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$12 Yashica Electro 35 GS...wow

patrick j clarke Posted 15 years ago

When I was questing for my first TLR I came across a Yashica Electro 35 GS rangefinder on ebay for $12. I bought it and got the battery for it but found out that the electronics didn't work. I set it on a shelf and forgot about it as I got my TLR and then some Polaroids and a RB67...

Then I moved into a new house and as I unpacked, I came across the Electro and decided to just shoot it (since even without a battery it will fire 1/500th). I just got the pictures back, and wow...this little f/1.7 lens is NICE! Not Leica nice, but WOW!!!

I did some research and found out where my problem was (a corroded wire had come loose) and after some not so fun soldering, it LIVES!! I just put a roll of expired XP2 in it and can't wait to go shooting.

Just thought I would share another great, CHEAP camera for all you looking at getting a rangefinder!

Shots @ 1/500th

Then I moved into a new house and as I unpacked, I came across the Electro and decided to just shoot it (since even without a battery it will fire 1/500th).  I just got the pictures back, and wow...this little f/1.7 lens is NICE!  Not Leica nice, but WOW!!!

I did some research and found out where my problem was (a corroded wire had come loose) and after some not so fun soldering, it LIVES!!  I just put a roll of expired XP2 in it and can't wait to go shooting.

Just thought I would share another great, CHEAP camera for all you looking at getting a rangefinder!

Shots @ 1/500th
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickjclarke/5052774197/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickjclarke/5052589889/in/photostream/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickjclarke/5053396350/in/photostream/]

Tom Auer Posted 15 years ago

Those Yashinon Lenses always never fail to surprise me, Such sharp performance no matter the condition, I love it for Black and White. Enjoy :) It's a great camera, even if it's larger than my SLR.

ArthurJS Posted 15 years ago

These are beautiful, nice, sharp pictures. Great!

-Arthur

bblhed Posted 15 years ago

Great photos, but why do every one of those negatives look like they have the exact same carrier strip?

patrick j clarke Posted 15 years ago Edited by patrick j clarke (member) 15 years ago

I started scanning in the whole negative on the flatbed (the one with my wife and son is frame 17) and it worked great, but most of the others curled off the scan bed so I put them in the tray to scan that crops off the film rebate.

Being that I liked having the rebate in my images, I just used the one from frame 17 and got rid of the 17 part.

Chad Simcox Posted 15 years ago

I've got an Electro laying around that has some film in it. This post makes me want to pick it up and finish off that roll