JeremyR
Photography Geek
Greetings,
I recently acquired an Electro 35 GL and am happily pushing my first roll of film (Kodak C-41 B&W) through it. Everything seems to be working, but it remains to be seen whether focus, meter, etc. are calibrated. There's also a bit of fungus on the inside edge of the front element, the effects of which also remain to be seen. (Is this the sort of thing that can be addressed with a cleaning, or is it there to stay?)
While I do most shooting with a modern DSLR setup, something within me yearned for the simplicity and charm of shooting with a classic rangefinder. I chose the GL for its fast lens, aperture priority automation (which best suits my style of shooting) and for the fact that it seems to be one of very few classic fixed-lens rangefinders that "understand" ISO 1600. Because I'm a big fan of available-light photography, and because I'm exposure-impaired and still highly reliant on built-in metering, these were important features to have.
Anyway, just wanted to greet my fellow Yashica users. Hopefully I'll have something worth showing soon!
Cheers,
Jeremy
I recently acquired an Electro 35 GL and am happily pushing my first roll of film (Kodak C-41 B&W) through it. Everything seems to be working, but it remains to be seen whether focus, meter, etc. are calibrated. There's also a bit of fungus on the inside edge of the front element, the effects of which also remain to be seen. (Is this the sort of thing that can be addressed with a cleaning, or is it there to stay?)
While I do most shooting with a modern DSLR setup, something within me yearned for the simplicity and charm of shooting with a classic rangefinder. I chose the GL for its fast lens, aperture priority automation (which best suits my style of shooting) and for the fact that it seems to be one of very few classic fixed-lens rangefinders that "understand" ISO 1600. Because I'm a big fan of available-light photography, and because I'm exposure-impaired and still highly reliant on built-in metering, these were important features to have.
Anyway, just wanted to greet my fellow Yashica users. Hopefully I'll have something worth showing soon!
Cheers,
Jeremy
JeremyR
Photography Geek
Re: Joining the Yashica clan
Oh come on guys, you seem like a nice bunch. Do I have to learn the secret handshake?
Oh come on guys, you seem like a nice bunch. Do I have to learn the secret handshake?
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Rob
Guest
No secret handshake required, welcome to RFF, look forward to seeing your stuff from the Yashica GL. Never seen or used a GL model, but have shot with the GT and GSN models and they are very good. Looks like you got a good one.
Rob
Rob
b1bmsgt
Yeah, I still use film...
Welcome aboard!
Russ
Russ
bmattock
Veteran
Congrats, the GL is quite a camera, I hear. Very rare!
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
cp_ste.croix
At the beginning again.
Welcome to the fold...your decoder ring is on it's way!
I have forsaken almost all other cameras for my GSN at this point. It's amazing what it will do...
I have forsaken almost all other cameras for my GSN at this point. It's amazing what it will do...
yashicatex
Member
Welcome to RFF. Just joined this week myself.
Yashica EE, Yaschica G and GS
Yashica EE, Yaschica G and GS