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AShearer

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The all black GT arrived today. It's my first Yashica. I have another one, silver GSN coming. I accidentally won two of the them on eBay.

The GT is in perfect condition. I got a battery adaptor from Yashica Guy which works as advertised.

It's a cool camera. I like it!! It's going to take some getting used to since I am so accustomed to my Leica.

Any general hints or tips?
 
Great camera... It just produces pleasing images - what I would call balanced. Also fast operation and perhaps the best low light shooter ever made. Enjoy : )
 
The only criticism I've heard with them and all aperture priority cameras is the inability to be able to compensate for difficult light conditions by stopping up or down. You can have the same result by increasing or decreasing the asa setting to fool the cameras excellent metering system.

I have two of them ... both off eBay in perfect condition and very cheap. I would like a black GTN but every time I spot one on eBay some lunatic seems determined to pay silly money for it. :bang:
 
NickTrop said:
Great camera... It just produces pleasing images - what I would call balanced. Also fast operation and perhaps the best low light shooter ever made. Enjoy : )
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HAve to agree with that one.
 
Welcome to the club! The Electro 35's are great little cameras. I bought mine just a few months ago to satisfy the rangefinder craving growing within me, but it only made it worse :D

Cheers,
Jeremy
 
I have used Electros for over 30 years. A splendid performer at all apertures but more so @f8 or smaller - especially with Ilford's Delta 400!
I must agree with Keith Novak -GTN's seem to atract silly money.

Regards
Peter
 
Thanks all.

i'm enjoying.

One thing I'm wondering. I notice that pushing the shutter release half way gets the over/slow lights, unless the exposure is correct, but there's no indicatiion in the view finder of exposure? I thought I read somewhere that there is an exposure indicator in the viewfinder?

Also that shutter button is touchy!. I've taken a couple shots of the floor just testing the lights out!
 
Well done with the black GT. It wasn`t the one last week on ebay was it? Watch out it`s a slippery slope, I bought my first one on ebay at the begining of August. Then a friend gave me an old GSN, that they weren`t using. Now I have gone and bought a YL model also on ebay. Where will it all end? Did I mention the Yashica MY-1 tripod and the Mini-Matic C, this has got to stop,help, somebody!!!!!!!!
 
The only exposure indicators are the "slow" and "over" lamps on the top plate and in the view finder. The "slow" lamp indicates a shutter speed of less than 1/30 and the "over" lamp indicates that the top shutter speed of 1/500 isn't fast enough for the conditions.
 
Yashicas are great for the $$ I've got a couple. Some people grouse about the size/weight of the GSN but a can of soda weighs more than these cameras. Obviously you must be strong to use one. No weaklings can handle a Yashica without saying 'it's too heavy' poor dears! ;- )

Advice: go use it a lot.
 
jan normandale said:
Obviously you must be strong to use one. No weaklings can handle a Yashica without saying 'it's too heavy' poor dears! ;- )
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Jan, are you making fun of me again? :)

No, they're not really heavy but they are just large enough they don't fit easily into a small belt pouch. That's my only niggle about them and why I often opt for a Canonet or XA instead. But I keep on using the E35's because the exposures and image quality are so good.

Gene
 
If the canonet was aperture priority, I think it would be even more popular, but alas, the E35 is my choice for quick RF action. I can put it on a tripod at night, set it to f16, use the self timer and walk away, knowing it will get the shot decently exposed.

As for weight, I use to think so, but I'm pretty sure my R3A with the winder base in place weighs more.

In 2000, I purchased two YE35 (G and GS) at GoodWill. I bought them to sell on ebay. Through laziness, they laid under my bed. Lo and behold, they are what got me started on film photography in late 2004. I wouldn't think of selling the GS now.

Fast glass + AP = a lot of keeper shots that you didn't have to put much thought into the camera with. I set focus, aperture and throw the shutter.
 
Gene, just a little camera humour. Carry around? Get out your trusty Olympus XA a wonderful little rangefinder... but sadly it can't claim to be a mighty Yashica.
 
I carry my GSN on my shoulder. It's one of the easiest carry-around cameras. The original everready case is GOOD, it's a different category than the canonet one, and it's padded, it protects the camera very well. The top can be taken off if needed. The straps are on the body so body-only can also be carried on the shoulder.
I see no real advantage of the smaller size of the canonet (i have one of that too). The canonet is just different, being a nice all-manual *and* shutter priority camera, but not being able to meter for long exposures.

The yashica, if its RF is properly aligned, performs extremely well.
 
Ashearer, don`t worry to much about the size and weight. A GSN weighs about the same as an M3/4 with a `cron, as for size, I prefer slightly larger camera bodies, something to grab onto. There should be over/under exposure arrows visible in the viewfinder, do you wear glasses? You may have to adjust your angle of view. The flickering indicactor lights, possible dirty contacts, one of mine does the same, doesn`t seem to affect exposures. You will find that the lenses are crackers. I ran off a couple rolls of Fuji 400 superia, last week, they gave a beautifull clarity and depth. probably not as versatile as your Leica, but Value for Money/Results excellent. A great go anywhere camera.
 
Dfin said:
Well done with the black GT. It wasn`t the one last week on ebay was it? Watch out it`s a slippery slope, I bought my first one on ebay at the begining of August. Then a friend gave me an old GSN, that they weren`t using. Now I have gone and bought a YL model also on ebay. Where will it all end? Did I mention the Yashica MY-1 tripod and the Mini-Matic C, this has got to stop,help, somebody!!!!!!!!
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Well. I did buy it on eBay last week. $102, which is almost twice what most of the chromes sell for. Somebody wanted it almost as bad as I did, because the bidding went right to the end.
 
Dfin said:
Ashearer, don`t worry to much about the size and weight. A GSN weighs about the same as an M3/4 with a `cron, as for size, I prefer slightly larger camera bodies, something to grab onto. There should be over/under exposure arrows visible in the viewfinder, do you wear glasses? You may have to adjust your angle of view. The flickering indicactor lights, possible dirty contacts, one of mine does the same, doesn`t seem to affect exposures. You will find that the lenses are crackers. I ran off a couple rolls of Fuji 400 superia, last week, they gave a beautifull clarity and depth. probably not as versatile as your Leica, but Value for Money/Results excellent. A great go anywhere camera.
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Size and weight doesn't bother me. I was just a little surprised, as most people seem to call them "My little Yashica" and so on. I had never seen one in person until I opened the box.

Looking forward to the first roll of film. I need to check out the viewfinder. It may be that when I looked at it I was not getting an over/slow indicator and therefore no lights.
 
Prices on these?

Prices on these?

ARCHIVIST said:
I have used Electros for over 30 years. A splendid performer at all apertures but more so @f8 or smaller - especially with Ilford's Delta 400!
I must agree with Keith Novak -GTN's seem to atract silly money.

Regards
Peter
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I wonder; What's the concensus price that should be paid for a GTN? Mine was $102 on eBay. I'm okay with that since it's in great shape, but I do notice that chrome ones tend to be $50-$60?

AS
 
Mine was $50 in Korea and they're plentiful--maybe I should start a GTN export business and get rich quick!
 
AShearer said:
I wonder; What's the concensus price that should be paid for a GTN? Mine was $102 on eBay. I'm okay with that since it's in great shape, but I do notice that chrome ones tend to be $50-$60?

AS
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It's that old law again - the price of an old or antique camera depends on the attitude of the buyer and seller at time of transaction.

Peter
 
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