35 mm help. found some old gear

OKay well while i was searching my attic i found some of my moms old gear.

its a canon ft QL with a 50mm lens plus a 200mm one. i know nothing about 35mm if someone could help me or direct me where to find something. thatd be great

pics:

Google, camerapedia, and this:

http://www.mir.com.my …ources/fdlenses​/index.htm

A manual might be handy if you don't have one......
http://www.butkus.org …non_ft_ql/canon​_ft_ql.htm

I noticed browsing quickly through the manual, it takes a mercury battery for the light meter. You may have to find a zinc air battery substitute for it since mercury batteries have been discontinued.
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_Cell_1_35v_Zin​c_Air.html
Depending on the design of the lightmeter it may be possible to use a 1.5v alkaline 625, but the zinc air at 1.35v is closer to what a mercury battery puts out.

^thanks so much! i just read it page by page and i understand it completely.. turns out this battery is dead so im gonna have to order some new ones. when i buy a roll of film will it tell me how many shots i can take out of it?

Look on ebay for the correct batteries a company called Wein or Widnes makes them. Modern batteries will work as well but since you're new to the camera I wouldn't recommend them since you have to compensate the light meter readings for the change in voltage with the new batteries

Yes we roll of film will tell you the number of exposures on it. You'll most likely find a 24 roll

yeah i just found a 24 roll laying around.. im gonna order those batteries off b&h tomorrow or go look around at walmart or something.. idk why but after i take a picture the mirror doesnt go back down it stays up.. making the view finder all black..

Is it on Bulb? Does it not go back down at all?

no it wont go back down at all

have you fiddled with the mirror lock lever? it should be pointing downwards if I read the manual correctly... (p34 shows lever in locked position)

btw...any idea on how old that film is that you found? If it wasn't freezer kept and it expired a while ago I'd put it aside or toss it out if I were you...it won't be a good roll for testing your camera out on...

You'll only be able to shoot RAW and won't be able to review your images.
Just kidding.
looks like a nice find - something to have a play with.

lol...I shot a lot of film when I was a kid and in high school...then kind of got out of it and got back into it rather enthusiastically about a year ago...

About a month ago I sold both of my 30Ds and was DSLR-less, so I shot with my Canon T90 as my main rig...and even though I'm no film n00b, for a while I kept trying to review my images lol...I had a good laugh at myself a couple of times

philwillmedia wrote in post #11257697
You'll only be able to shoot RAW and won't be able to review your images.
Just kidding.

bet he still looks at the back of the camera after each shot though!

haha yeah im gonna have to get used to just trying the "perfect" settings and yeah i was gonna pick up a roll at walmart or something.. i found a couple rolls i found on flickr i like so im gonna experiment with some different kinds.. can i buy those wein batteries at walmart or cvs?

yeah the mirror lock is on the down position and when i click the shutter it just goes black.