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Canon Canonet QL17 GIII vs Pentax K1000

Every spec below is quoted from the makers' official pages — where a figure isn't published we say so rather than guess. Sizes are drawn at true relative scale from published dimensions, and the bag-fit row is computed against our measured bag catalog.

The 3 biggest published differences

Type: Canonet QL17 has 35mm rangefinder; K1000 has 35mm SLR.
Lens mount: Canonet QL17 has fixed 40mm f/1.7; K1000 has Pentax K.
Released: Canonet QL17 has 1972–1982; K1000 has 1976-1997.

	Canonet QL17 fixed	K1000 Pentax K
Overview
Type	35mm rangefinder	35mm SLR
Format	35mm	35mm
Lens mount	fixed 40mm f/1.7	Pentax K
Released	1972–1982	1976-1997
Film camera
Film format	35mm	35mm
Metering	CdS cell, shutter-priority AE with manual override	CdS TTL average metering (open-aperture, match-needle)
Shutter	Leaf shutter in lens	Horizontal-travel, rubberized silk cloth focal-plane shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds	1/4 s – 1/500 + B	B, 1 sec to 1/1000 sec; flash X-sync 1/60 sec
Battery	1× PX625 1.3 V mercury (meter only)	1x LR44/SR44 1.5V (meter only; camera fires all speeds without battery)
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D)	120 × 75 × 60 mm	143 × 91.4 × 48 mm
Weight (body)	620 g	620 g
Weather sealing	—, not published	—, not published
Shutter durability	—, not published	—, not published
Price
Launch price	—, not published	—, not published
Size, to scale
Front view, drawn at the same scale from each maker's published W×H (mm).
Smallest bag that fits
Body	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video

Sources

official · Canonet QL17 specifications: Canon Canonet G-III QL17 instruction manual, p.25 Technical Data (archived scan) · accessed 2026-07-10

“Size: 120 x 75 x 60mm (4-3/4 x 2-15/16 x 2-3/8 in.) Weight: 620 g (1 lb. 5-7/8 ozs.) — Technical Data, Canonet G-III instruction manual.”

official · K1000 specifications: Wikipedia (figures consistent with widely-cited manual dimensions; original manual PDFs at butkus.org/cameramanuals.org/ManualsLib are scanned images with no extractable text, and no official Pentax/Ricoh museum spec page could be located) · accessed 2026-07-10

“It is 91.4 millimetres (3.6 inches) tall, 143 mm (5.6 in) wide, and 48 mm (1.9 in) deep, and weighs 620 grams (21.9 ounces).”

K1000 dimensions carry medium confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).

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Spec values are the manufacturers' published figures, compared factually — we don't rank cameras. Fit verdicts are planning estimates from published interior dimensions, not guarantees. See methodology.

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