electro 35 gs GOLD

[ush]

well you may have seen it, but for curiosity and because it seems really rare :
http://tinyurl.com/n2xsf
$370 'buy it now' with a 'no payments for 3 months' option i'm just discovering.

 

[cjm]

Fun to collect, but not a practical shooter.

Found at yashica-guy.com:

The crème de la crème, is the single camera produced with a Gold shutter and matching golden coloured buckskin covering. As magnificent as that camera is, it is limited to using monochrome film unless of course one wanted to go through life photographing the world through gold coloured spectacles, due to the internal reflections within the optics.

 

[ush]

argh i now want to see a golden pic from this camera !!
=)

 

[howpow]

Hi Folks, I think this might be a counterfeit a la some of the Gold Leica's around the place. It certainly isn't one of the commemorative issue referred to by the yashica guy. 😕

 

[Henryzx]

This one is not the original GOLD limited edition since it doesn't have the commemorate inscription.

 

[John LeBeau]

That shutter doesn't look gold to me.

 

[howpow]

As I understand it only 1 of the commemorative models had a gold shutter and also gold coloured leatherette. This was a one only camera. The remainder had standard shutters & leatherette. But the one on Ebay is not one of these. It is even a different model, recessed baseplate instead of full baseplate.