Canonet QL17 (HELP NEEDED!)

[d3ath5ync]

Hi all!

I've recently purchased a Canonet QL17 at a bargain price.

I shoot in full manual (without batteries)

However, when I tried the camera, the only problem appears to be the shutter.
When it is on bulb mode, the shutter blades/aperture blades could open fully to f1.7 or any fstop that I set and remain open for as long as the shutter button is depressed. However, when i put it on any other shutter speed such as 1/500 or 1 sec the shutter clicks, but I dont see the blades opening and closing.

I did a google and some suggested the self timer being jammed, im 100% sure the self timer isnt jammed. Others suggested the sticky shutter/aperture problem. But since on bulb mode it works fine, I have no reason to believe that there is oil on the blades that are jamming the shutter.

I do not intend to open the camera unless im very sure it has a problem on the inside.
Help anyone?

Thanks in advance!
N

 

[ricohflex]

You are fooled by a phenomenon called persistence of vision.
The blades move too fast for your eyes to see.

Open the back of the QL17

Point the lens to wards your home ceiling light or the sky in daytime.
Fire the shutter at 1/500th second.

You will see the flash of light as the shutter opens and closes.

(Incidentally, that was the same trick some people tried to con another photographer that his camera was defective/shutter spoiled; so that he would sell it to them at a low price. I stopped that trick by performing the above.)

 

[d3ath5ync]

You are fooled by a phenomenon called persistence of vision.
The blades move too fast for your eyes to see.

Open the back of the QL17

Point the lens to wards your home ceiling light or the sky in daytime.
Fire the shutter at 1/500th second.

You will see the flash of light as the shutter opens and closes.

(Incidentally, that was the same trick some people tried to con another photographer that his camera was defective/shutter spoiled; so that he would sell it to them at a low price. I stopped that trick by performing the above.)

Interesting!

It actually works! Thank you so much ricohflex!

However, when I set the shutter to 1 second, I should technically be seeing the shutter open for a second before closing right?
Or maybe its just not firing at the correct speed?

hmm, but then again,

Thanks alot!!!