Why the Yashica Electron 35???

Solid build, fast lens, great shots! The GS/GT have the f/1.7, the GTN/GSN have the f/1.7 w/hot shoe. I have a couple of GTN's, a GT and a GTN - their just great!
 
Then I will not worry about buying it,- Thanks!!! But the small Yashica, is it a "half frame" camera?
 
I can't tell from the pictures which camera you are referring to. There were about a half dozen different models of the Yashica Electro. I never heard of the Yashica Electron. You might check yashica-guy's web site at http://www.yashica-guy.com/

He covers all the models of the Electros. None of them are particularly small.

Dick
 
I am rather impressed by the Yashica Electro; I haven't seen the film shot with it yet, but so far I like it (except that mine its ISO dial only goes up to 500). It is quiet, I'd even dare say a little quieter than my Leica M6, the viewfinder is dimmer than my M6's, but it is far easier to focus with the Yashica's than with the M6's viewfinder (the M2, M3 and M4 viewfinders are superior).

I think if you can get it for under $40 US, in at least very good working condition you got yourself a very good bargain.
 
RichardS said:
I can't tell from the pictures which camera you are referring to. There were about a half dozen different models of the Yashica Electro. I never heard of the Yashica Electron.
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Had it been Yashica Positron or Two-up-spin, I would have been confused too, but I think he meant "Electro". Right, kjoebek??
 
kjoebek said:
Yes I meant Electro
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None of the Electros are particularly small. I have a Contax 167 SLR and it is slightly smaller than any of the Electros I have, so if you are primarily looking for a small camera, look elsewhere.

But all of the Electros are good cameras and fun to use. I especially like the Minister D and the Lynx models because with them you have complete control over the aperture and shutter speed. With the others you select the aperture and the camera and its meter selects the shutter speed and you have no idea what it is.

Dick
 
There are IMO several reasons why the YE 35 series is something unique, which are also reasons why many of Us have one or more.
The YE35 was (AFAIK) the first RF with electronic aperture priority automation, instead of electromechanical shutter priority (Canonet, Konica, etc.). It was also offered the possibility of having extremely long exposures (up to 30 sec.) without the extra bulk of a decent hand held meter (at that time - 1968 - the Lunasix or Luna Pro was the only one able to give correct indication of long times).
The Yashica design team paired the Copal Electronic shutter with an excellent lens which is still today a very good one (compared with lenses costing 10 times or more than your lens camera combination). This do not campare with the 3,5 or less apertures given by any modern APS.
The main drawbacks: the original battery is no longer available but there are suppliers of adaptors to use 6 V alkaline batteries (I use mine this way with a PX 28 in a home made adapter), the lens is a fixed 45 mm f 1.7. Manual operation is not possible, unless you use the flash setting (1/30 sec.) or take out the battery (1/500 sec.).

Then, if you can live with your bare feet acting as a tele-wide lever, and wish to carry a weight that shows an all metal camera (not a plastic made one with planned obsolescence), and if you do not need more than ISO 1000...

Regards
Ernesto
 
I bought a Electro 35 GSN.... but the meter tricker is very unpredictable.. the yellow and red arrows seems to come and go randomly, as if the internal contacts are bad... I never felt comfortable using the camera.. I got a Leica M6 instead..

I still have my 2nd roll of film inside the GSN...
 
RichardS said:
None of the Electros are particularly small....
Dick
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I've got an Electro 35 CC, it's smaller than the Electro 35 G's. It is comparable to the Canon G-III.

Mike :D
 
ywenz said:
I bought a Electro 35 GSN.... but the meter tricker is very unpredictable.. the yellow and red arrows seems to come and go randomly, as if the internal contacts are bad... I never felt comfortable using the camera.. I got a Leica M6 instead..

I still have my 2nd roll of film inside the GSN...
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Well it seems that you didn´t have good luck with your YE35.... some cleaning would have solved the problem.... but anyway it´ll take some time to get used to the lights instead of a needlepointer or leds scales.

Of course an M6 is something a bit different ...

Ernesto
 
I own a Lynx 14e, a electro 35 GX, CC and a GT that unfortunately died on the operation table.
Each model has it's pros and cons.
Lynx 14e: completely mechanical (except the light meter), fully manual, fantastic f/1.4 seven elements optics, size comparable to GSN (that means bulky).
Electro 35 GX: 40mm lens, lighter and smaller than GSN. In my opinion the Electro with the finest handling.
Electro 35 CC: quite unique 35mm 1.8 optics! Small.
 
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