Yashica Electro 35

[alexkerhead]

I got this one from pacific rim camera.

Looks similar to my Lynx 14-E, so here are a couple of pics.

[eugene]

I too have one! All I can say is it has a very sharp lens.

[chrisy]

HI I have one to! - only slight disadvantage is that its full auto- pity they didn't make a manual model

[camerastoomany]

I have the original model, plus a G, GS, 3 x GSN and a GL.

WHY??

No black versions. Crazy money. As for the GX ........

Mustn't forget the little sisters: Yashica 35 ME & MC (two of each, actually). Oh, the Minister range, of course. Then the J, YK, YL.

Aaaargh! STOP!!



I think I used the adjective 'crazy' in the wrong place.

It should be CRAZY camera accumulator.

[ianglean]

My first Rangefinder camera was a Yashica Electro 35 GSN. I love the quality of the lens but eventually the weight and size threw me off.

Lucky Color 200 Film


Lucky 100; Kodak D76

[casualcollector]

Very dramatic fire image!

Bill

[ianglean]

May 14, 2009 19:11:44 GMT -5 casualcollector said:

Very dramatic fire image!

Bill

Bill,

Thanks.

This was taken in a slum area where houses are as small as 8 sq meters. I passed by 20 mins earlier when there wasn’t a fire yet. After 20 mins the fire engulfed a third of the area. Too bad I only had 5 shots left in my roll and no extra film with me.

The image is dramatic indeed but will not compare to the actual drama of people losing what ever little material things they have.

[John Parry]

Hi Ian

Nice pictures. Your instincts are good - people affected by the fire as much as the fire itself.

Shots like that remind me of my second wedding anniversary, when we'd gone for a meal in a Chinese restaurant. The only table left was in the front window, where people kept coming up outside to see what we were eating. There was a big open space on the other side of the road, and behind it was a large market building. There was a lot of activity going on there, and it became apparent that it was on fire. We sat and ate our meal, while the market burned to the ground before our eyes. Best seats in the house!

And no, I didn't have a camera!

Regards - John

ps - when I checked it out I was mistaken about the anniversary - 9th November was my wife's birthday:

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[galenk]

My wife just picked one up at a garage sale with a tele and wide auxilary lenses, accessary finder and 5 rolls of polaroid one film for $5.00
I can't wait to try it out. It may just be my new favorite range finder.

[Michael Fraley]

Ian, your fire picture is very touching, especially knowing the story behind it.

I have one of these cameras too, and every once in a while nothing else will do. I must take it out and use it! I agree with chrisy, it would have been better if there were an all-manual mode. But it's a very fast, sharp lens. And the camera itself is very large over-all. I got the tele and wide auxiliary lens kit, but have only used it once. It's more of a novelty than terribly useful. Here's a picture taken with a red-orange filter for extra contrast.



Yashica GSN
Yashinon 45mm/f1.7
Fuji Neopan 400
Red-Orange 4x filter
02/14/2009

[Reiska]

Yashica Electro 35 rangefinders are excellent, even with their weaknesses (inadequate or missing manual controls)

You can take excellent pictures with them. Your samples here attests it.
Fire picture is really dramatic indeed and Michaels "high key" photo is somehow like an abstract artwork.

Geoff, here is a black version for you

modif I forgot to mention, that the crome coating of the old Yashica cameras is proved to be very lasting
though a bit too shiny on my view. Black paint (enamel?) is very stable too.

Regards,
Reijo

[drako]

Still on my list!