Canonet QL-17-L black

Canonet QL-17-L black. Japan, 1970.
Canonet QL17 40 mm lens with a battery check button near the viewfinder, the battery level is indicated by the meter needle inside the viewfinder (a green mark near the F8). This camera was refered to QL17-L (Luxury) in some owner's manuals though no L or luxury written on the camera, it was the last model made in Japan before the GIII made in Taiwan.