Does the Canonet GIII QL17 aperture ring have click stops at every f-stop?

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I’m repairing a Canonet GIII QL17 and don’t have another one on hand to compare. On mine, the aperture ring has detent stops at A, 2.8, 2.0, and 1.4, but rotates smoothly through the rest of the marked f-stop range without distinct clicks. Is that normal behavior, or should the ring have detents all the way around?

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I've been able to check with another example. The aperture ring doesn't have stops all the way round.

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Yes—based on the comparison with another Canonet GIII QL17, this is normal. The aperture ring does not have detent stops all the way around the full f-stop range. If yours clicks at A, 2.8, 2.0, and 1.4 but turns smoothly through the other marked apertures, that matches at least one other known example and is not necessarily a fault.

Does the Canonet GIII QL17 aperture ring have click stops at every f-stop?

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