Yashica Electro 35 CC shot at f/1.8

the CC "compact camera" was one of the cheaper yashicas if i am not mistaken.
You can see on the build as well, it is a bit less well-built than the GX, as an example.

I liked using mine, though (before it got stolen...:( )
it has a good lens, yashica definitely did not save on that!
 
Here's my two cents:

I feel like my two Yashica Electro 35 CC cameras have a very nice build quality. Seems Joe Wolff at yashica-guy.com thinks so too:

"The Electro 35 CC appeared in 1970 and was introduced in the US at the Photo Expo 71. Just a personal observation, I think that if Tiffany designed a camera, this would be it. The Yashica CC looks, feels and handles like a serious camera."

My recollection is that my Yashica Electro 35 GX was very similar in build quality. I sold that one a while ago...
 
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the CC "compact camera" was one of the cheaper yashicas if i am not mistaken.
You can see on the build as well, it is a bit less well-built than the GX, as an example.

I liked using mine, though (before it got stolen...:( )
it has a good lens, yashica definitely did not save on that!

I have serviced many of both types of cameras, and the build quality is identical. The CC and CCN are a little simplified compared to the GX due to having to fit the components into a smaller package. Between the two, I think the GX takes better pictures, but the CC is more reliable and less likely to malfunction.
 
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I just received mine today and I'm testing it with some good ol' Kodak Tri-X.
These two are my favorites. ;)
 
If only they had incorprated aperture blades instead of the dual function of the shutter/aperture blades it has now. Not only the 1/250s issue would have been solved, the "angels" would fly somewhere else too...

Hm, don't think combined shutter/aperture blades impose 1/250 limit. FC also have such implementation though top speed is 1/1000.
 
I just got an Electro CC. Haven't been out shooting with it yet, but I really like the feel of it more than the GSN I had, it feels very solidly built. My only concern is the 1/250 max shutter, I like HP5 so that's problematic on a sunny day. I suppose it's nothing an ND can't fix though.
 
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