At last, I bought an Electro 35 CC

[River Dog]

I found a near mint example, boxed with the original Japanese receipt. It wasn't a bargain but I have had plenty of those not to complain. Need to clear out a lot of my cameras, but I think this one is my 35mm RF keeper.

The viewfinder needs a really good clean, so it's off for a CLA.

I shot a roll in the rain today, and it came through very well. I just love these cameras. Sharp as a tack and metered on the button in the low light.

Neopan 100 pushed to 200. 8.25 mins in Rodinal with a little extra agitation.

 

[stratcat]

Very nice images! Congratulations on you "New Old Stock" purchase. The CC is a very lovely camera indeed.

 

[Bill58]

You're super lucky--they are really nice cameras. You can get a 52mm vented hood off evilbay, put new foam seals in it and you're ready to go.

 

[River Dog]

You're super lucky--they are really nice cameras. You can get a 52mm vented hood off evilbay, put new foam seals in it and you're ready to go.

Thanks. Can you point me to one that will work with the 35mm lens?

 

[Bill58]

Any "wide angle" hood that flares out, not a straight-walled one, will do just fine.

 

[Dave S.]

Congratulations on your new camera! Nice photographs too. The Yashica Electro 35 CC is one of my favorite cameras.

I would suggest purchasing a straight hood without vents if compactness is important to you. I tried a tilted & vented hood only to discover it added substantially more overall length to the lens than the non-vented / non-tilted hood IMHO. I bought both hoods from seller heavystar on *bay.

Here's a shot of my New In Box CC:

 

[Mablo]

What's the average market price for a CC in good condition these days?

 

[River Dog]

Congratulations on your new camera! Nice photographs too. The Yashica Electro 35 CC is one of my favorite cameras.

I would suggest purchasing a straight hood without vents if compactness is important to you. I tried a tilted & vented hood only to discover it added substantially more overall length to the lens than the non-vented / non-tilted hood IMHO. I bought both hoods from seller heavystar on *bay.

Here's a shot of my New In Box CC:

Thanks, he didn't have any vented ones anyway so I have ordered a flared 52mm wide which gives me a lens cap as well. Nice rig but do you ever use it? Seems a shame to, but then it seems a shame not to 😕

 

[River Dog]

What's the average market price for a CC in good condition these days?

Close to $300 in the UK in mint condition.

 

[NickTrop]

Wow - that's what these are going for? Should have sold mine for more. Great camera - nice build quality. Enjoy.

 

[River Dog]

Wow - that's what these are going for? Should have sold mine for more. Great camera - nice build quality. Enjoy.

That's near-mint, in a box, hardly used etc. I've seen them cheaper.

 

[Dave S.]

My "New in Box" copy was $199 (no tax, free shipping). I haven't used it yet, but probably will some day.

I have a user copy (although it looks practically new) that I picked up for $45. For now I'm just using it.

BTW: While the hood I bought from heavystar was not vented and not tilted, the hood portion itself does have an offset from where it screws onto the lens. I suppose this means it is "flared"(?). I have not had any problems with vignetting - even when I shot an entire roll at f1.8! 😀


Here's a picture of the hood:

 

[btgc]

When you guys realize you can't get yourself into actually using NIB CC's drop me a line and I will set you free for $50 😀

But yes, small body Electros are much more enjoyable than full size 35 G*-models. I've sold 35G and kept 35MC despite scale focusing and "slow" lens.

 

[River Dog]

When you guys realize you can't get yourself into actually using NIB CC's drop me a line and I will set you free for $50 😀

But yes, small body Electros are much more enjoyable than full size 35 G*-models. I've sold 35G and kept 35MC despite scale focusing and "slow" lens.

Sorry, I'm using mine 😉

 

[mynikonf2]

Congrats on your new camera. Love these threads that cover the more obscure cameras, though it's hard to think of an Electros as obscure. I did not realize how rare these wide Electros truly are, till I started searching for a copy.

 

[farlymac]

I've got a GL and a GX, and they are much better handling cameras than the G/GSN series. And the S&W wideangle hoods Heavystars sells are much closer to the original Yashica designs than anything out there.

PF

 

[River Dog]

I've got a GL and a GX, and they are much better handling cameras than the G/GSN series. And the S&W wideangle hoods Heavystars sells are much closer to the original Yashica designs than anything out there.

PF

My GSN is pretty hefty in comparison to the CC but having said that, this shot from my GS is second in popularity after the CL with Zeiss on my Flickr and it's with Tri-X. I don't use the GS or Tri-X very much but I'll have to try some in the CC.

 

[farlymac]

Oh there's nothing wrong with the big G's photographically (and your photo proves that), I just like the feel of the smaller cams better. That and my GTN is kind of kaput for now. Someday I'll tear into it. Could be a long winter.

PF

 

[bronney]

Guys there's no point arguing which is better, the GS or the CC. You know you want both 😀 It's not which one's better, but more like, can I have one more!! You know it!

I tried every film with my CC and notice the meter performs best with low ISO films for some reason. Perhaps it's just too bright for the 1/250 max. So now I exclusively use rvp, fujicolor 100 or rvp 100 on it. The GS though takes anything and the meter's just the awesomest ever.

As to the bokeh, you know, the GS is quite Zeissy 😀

 

[stratcat]

What ISO do you set for slide film in your CC? A couple of months ago I shot a roll of Velvia 100F and found the camera underexposed the frames slightly. I set the cameras ISO dial to 100.