Yashica GX

Nick:

Let's just hope that these "Modern Men" can continue to use film for the next 20 yrs. or so and not have to pay a fortune for the privledge of doing so.
 
Hi there, guys! I am a newbie and this is my very first post here, after spending a couple of weeks just lurching...
I saw the eBay crazy on that GX in particular. A friend of mine bidded till around 200 bucks then quit.
My GX is silver, and I love it. I bought it here in Brazil for 100 dollars, on the eBay's local affiliated.
Sorry for my terrible English and have a nice day!

acolla
 
Hi acolla, welcome along :D Don't worry about your english, my portuguese is definitely worse than your english.

I'm seeing more black GXes lately than silver ones too.
 
Hello Wintoid,

The objects at a distance in this photo do seem to be slightly washed out because of some flare. The sun seems to be behind the structure in the centre of the photo, not an easy situation for any lens, even multi-coated.

Yashicas (I use a GSN that once was my father's) are not-too-flare-resistant, and your GX might be too. Did you use a hood for this photo. I have learnt to use a hood on my GSN at all times, even though it blocks the lower right corner of the VF.

Anirban

wintoid said:
Despite all the rave reviews, it seems the GX is not a camera I am going to love. There's much to like about it, but at the end of the day the lens seems to do something weird. Objects in the distance are rendered extremely faintly. Have a look at this shot, taken on a clear day...



I suppose some people might love this, but it's not for me. Back to my Olympus 35SP I think.
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Hi Anirban,

Having had the GX for several weeks now, and processed perhaps 10 rolls of film through it, I think you're right about the hood (I don't have one), but I also think it's only part of it.

My camera came with a UV filter. As far as I can see, that UV filter was making matters worse. Since removing the filter, I no longer get results quite as bad as the one shown here, but I do find the quality of the photo is very much dependent on the direction of the sun, and I'm sure a hood would help a lot in this respect.

In addition to this, it's quite hard to see the overexposure light in sunlight. Together, these 2 things are making me think that the GX is not a great outdoor picture taker, particularly in summer. The ISO800 limit also means it may not be that great an indoor picture taker either. I'm going to try a GL to see how it fares at ISO1600 indoors. I'm also investigating whether I can get the GX modified to underexpose by a stop.

I'm not sure what to do, but I still love using it. The shutter lock (which closes off the battery) and aperture priority really highlight the few things the 35SP lacks.
 
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wintoid said:
I'm going to try a GL to see how it fares at ISO1600 indoors. I'm also investigating whether I can get the GX modified to underexpose by a stop.
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If you can find a GL, more power to you! :D I've used mine indoors at ISO 1600 on occasion (the following on Tri-X):

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And if you're able to suitably modify a GX, I'd be interested in such a modification as well, given the GX's slight size advantage over the GL.

Cheers,
Jeremy
 
BTW thanks for your shots Jeremy, there aren't many examples of the GL out there, as far as I can see. Is it the rarest Yashica I wonder?
 
wintoid said:
BTW thanks for your shots Jeremy, there aren't many examples of the GL out there, as far as I can see. Is it the rarest Yashica I wonder?
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It certainly seems to be the rarest of the Electro 35's, if availability on eBay is any indication. Hope you enjoy yours! :)
 
I have just received a beautyful black GX from ebay Germany, what I cannot try becaue it has no batteries. It looks OK on the outside.

1. Is it OK to use 2 x SR44 batteries with original ISO setting? Other Yashicas have voltage corrections, but I couldn't find any information on GX.
2. The ISO setting part has so many small dots, it's not clear which means which value, is it the left or the right side of the value, which is the correct one?
3. The viewfinder has a slight blue tint, like a colored sunglass. Is there anything I can do for it, or better try to use it as is.
4. Can I attach any brand of 54 mm sunshade?
 
I use two (2) Kanto/ C.R.I.S. HM-N adapters and two (2) SR44 batteries. I also use a Nikon HR-4 hood/ shade. I'd get the VF cleaned--mine has no blue hue. The proper ISO setting is the one BETWEEN the dots and directly opposite the number.
 
1. Regular batteries were fine with mine
2. I don't have the camera with me right now, but I seem to recall I would line it up with the number itself (between the dots)

3 and 4 I don't know, but a hood is a good idea because the lens is definitely susceptible to flare.
 
Can somebody help me with re-sealing the GX? I am looking for an illustration or a photo telling me where to put and what size of foam. I have a GSN for reference, but I dont know if the two cameras are isolated the same way! Thank you in advance!
 
Just found this thread and glad that the winding "clunk" seems to be normal. I've had my GX for about two weeks (£75 on ebay) and its a "black" beauty. It also came with a skylight filter fitted and I have a hood for it. Apparently the GX is prone to flare and use of a hood is recommended by many users. The correct Yashica hood is very difficult to find but the one I have is OK even though it cuts off the bottom RH corner of the viewfinder image. I hope to put a film through it over the next week and if it delivers as well as my MG-1, I shall be very happy.
 
wow what's special with those yashica that they sell for more than 200$? I often see GSN for 40$ and now I discover that the GX's are amazingly expensive??
 
rolleistef said:
wow what's special with those yashica that they sell for more than 200$? I often see GSN for 40$ and now I discover that the GX's are amazingly expensive??
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that's the reason i still haven't got one yet. some of the black version even fetch over USD300!
 
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