1st roll in my Yashica GSN 35

[kennjg]

Just bought the camera from a member here. I put a new battery in with a wad of tinfoil. Using ASA 400 film Fuiji color. All of my landscape pictures came out nice but a bit on the dark side. A bunch of pictures I took of our chocolate lab did not come out at all....too dark to even print. I wonder it is a problem with the battery. I need to order the right adapter from Yashica guy. I wonder also if the meter is off. All of the pictures were slightly dark, but the one's of the dog were too dark to even print.

 

[jody]

I would say your not getting enough voltage from battery so it underexposes, but its just a guess.

 

[kennjg]

Forgot to mention, the underexposed pictures were taken about 2 - 3 ft. from the subject. Maybe this is too close for the lens.

 

[Avotius]

no sounds like a battery problem to me, get the yashica guys adapter

 

[Pherdinand]

what type of battery did you put in?
I suggest silver oxide instead of alkaline.
It should work fine with both but the alkaline does not have a consistent voltage through its lifetime.
The adapter you made should be fine, as long as it works, it works fine. It cannot work half good 😀

 

[Terrence]

what type of battery did you put in?
I suggest silver oxide instead of alkaline.

may i ask, if i use 1 X CR2 + 2 X LR44, is that okie? Lithium mixed with alkaline? they fit in perfectly, i just place the CR2 between the 2 LR44.

 

[Pherdinand]

:O🙂) never thought of such a thing.
I guess it should be fine.