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Old 07-30-2004   #1
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Yashica Electro 35 Gsn Photos.
Hello all I just joined the fourm and must say I love it .I have learned a lot from this fourm. I just wanted to share with you all about this camera I bought the other day.

I bought a Yashica Electro 35 Gsn at a yard sell for( $1.00). It came with a sunpak flash and the orignal camera case. I took it home cleaned it up a little bit because it had dust on it. I then went and got a 6v battery to replace the old 5.6v mercury battery. The camera is in perfect shape. The lens is clean and has no scraches on it. I put the battery in and the meter and shutter worked perfectly.

Here is a pic of the camerea.


Here is a couple of test pics I made with this camera. The first pic is of my cat it was taken indoors in really low light. The second pic was taken outside at night with a street lamp close by. These camera's work good in low light. Im new to photography so there not the best pics.

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Old 07-30-2004   #2
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Congratulations and welcome!

You'll love the Yashica Electro GSN - it is a fine camera with a very sharp lens. Take the time to learn all that you can do to creatively control the camera, and you'll be a very happy person.

In time, you may find that you want to move on to cameras that give you more automation - or more creative control - or both. But there are some great deals out there on fine cameras such as the one you have now - much can be done.

I hope you continue to enjoy your new camera and I hope that you find Rangefinderforum.com to be a welcome resource.

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PS - I took all these pictures with a Yashica GSN

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http://www.growlery.com/westbottoms/page_01.htm

As you can see, the camera is top-notch!
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Old 07-30-2004   #3
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Welcome to the forum. The GSN has a very sharp lens on it. I am glad that it found a good home and did not just go back out on EBay!
The GSN is a great camera; and yours appears to be in great shape judging by the low-light photos. Judging by your log-in name, you will need to get the accessory lenses!
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$1 !? Well better deals may exist but just now none comes to my mind ! :-)

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I thought this camera was probley broken and thats why they were selling it for a dollar. So I was surprised when I got home and found out it works perfectly.

I have already bought the accessory lens for it and I should recive them in the mail soon.
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gotta love a great deal like that!
congrats and welcome to the forum!!

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Yikes! I thought I was doing great with my $8 at a flea market! It's a really nice camera and the thing I like most is that I can take it everywhere and not have to worry about it. If it were to get broken or stolen, it's easy to replace at a low price since not everyone knows what sweet cameras they are

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I thought this camera was probley broken and thats why they were selling it for a dollar. So I was surprised when I got home and found out it works perfectly.
Yep, it's broken allright, gosh sorry to see that. I tell you what, I hate to see a new member take a loss on thier first rangefinder so I'll cover your dollar if you'll send the camera to me............you pay the shipping

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$1 !? Well better deals may exist but just now none comes to my mind ! :-)

Welcome to the forum !
I was recently "given" a Minolta Hi-Matic 7sII rangefinder. But that $1.00 Yashica, may still be the better deal.
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Don't expect too much from the auxiliary lens. And if it is the screw-on type it can be a nuisance to use because as you turn it to the proper focus you'll suddenly find you have loosened it from the camera.

Also if you haven't been to Yashica guy's website, visit it. It is at www.yashica-guy.com

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