Nov 27, 2018 recently i built a cheap, quick and dirty tool to calibrate a project that i was working on. Exell battery a32px fits yashica electro 35gl, gsn, gtn, ax, mg1 cameras. The electro 35 gsn is a 35mm rangefinder camera released from yashica of japan in 1973. Inside the yashica electro 35 matts classic cameras. The 35ccccn are aperture priority ae compact rfs with electronic shutter and limited manual override.
This will help me to continue to host this site, buy new manuals, and pay their shipping costs. Yashica electro 35 gsn yashica was a japanese manufacturer of cameras, originally active from 1949 1 until 2005 2 when its thenowner, kyocera, ceased production. Yashica had been building rangefinders since 1958 and the yashica 35. Since were sharing a few none electro 35 related pics.
A group dedicated to the yashica electro 35 series rangefinder cameras. The camera has a yashinondx color corrected lens, with a maximum stop of f1. Yashica electro 35 instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual, free manuals. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about yashica electro 35 gsn. Adding manual shutter speeds to the yashica electro 35. Yashica electro 35 gs a personal journey to find my. I have also scanned and uploaded the manual and the box very very worn, unfortunately i had to glue the layers of paper coming apart at the corners for the standard electro 35 first version. The gsn is the last of the large bodied electro series. However, this camera is still pretty playful and enjoyable little toy for the photographers, especially for those who like film photography. What battery can i use for my yashica electro 35 gsn please. My grandfathers yashica electro 35 gsn after i took it out from the plastic bag back in 2010. Images shot on fujicolor industrial 100 in yashica electro 35 gsn.
The manual says that if no warning arrows appear, the shutter speed will be sufficient for hand held photography. Recently i built a cheap, quick and dirty tool to calibrate a project that i was working on. Metering is done by half depressing the shutter button. The yashica gsn is an automatic camera, a technology breakthrough at its time 1966, when the original model of the yashica electro 35 was introduced to the market where consumer cameras were often equipped with a meter that was not coupled with shooting mechanism. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
Problems with the electro rangefinder camera can frequently be solved that do not require sophisticated test equipment or tools. Yashica reportedly sold over eight million electro 35s over about 15 years. Page 1 of 1 35mm yashica electro rangefinder manual this document was updated on january 2, 2005 this update adds support to questions most frequently asked since the last. Yashica 35 mm manual rangefinder film cameras for sale ebay. Yashica manual focus rangefinder film cameras for sale ebay. Yashica sold the electro 35 gsn in kit form in addition to selling just the supplementary wide and telephoto lenses as. Yashica electro 35 gsn rangefinder camera, case, tele wide. Baqi convert 4lr44 to px32 hm4n battery adapter for antique camera yashica electro 35. In 2008, the yashica name reappeared on cameras produced by the hong kong based mf jebsen group. The electro 35 series began in 1966 and went through several iterations over the years. The yashica electro gsn is a 35mm rangefinder journaliststyle camera, or what i call the night owl rangefinder. Mar 25, 2019 the yashica electro 35 is a solid metal camera, weighing around 700 grams. Aug 29, 2015 a front view of the yashica electro 35 gsn rangefinder camera and its sharp yashinon 45mm f1. Unfollow yashica electro 35 gsn to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It is very big, heavy, and oldfashioned, but make no mistake, it takes great photographs. In 1966 yashica introduced the electro 35, the first of a very successful line of 35mm rangefinder cameras with fixed yashinon lenses. Yashica electro sgs gtn gebrauchsanweisung, yashica electro sgs gtn mode demploi. The electro 35 gsgt was released in 1970 by yashica. Jan 06, 2011 the yashica gsn traces its lineage to the yashica lynx of 1960 actually the yashica 35 of 1958 is earlier, but the family resemblance is further.
Jan 07, 2011 the yashica electro 35 gs is a coupledrangefinder, leafshuttered 35mm camera with aperturepriority automatic exposure. It has a big, clear viewfinder and a fully coupled rangefinder with builtin parallax compensation. Get the best deals on yashica manual focus rangefinder film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. The electro 35 is a rangefinder camera made by japanese company yashica from the mid1960s with a coupled and fixed 1. The yashica electro 35 is an aperturepriority camera. The film rating is shown on the box or the instructions that come with the film. Yashica electro 35 from 1966 big, oldfashioned, but takes. But, it wasnt until they came out with the electro 35 series in 1966 that the company had a real hit on their hands. Yashica electro 35 from 1966 big, oldfashioned, but. Discussion in accessories started by kellymjones, dec 9, 2006. Having gotten into vintage lenses a few years ago, using manual focus is not something i find difficult anymore especially when i have the safety net of a digital screen to see how things look both before and after shooting. May 26, 2005 as promised, i have scanned the box and added it to the 35 fc manual album. You can also downoad the whole volume as a 33 mb pdf. Yashica electro 35 gsn gtn instruction manual, user manual.
Schneider the yashica electro 35 series rangefinder cameras are very highly regarded among street photographers, and perhaps with good reason. With the electro 35 in 1968, the series added the new copal electro shutter, which was electromagnetically controlled. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This camera evolved through four generations up through 1973 with the electro 35 gsn. Find great deals on ebay for yashica electro 35 and yashica electro 35 gsn. Yashica electro 35 repair manual 1974 manual, found on a flea market and made available to the world by alfred bina.
The yashica electro 35 was one of the first old rangefinder cameras i purchased. It was the first electronically controlled camera, operating mainly in an aperture priority auto mode. The yashica electro 35 of which the gsn was the last, you can spot it by the hot shoe was revolutionary for its time, being the first camera with fully electronic automatic exposure. Yashica electro 35 gsn gtn instruction manual, user manual, free instruction manual, pdf manuals more information find this pin and more on yashica electro 35 by nathan lane. Electro 35 was a popular series of film cameras produced by yashica around the 1970s. It only has three manual shutter speeds, and thats stretching. Forums equipment accessories how to use a flash unit on an electro 35. The yashica electro 35 gsn has a 45mm fixed yashinon lens. Place a 35mm film cassette into film chamber and push down the film. The yashica electro 35 gsn is a very classic rangefinder with lots of historical significance. Considered the pinnacle of rangefinder design, the camera attains a cult following today. Two indicator lights on the top plate of the electro 35 indicate under or overexposure. It is the silver chrome version of the electro 35 gtn and is the update to the previous electro 35 gs its main improvement is the addition of a hot shoe.
Copies of the owners manual and a yashica electro 35. The only other modes of operation are flash and bulb. Yashica electro 35 gsn rangefinder 35mm film camera kit new seals new pod iob. Yashica electro 35 gsn gtn instruction manual jordansupcycle. This model, gsn or a gtn, first came out at 19731974, at that time it was the most popular consumers model. The only gotchas are that the electro 35 has no autoexposure lock and its an almost allauto camera. The yashica electro 35 gs is a coupledrangefinder, leafshuttered 35mm camera with aperturepriority automatic exposure. All yashica electro gss had a chrome metal body, but there was also an all black version which was known as the gt and gtn. You also know that theyre as common as they are inexpensive, and that they are as likely as not to have at least one agerelated problem or another, so pick up a couple while youre at it.
In my opinion, it is also one of the best looking of all the old 1960s and 1970s rangefinders. Hot shoe only gsngtn the electro 35 is a rangefinder camera made by japanese company yashica from the mid1960s with a coupled and fixed 1. Yashica electro 35 gs 1972 december, 2014 august 28. Inside the yashica electro 35 if youre here, you already know that the yashica electro is one of the best picturetakers your lunch money can buy. If you intend to buy a junker for parts, there is an outside chance that even within a specific model, that some parts may appear as slightly different or do not interchange. While my yashica electro 35 is king of the hill, i have 3 other yashicas that i cant wait to spend some time with. The yashica 35 electro gsn was a 35mm rangefinder camera made in the early to late 1960s.
None of the information provided here will be found in yashica s repair manual. Yashica electro 35 gsn 35mm rangefinder film camera body only. It was introduced in 1973 following the electro 35, the g, and the gs silver gt black. Vintage yashica electro 35 35mm camera 45mm lens f. This video manual will help you get started shooting. I was adding manual shutter speed adjustment to my yashica electro 35 gsn and needed to figure out what resistor values correlated to standard shutter speeds when added to the analog circuit inside my camera. Yashica electro 35 gsn 35mm camera with yashinon dx f1. While the early models of the electro 35 had an asa range from 12500, the late models like the gsn gtn have 25 to asa. All yashica electro gss had a chrome metal body, but there was also an all.
I knew that it certainly was not an slr, nor a pointandshoot, given various symbols on the lens, so it must be something else. Its as near as i will get to a leica for the next couple years. Find great deals on ebay for yashica electro 35 gsn and yashica electro 35 gtn. May 26, 2005 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The yashica mg1, lynx 14e currently being serviced by mark d horn and a lynx 5000e. It is the silver chrome version of the electro 35 gtn and is the update to the previous electro 35 gs its main improvement is the addition of a hot shoe yashica electro 35 gsn kit. The rangefinder is coupled to the focusing ring and the viewfinder is parallax corrected. Hey, ive just bought a yashica electro 35 gsn at the local flea market on a very nice price and can just hope its working there is a mercury battery in it and it gives red or yellow light. The electros use aperture priority exposure with a stepless automatic shutter with speeds from 30 seconds to 1500s. Yashica electro 35 gsn gtn instruction manual, user. View and download yashica electro 35 manual online.
This autoup lens is designed for the yashica electro 35 g, gt, gs, gsn and gtn. Click here to go to main camera manual site to open the file, click on the link below. It used an electronic relay rather than a mechanical galvanometer for measuring light. Get the best deals on yashica 35 mm manual rangefinder film cameras when you shop the largest online. Yashica electro 35 gsn the free camera encyclopedia. The first roll from the yashica electro 35 gsn fujicolor.
Yashica electro 35 could be one of the cheapest rangefinder cameras in the markets. Camera history yashica electro 35 gtn streets of nuremberg. Yashica electro 35 instruction manual, yashica electro 35. Yashica electro 35 gsn gtn instruction manual, user manual, free. Yashicaddiction yashica rangefinder camera resources. Yashica electro 35mm rangefinder manual yashica guy. These little cameras are a peculiar blend of features. It seems to be in great condition, the lens is clean, viewfinder clear, even the light seals are in pretty good shape.
Adding manual shutter speeds to the yashica electro 35 series. Get the best deals on yashica 35 mm manual rangefinder film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. The photographer has to pick the aperture, and the yashica electro 35 selects the shutter speed, from 1500 up to thirty seconds or more. Mercury battery help someone on ebay is selling this battery adapter for yashica electro 35, gl, g, gs, gsn, gtn, gt, ax. The yashica electro 35 was designed for consumers, but the great news for serious photographers is that the advanced features it had in 1966 are just what we need, and it doesnt have any of todays junk features that just get in the way.
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