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MrRanger
10-25-2005, 20:07
I managed to win a fairly nice looking (at least in the pictures) GTN last week. It is located in Jolly Old England so I imagine it will be a little while before it actually shows up on my doorstep. :( I'm very excited as now the GSN will have a sibling just like the GS and the GT! :p

Also need to finish up the roll I started in the MG-1 - I want to see if she needs any more corrections!

Mike :D
JoeFriday
10-25-2005, 20:14
congrats, Mike.. it might not take all that long for it to show up.. I've gotten things from the UK in about a week on occasion
MrRanger
11-01-2005, 20:41
Well JoeFriday, you were right! My GTN arrived from England yesterday - just a little over a week. :eek:

It's a user, brassing around the edges, bottom plate scuffed, battery cover slot a little chewed up BUT it cleaned up really nice. The glass is clean, shutter fires, focusing seems all right and the lights work. The lens does seem to have a litttle play in the mount and the rf glass could use a little cleaning. Time to load it up and take a test drive! :p

Mike :D
jan normandale
11-01-2005, 20:52
Mr Ranger and Brett

I like Yashica a lot. I have 2 - Lynx 14's; 2 - Electro GSN's; 1 - Electro 35 CC. That's it for now except to say I like how the glass works on these cameras. There is some sort of slight warm glow that they seem to impart in indirect light. Quite a few of my shots here were with one of these wonderful and affordable cameras.
MrRanger
11-02-2005, 05:02
Hey Jan! I know what you mean, I have a bad case of "Yashica -itis" :eek: I just can't seem to turn one of these down!

I have limited myself to the Electro series with a GS, GT, GSN, GTN, MG-1 and the 35 CC. All of these cameras are quite capable of taking far better pictures than this "photographer's" :p feeble attempts. I just happen to think that the Yashica is an often overlooked camera that is "***-pooed" because of it's lack of manual capability.

Mike :D
pesphoto
11-15-2005, 08:07
I agree the Electro series is way underrated! I wanted a manual camera as well, so am currently using a 5000e. Its fully manual with light-up displays for the meter. The glass is just as good as the electro series from what Ive seen.
Here is one recent pic from the 5000e.
MrRanger
11-25-2005, 11:59
Wow pesphoto, nice shot! :cool: If that is representative of the results that you get out of the 5000e, I'd say you've got a winner!!

Mike :D
CleverName
11-25-2005, 12:15
I know what you mean, I have a bad case of "Yashica -itis" :eek: I just can't seem to turn one of these down!


Yashica-itis, huh? I don't mean to temp you with a shameless plug for items I have for sale....but here's a shameless plug for items I have for sale to temp you. :D

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=169640#post169640

The 14e is gone and the 35W is spoken for, but there's others to treat your case of Yashica-itis. There is no cure, only treatment.
pesphoto
11-25-2005, 12:18
MR Ranger,
I love the GSN too, but the manula control the 5000e gives me beats it out in my mind