Yashica G Electro 35 + Wide Angle & Tele Adapters 

my father bought in Japan a Yashica Electro 35 in 1970. I learned to use it. Brings a wonderful experience that my digital cameras don't which is the surprise element. Thanks for you video

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I've gotten the black "Professional" version a few weeks ago at a local store, and it's become one of my favourite analogue cameras. So far I've only put one roll of film through it, in a challenging setting - dark forest and hand-held, so I was forced to use F/1.7 or F/2.0 most of the time, still the images came out decent and sharp, a testament to the lens quality. It's a bit larger than the rangefinders I'm used to, but still easy to hold. Personally I don't think aperture priority only is a problem, since you hardly ever need shutter priority, and implementing manual controls would've made the electronics more expensive and ergonomics more challenging to design. As it is, it's a great camera that almost anyone can use without much analogue experience.

Excellent explanation - and thanks for the video! I still use a Yashica 35 from my father today. Greetings from Berlin and all the best in these times.

I have a yashica Electro 35 gl 1600 ASA model bought as Mint from Japan and i LOVE IT.

I am not a pro. in photography but I am an engineer and know a bit about good and bad design... Electro 35 is like a ford mondeo with a collision avoidence system that is sold for a bicycle price and is continuously being critisized for not being quite an aston martin (Leica). It is a marvelous lens attached to a rugged metal body. Manual focus, automatic exposure.. That is it.. Who needs shutter priority anyway... I can hardly think of situations where manipulating the depth of field would have a secondary importance to for example handling speed and movement. Sports photography? ..(!) Otherwise "aperature" is actually where you want your hands to be on ; not the shutter ... Things I like about this camera: 1- All the right things are automatic, all the right things are manual. 2- Feels rugged and upscale in the hand. Also the mechanics sounds and feels reliable and upscale. Winding the film gives a great satisfactory feel. Sounds like a swiss clock. 3- Shutter button has a long travel and a nice satisfactory feel too. You are motivated to press it slowly since the viewfinder has a pedagogical approach regarding your choice of apperature. It may choose to guide you with arrows when you have pressed halfway that long travel. 4- Oldschool Japanese electronics is very reliable and precise too. The camera does everything to prevent you from losing a frame of your film. 5- Photo quality is just like that of an expensive camera. Things that can be critisized (if you really have to.. ) (in fact you can just forget them) 1- Those adapters .. (are high quality lenses) but you will NEVER need them. (Unless you just crave some extra weight and extra trouble.) They barely make any change to your angle. Need wider view? So much easier to take a step back 99% of the time... But they look nice in their leather bag. There is also an extra visor you can use with them by attaching to the shoe. These are just collector items. Will most probably not be used at all. 2- Battery problem needs to be hacked.. There are many ways to do that. Very minor problem... Just google it. 3- Focusing is done via a rhombus shaped "cross hair" seeing which may require a sharp eye in certain lighting conditions. But when you turn the focusing ring right and left, it moves back and forth and you can see it better. Overall in my view it is the ultimate beginner's camera.

Always enjoy your videos. Nicely comprehensive without bowing down to the silly Leica hype that so many other RU-vid camera videos have. Someone gave me Yashica Electro GSN which is a little bit of a later camera but essentially the same except for some minor upgrades like a hot shoe and a larger shutter release lock. It "appears" to work but of course the battery is dead, so I am not absolutely sure of its condition. Your video convinced me to invest in the ten bucks into a battery. It does seem to be a good carry around camera. Lens focal length is a matter of taste. I like a camera with a 45mm/50mm rather than 35mm. I often use 35mm but only as a second choice, especially in a crowd. I also find that 100mm for me is a great "normal" focal length when walking around. Its perspective on a face is much better than a 35mm or 50mm and if need be, one can always back up. But again, this is a matter of taste. Keep your great videos coming!

Thank you! as always, a great review with test shots

looks like some pretty serious vignetting with the wide adapter. thanks for the video, great stuff.

Mooie foto’s!

I purchased a Yashica Electro 35 for £5 just a couple of weeks ago. Mine is identical to yours bar the base is different. It doesn't have that curve. I'm wondering if mine is the first gen as it's not stamped made in Japan it's not stamped at all bar a serial number starting with the letter "H"..

This camera is amazing for dead on exposure of slide film.

love the grain you got with the Agfa...Did you meter at a different ISO? shot at box speed? or pushed the film?

Hi, First of all, great images! I really like how you compose your shots. Question one, on the black and white photos does the camera produce the Vignetting naturally or is that done in post? 2. I just purchased an electro 35 GSN, but mine looks like it has a hot shoe rather than a cold shoe. I assume mine is a different model In the G family? Lastly, You referred to the top wheel as ISO which is kind of confusing because I was under the impression that ISO is completely different from setting your film speed i.e. 100 400 800 etc. Technically you can’t change the ISO settings on this camera like you could newer cameras, correct?

What is the Flash Sync Speed when it is set to Flash on the lens and can this speed be used as a "work around" for manual exposure?

Which camera do you use to shoot your videos?

Could you please add a link to buy the battery shown in video?

Can color film be use in this version?

I have a gsn where the meter is dead. Can I use it and assume it is shooting only 500 speed? Thanks.