f/stopblues
photo loner
Can this camera be used fully manual without the battery? I can't find mention of this anywhere!
Thanks
Thanks
Tuna
Fotoğrafçı
I believe the shutter fires at 1/500 without the battery - the aperture can be set accordingly...
Tuna
edit: I found the web site that mentions the default of 1/500 without the battery: http://mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/yashica_gsn.html
Tuna
edit: I found the web site that mentions the default of 1/500 without the battery: http://mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/yashica_gsn.html
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Covich
Member
I heard a similar thing to what tuna said, but I heard someone say that it was 1/60.
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tedwhite
Guest
No, Tuna is right. I had one and that's what it did. 1/500th.
f/stopblues
photo loner
Many thanks! I'm going to pass on it.. There's one for sale with a broken meter on photo.net right now. $25 (no connection to seller, yada yada)
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tedwhite
Guest
Broken meter? Is that what the seller said? Or is it merely that it lacks a battery. Or, it could be the "PAD OF DEATH!"
Joao
Negativistic forever
Could you please clarify ? I bought an almost mint Electro 35 GSN six days ago and would like to know as much as I can about it .tedwhite said:
Thanks
Joao
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tedwhite
Guest
Sorry, I can't explain it, but I've heard the phrase several times. It apparently has something to do with electronics and may also be repairable.
Go to www.yashica-guy.com and you can read all about every aspect of the camera.
I've had two GSN's and they both worked flawlessly. Also, the lens is superb.
Go to www.yashica-guy.com and you can read all about every aspect of the camera.
I've had two GSN's and they both worked flawlessly. Also, the lens is superb.
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john neal
fallor ergo sum
Hi,
Just to confirm what Tuna said - the shutter will be 1/500 without a battery - you can manually adjust the shutter, so some results are possible if the light is right.
Without a battery, the metering just does not work and this symptom can often be seen if the lead at the top of the battery container has rotted off its terminal (happens quite often), but you should see that the battery test light is intermittent, or non-functional.
The Pad of Death is a small rectangle of rubber between the primary and secondary shutter release shafts, inside the body. If it has rotted away, or gone sticky like toffee, this will throw the metering off and you can get a variety of symptoms. These range from the shutter never closing, the under expose light staying on during exposure, and only getting 1/30 shutter speed (plus others). It is fixable, some have done it by only removing the top plate, but I prefer to take the front plate off - this way you can make sure that you get all the bits of a crumbled pad out, ensure the sliding contacts that operate the metering are clean (I have had one where one of the fingers was bent) and replace the light seal around the outside of the rear lens element.
There are lots of sites around that cover this, and it is not as hard as it looks, providing you are careful and methodical.
Hope that helps
Just to confirm what Tuna said - the shutter will be 1/500 without a battery - you can manually adjust the shutter, so some results are possible if the light is right.
Without a battery, the metering just does not work and this symptom can often be seen if the lead at the top of the battery container has rotted off its terminal (happens quite often), but you should see that the battery test light is intermittent, or non-functional.
The Pad of Death is a small rectangle of rubber between the primary and secondary shutter release shafts, inside the body. If it has rotted away, or gone sticky like toffee, this will throw the metering off and you can get a variety of symptoms. These range from the shutter never closing, the under expose light staying on during exposure, and only getting 1/30 shutter speed (plus others). It is fixable, some have done it by only removing the top plate, but I prefer to take the front plate off - this way you can make sure that you get all the bits of a crumbled pad out, ensure the sliding contacts that operate the metering are clean (I have had one where one of the fingers was bent) and replace the light seal around the outside of the rear lens element.
There are lots of sites around that cover this, and it is not as hard as it looks, providing you are careful and methodical.
Hope that helps
R
ruben
Guest
f/stopblues said:
Hi Chris,
In my perception, it is of common conscence at RFF that the AE of GSNs is outstanding, the yellow patch bright and contrasty, and shutter noise several degrees below Leicas. For $25 you have a lot of chances to buy one from eBay in good health, unless you are tempted by a seller called jbeckwith, whom several folks here would like to see sunk forever. Allways, study your seller and ask him questions.
Chrome color GSNs are extremely underrated, they should have been selling close to $100. A great bargain.
Cheers,
Ruben
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ghx
Newbie
hi, first post here i got my GSN today, waiting for battery, but i notice shutter dont open? is it the same pad problem? thank you in advance
owlsplace
Roger
It should fire on 1/500 regardless of the condition of the pad without a battery. Open the back and point the camera towards a bright light as you press the shutter button. You should see light coming through the lens...Roger
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NickTrop
Veteran
Correct me if I'm wrong, but another option is to set the camera to "flash" mode and it will be set at 1/30th. Lots of people ask about ways to operate the camera manually - for that there's the old Yashica Lynx line. Personally, I'd simply stick with aperture priority.
john neal
fallor ergo sum
If I remember rightly, to activate flash or B mode, you need a battery because the shutter is electronic, otherwise it's 1/500 on mechanical.
Farace
Established
Ah, just the thread I needed! I bought a near-mint GSN this morning from an antique shop for $25. Still has the little plastic cover in the hot shoe, and the strap is tied up with a rubber band as if it just came from the factory (anyone could have done that, though). Battery is, of course, dead, and being used to Konica Auto S2, I was looking for how to use the camera manually. No case or lens cap, but one can't expect everything. Now off to find a thread that tells me about battery options . . .