Yashica Electro 35 A mini review at The Mission Inn By Eric Norris 35mmc

The Electro 35 is a rangefinder camera made by Japanese company Yashica from the mid-1960s with a coupled and fixed 1:1.7 45 mm lens. It was the first electronically controlled camera, operating mainly in an aperture priority 'auto' mode. The only other modes of operation are ' flash ' (1/30) and ' bulb '. History The Yashica Electro 35 is one of those cameras that the "in-the-know" rangefinder experts insist we must own. It's a classically styled full-frame 35mm camera with a nice lens that's similar to many other cameras of the era (think of the Olympus 35RC, or the Canonet QL-17).

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The Yashica Electro 35 is a solid metal camera. It has a big, clear viewfinder and rangefinder. It has a much clearer finder than the Nikon manual rangefinders of the 1950s that fetch astronomical prices from geriatric collectors. First Steps - Top Removal At the very least you'll want to get in and clean the rangefinder glass. The Electro's weak spot is a dim rangefinder. The lines are bright and the frame auto-adjusts for parallax, but the field itself is a bit dark, and if its cloudy or dirty it's just not happening. SO. Yashica Electro 35 GSN click for sample Produced 1973 Yashica Camera Co., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 24.6oz (697.4g) sans battery Lens Color Yashinon DX 45mm 1:1.7-16 (yow!) Filter size 55mm threaded, 57mm slip-on Focal range 2.6′ to infinity Shutter Copal Elec The Yashica Electro is a 35mm film rangefinder camera made by the Japanese manufacturer from 1966 to 1977, with several upgrades introduced as the series evolved.

Camera History Yashica Electro 35 GTN • Streets of Nuremberg

Yashica Electro 35 image by Achim Pfennig ( Image rights) Note: the branding "Electro" was also used by Yashica on a series of 35mm SLRs. This article describes the popular rangefinder model. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Specifications 3 Electronics 4 Production 5 Other Yashica Electro 35 cameras 6 Notes 7 Links Introduction In summary, the Yashica Electro 35CC is a decent little camera with an accurate shutter, a real rangefinder, and an excellent lens that is slightly wider than the normal for compact point-and-shoots. And it uses a modern battery. The Yashica Electro 35 GSN: A Review The Yashica Electro 35 GSN has a 45mm fixed (Yashinon) lens. Aperture is adjustable from f1.7 to f16. It can focus as close as 0.8m, all the way to infinity. It takes film up to ISO 1000. The Yashica Electro 35 GSN (chrome) and GTN (black) models have been particularly popular with the analog resurgence, but they were the last models introduced by Yashica in 1973. All the Electro.

Yashica Electro 35 GSN

Yashica Electro 35 is a family of once-popular 35mm film rangefinder cameras with great controls and a sharp lens. The brand took the photography world by storm in 1966 with its first-generation model that had a signature "atom" logo and capable, easy-to-use optics. It had an emblem that said "Yashica" with a symbol of atom beside the text. I have heard camera brands like Canon or Olympus, but not Yashica. I remove the case and laid my eyes on one of the most beautiful camera I have ever seen. My grandfather's Yashica Electro 35 GSN after I took it out from the plastic bag back in 2010 The Electro 35 is fitted with a fixed 6-elements in 4-groups Color-Yashinon 40mm f/1.7 lens, a reputedly sharp lens that is identical to the one with a mount for SLR cameras, a Copal electronic blade shutter with a shutter lock, and a step-less speed from 30 seconds to 1/500 seconds, a flash sync speed of 1/30 second, and B. December 3, 2020 January 17, 2022 ir1001 Comments: 2 Yashica Electro 35 Preamble I was looking for a camera among the rangefinders and realized that there are Yashica Electro cameras everywhere. Six of them. I remember where I got two of the lot, where one was the first in my collection.

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The Yashica Electro 35 GX is a simple, sleek, and well-made rangefinder film camera made in the mid to late 1970s. In this blog I review this old camera I found at a Tallahassee thrift store and discuss its pros and cons as an affordable 35 mm film camera. The Yashica Electro 35 was an immediate success and sold over 8 million copies over it's entire production run. Featuring an aperture priority automatic exposure mode, it was popular with novice and amateur photographers. Starting with the G and all models after, the internal electronic contacts were gold plated to prevent the possibility of.