synchronization
..............................................................
30
Uses of Lenses
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...
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31
Double Exposure
.....................................................................
36
Filters
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..
.........................................................
37
Proper Care of the Canon
PELLlX QL
.................
...
...............
38
Interchangeable Lenses and Accessories
.................................
40
Canon Booster
........................................................................
43
1
Load the fllm
2
Set the fllm speed
5
Look through the viewfinder.
6
FOCUS
and
compose the picture.
3
Wind the film advance lever.
4
Remove the lens
cap.
7
Determine the exposure with built-in meter.
Press the shutter release button.
Load the mercury battery into the battery com.
partment. The mercury battery powers the built.
in
CdS exposure meter, and the meter will not
function unless the battery is in position.
1
Press the finger against the batterycover
and turn to the left to remove.
2
Face the central contact of the mercury
battery inwards and insert, then screw
the cover back in.
I)
Before insertion, clean mercury battery thor-
oughly with a dry cloth. Perspiration or finger
marks may cause corrosion and may prove
particularly harmful to center of contact.
Un.
clean battery may also damage the contact point
8
of the camera.
I)
For mercury battery, National
H-D
is used-
equivalent to Mallory RM.625R. Eveready
E625N, Burgess Hg.625R. Life of the battery
in continuous use is approximately one year.
*
When inserting, do not confuse the
@
0.
Not only will the meter fail to function in case
of reverse insertion, but the cover cannot be
screwed in properly.
I)
When not in use for a long period, remove
the battery and keep in
a
dry place.
Sufficient
Naedle
4
Insufficient
(Need
to
replace)
Battnrv
Check
If the meter needle inside the viewfinder
.
-
--
Check the mercury battery after loading
it.
Especially when loading a new battery, be sure
to check the voltage.
Set the
film speed graduation of the
1
shutter dial at ASA
100
and set "X" at the
index mark. Lift up the outer sensitivity ring
a
swings
up
to or over the o index,
it
means there is sufficient voltage. If the needle
stays below the edge of the o index, voltage is
insufficient and the battery must be replaced.
I)
In the Canon PELLIX QL, the electric current
flows only when the CdS actuating lever is
------A
of the shutter dial and turn. See page
16.
"leD>LiU.
I)
An accurate check cannot be made if settings
other than those mentioned above
are
used.
Turn the check ring on the outer side of
2
the film rewind knob and set
"C"
at the
index mark.
-
The
fllm
co
Is
advanced
Film
Wit~ding
1
The turning of the film advance lever
cocks the shutter,
fiim winding and
aperture charging in one motion.
When the shutter button is pressed, the
2
diaphragm simultaneously closes down
to the preselected
F
stop and the shutter
operates.
Immediately after the shutter operation, the
advance
iever is again in ready position.
I)
Be
sure that the safety lock lever is set at
"A".
*
The winding may be done by moving the
iever with several short strokes.
I)
After loading the fiim, make another wind.
since there is the possibility of the very first
winding not catching.
*
Unless the winding is completed, the shutter
will not be actuated, even though the shutter
button is pressed. In such a case, check the
winding once more.
film
counter
I.
Film Counter
Attaching the Cable Release
Each winding of film will advance the number of
A
cable release can be attached to the shutter
the
film counter, indicating the number of button. Even if the safety lock lever is
at
pictures taken. When the back cover is opened,
"
L"
position, the shutter will operate by using
the indicator automatically returns to starting the release.
position
"
S
".
When using the cable release, be sure to close
the eyepiece shutter before shooting. Refer to
instructions on page
29.
Safety Device for Shutter
When the safety lock lever around the shutter
button is turned to
"L"
position, the shutter
is locked and will not move. This device may
be used when the camera is carried in a wound
condition.
11
Make
reverse
turn
when
it
stops
at
"X".
-
Make
reverse
turn
.
when
it
stops
at
"
B
".
Shutter
and
Aperture Adjustment
The shutter and aperture adjust the exposure.
with the shutter adjusting the exposure time
and the aperture adjusting the amount of light.
The Canon PELLIX
QL
uses the zeromethod
coupled meter, and
it
is very simple to get the
proper exposure.
Shutter
Speed
Dial
By revolving the dial,
it
is possible to adjust the
speed by turning
it
to the necessary index
number. The index on the dial shows the
denominators of
l/lOOO
sec.,
1115
sec., etc.
*
The shutter speed dial does not revolve
between the indexes " X"
and " 6".
*
Set the index at the position where the click
12
stop catches.
$
"8"
means bulb exposure. The shutter, which
remains open during the pressing oftheshutter
button, is employed when making exposures
of more than one second.
In case of " B " index, adjust
it
to the white
dot just below the " B " index.
I)
When
it
is necessary to make an exposure over
an extended time, first set
it
at"
B
".
Keep the
shutter button pressed, turn the time lock lever
to indicator
"
L".
In this case, even if the finger
is removed, the exposure continues. When the
lever is returned to
"A",
the shutter closes.
*
Time exposure is possible also by using the
R~YOIVB
wt
button is p
tile
the
ressed.
lock.attached cable release.
*
The
"X"
index is used for synchronizing
a
speedlight. Although the shutter speed at
"
X"
is
1/60
sec.. actually
it
is equivalent to a very
short exposure during the flash time of the
speediight.
Lens
Aperture
The adjustment of the quantity of light and
depth.of-field are made by turning the pre.set
aperture ring to adjust the desired
F
stop to
the index.
*
As the numerical value of the F stop gets
larger, the amount of light reaching the film
becomes correspondingly less. For each F stop
the light is reduced one-half. Accordingly, when
Pre-set
-
Inde*
Aperture-
Ring
the aperture is increased by one index point, the
exposure is doubled, and when
it
is increased
by two index points the exposure is quadrupled.
*
The aperture ring can also be set to inter.
mediate values.
*
Depending on the lens, there are instances
where there
Is no relation to the lightness being
halved between the maximum diameter of the
aperture and the next aperture reading.
The ratio between aperture and the amount
of exposure, using
F2
as the basis, is as follows:
Lens
Aperture
1.2 1.4 1.8
2
2.8
3.5
4
5.6 8 11 16 22
EXDOSUTB
Ratio
3 2 1.25
1
112 113 114 118 1116 1132 1164 11128
13
--Index
-
pre.*et
A~evture Rins
A-M
Ring
Index
-',6"%$e
Rins
Manual
Aperture Rlng
Pre-Set Aperture
and
Checking
of
Lana
wlth Manual
Aperture
Ring
Depth-of-Field
a
Pre.settin~ of aperture : Set the desired
ens
with
A-M
Rin~
Pre.Setting of Aperture: Set the
A.M
ring
at
"A".
Then set the desired F stop on
the
pre.set aperture ring to the index. 'The
diaphragm will close down to the pre-set
F
stop
onlv for the instant that the shutter is released.
~xiept for the instant that the shutter is re.
leased, the diaphragm will remain fully open.
r?
Manually Operated Aperture : When the
K
.
A-M ring is set at "Mu the diaphragm
closes down to the pre.set F stop. In this way
the
deoth-of-field at the time of shutter release
can be'checked. When the A.M ring is reset at
A"
the diaphragm again returns to maximum
opening.
fi
F stop onthe pie-set aperture ring to the
index. Then set the index of the manual aperture
rim to this ore.set F stoo. The dia.
phragm will~ciose dokn
to
thepie-set F stop
only for the instant that the shutter is released.
Manually Operated Aperture: When the
2
manual aperture ring is turned in the
direction of closing down the diaphragm, after
setting the desired-F stop on the
pre-set aper.
ture ring to the index, the diaphragm will close
down
to
the
ars.set
F
stoo
and
the deoth-of.
~-
~~
-
~~~
-~
-
field can be checked.
he
manual adekure
ring cannot be turned when set at maximum
aperture opening.
q
Refer to pages
34-35
concerning depth.of.
field.
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