Blown away by a new GSN

[newspaperguy]

Dead. Gambled and bought it. Built a battery per Matt Denton's specs, and stuck in a roll of print film, banged off a few frames in the rain. (Awfully loooooong push to release shutter.)

Amazing... exposure dead-on even in near darkness.

Incidentally - had the usual bent front rim. Discovered I had
a nice rectangular Konica WA clamp-on hood that fit perfectly.

 

[januaryman]

I bought a soft shutter release from Fedka that actually fits the Yashies. Made it a better shutter trip for me. If the long shutter push bugs you, this is a pretty good solution. Good luck.

 

[newspaperguy]

Thanks neighbor... great idea.

My mini softee just falls out.

(No jokes please.)

 

[btgc]

I'll second januaryman - soft release from Yuri makes Electro feeling much better. Eliminated my biggest gripe about Electro G.

 

[Krosya]

Thanks neighbor... great idea.

My mini softee just falls out.

(No jokes please.)

This is just tooooo funny! lol 😉

 

[elwrongo]

My biggest grip about the Electro 35 is having no idea what shutter speed is being selected. I'd read about that issue but loved the look of the camera so sought one out - persevering until I got one with working electrics (I now have three with no electrics). Having used the camera not knowing what shutter speed is being selected by the "auto" system (with no override) is a bug bear for me making it hard to take it out on mission. I still love the way it looks - like some sort of Japanese Robot from 1965.

 

[januaryman]

Treat it like a point and shoot and be pleased with the lens. That's the best suggestion I can make. I'm bummed about the lack of info, just like you. But it does a good job, eh?

 

[funkaoshi]

That it's aperture priority isn't the end of the world. The lens is stunning. Generally you can guess what shutter speed is going to be used based on the light conditions.