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- Specifications
| Marketed | May 1971 |
| Original Price | 24,400 yen (w/45mm f/1.9) |
Sporting a different lens from the New Canonet QL17, the New Canonet QL19 had a 45mm f/1.9 lens.
Other than the lens, the specifications were the same as with the QL17. Since a successor model was soon to be marketed, this camera was discontinued after less than a year.
| Type | 35mm Lens-Shutter rangefinder camera with shutter speed-priority EE |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | 45mm f/1.9 |
| Shutter | Copal with B, 1/4 sec. to 1/500 sec., X-sync. Built-in self-timer. Hot shoe and German socket for automatic flash. |
| Flash Sync | FP- and X-sync (direct synchronization provided with flash rail). |
| Viewfinder | Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder which rotates to set one of three magnifications. Automatic parallax correction with projected frames and marked finder. 0.6x magnification. On the right within the image area are the aperture scale, meter needle, overexposure and underexposure warnings, and battery check zone. |
| EE | CdS cell for shutter speed-priority EE. Manual exposure enabled by disabling AUTO. Metering range of EV 3.5 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 800. |
| Power Source | One 1.3 V H-D mercury cell. Battery check provided. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
After opening camera back, align film leader at mark then advance to first frame with Quick Loading (QL) system. Advances with camera-top lever’s 120° single stroke. Ready position at 26°. Partial strokes not enabled. |
| Frame Counter | Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
120 x 75 x 60 mm, 620 g |
| Remarks | Except for the lens, it is the same camera as the New Canonet QL17. |