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Author Message   Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 1271 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 10:25 am:    My take would be to forget the meter and use the camera. Leica M3s don't have meters, but people still like them; the Canonet has many of the same advantages, a good fast lens, quiet shutter, bright and precise viewfinder and compact size. It's not that hard to judge light if you're shooting on negative film, I seldom use a meter any more. Here are some starting points for ISO 400 film: - full sunlight, f/16 @ 1/500 - Shade, f/5.6 @ 1/500 - Office light, f/4 @ 1/60 - Daytime home interior, f/2.8 @ 1/60 - Evening home interior, f/2 @ 1/30 If you really need a metering QL17, I'd look for another one. Sorry, I guess this isn't a real good DIY answer... but it's what I would do.