The Yashica Electro 35 let me down.
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2019
- The Yashica Electra 35 is a great rangefinder that you can find at a fairly reasonable price. But this time.... it let me down.
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Legend has it that intro is still going on to this day.
That volume discrepancy tho
lol ikr so shit
and 2 mins of intro...
Dude got no ears lmao
Helpful tip for those interested in buying a Yashica Electro 35: All of the versions of this camera use the old Cadmium Sulphide light meters-many of which are either no longer working or have degraded to being a few stops off-except for the GL version which uses the far superior Silicon Photodiode meter.
Added features of the GL: increases film speed to 1600 AND uses a 40mm 1.7 instead of the 45mm used on the other versions. Yashica also moved the light meter to the front of the lens allowing the use of filters to be automatically accounted for without having to manually adjust exposure to compensate.
Correction: The above also applies to the GX version except it only goes to 800 ASA.
Very helpful
A trick for backlit situations is to set it to flash, which sets the shutter to 1/30th. you can choose your appature from there using a light meter app/ or light meter if you have one. The light seals on this are also really easy to fix using self-adheasive window insulation. This camera is a beast.
Hmm interesting try I for the backlit thing. Thanks Aaron. And yeah light seals are fairly easy to replace... when you remember to do so. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Thanks for the honest review. I want a rangefinder and I'm researching right now. I've found a lot of mixed reviews on this one. They're super cheap on ebay but everyone complains about a rubber pad that goes bad and is a pain to fix. Nice photos dude.
Thanks! I’m trying to think about what rubber pad you’re referring to. Biggest thing is it can’t really function without a battery, so you have to make sure the electronics are good
@@graham_white Good to know Graham thanks. Ever tried a Zorki 4 or 5?
Woooow this Viewfinder Animation is awsome! I just love your Videos!
Nidave thanks! Trying to give people a better understanding of how each camera works
Yours looks super clean! I got the all
black GSN model and I love it. However it does require some cosmetic repairs.
love the all black. haven't ran into one yet. Yeah most of them seem to have shutter issues when I find them and need a lot of cleaning. luckily this one was kept in its leather case so it was in great shape
Helpful tip, and by no means a long-term solution or something that can replace a legit CLA with light seal replacements, but if you just snag some small to medium black yarn from a hobby store, and cut to length using your seal gaps as a guide, and slowly work it in there while keeping it as taut as possible, might actually fix your light leak issues. Depending on how much is left of your seals, and dirt and grime build-up you may have to clean the channels out a bit, but it can work quite well for clearing up those light leaks, and tightening up that 'give' you displayed in your camera back. You can even take a small pointed metal tool, such as the pointed end of a spanner, and work a small hole into the yarn in the area around the switch which resets your frame counter (located in most of the original line models just to the right and down from one of the screws that hold on your top cover, most of the time if you draw a straight line down from your stamped serial number on the top cover, you can find it quite easily,) so you don't lose functionality there. It's simple, takes very little time, costs next to nothing, and really does work. I've used this method on my backup GSN, and it has worked a treat for me. Maybe that little bit of advice can give someone a little something to belay a full-fledged CLA on their Electro 35. And if it's a mechanical issue you're dealing with (with regard to repairing,) a lot of basic camera maintenance and repair can be performed rather easily, with the exception of the POD or 'Pad of Death' issue, which I've gone into a little bit on one of my replies in this feed already. It's when the electronics fail that you really start to run into issues that can make your camera a beautiful-looking brick.
My preferred Electro is the GX, with a speedy 40mm f1.7 Color-Yashinon DX lens. It was I believe the last in the line of Electros, and is one of my mainstays for street photography,
oo awesome video I can tell you put a lot of effort into this!
Thanks Rory!
You also simply use one CR123 and two LR44s to power the camera!
Light seals have to be replaced in the backdoor where it opens, easy fix (in case you don’t know already). Probably that’s the side you turn up when you make vertical shots. Nice video, lovely camera. Once had the GX, great lenses.
Yeah I didn't even check light seals before I put my 2nd roll in, just assumed it was all from opening the back door while film was out. But yeah replaced the light seals and that was the issue. Thanks!
Awesome video and nice review, I may just pull the trigger on a Yashica rangefinder after this.
I like the viewfinder effects you implemented in your video. This was my first camera and used it in the early 80s while taking a photo class in college. Used it for a few years but unfortunately, someone broke into my car and stole it. I still have photos from this camera. At the time I didn't appreciate that camera cuz everyone else in class had SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses. I always remember my instructor talking about his Leica, but at the time I couldn't understand why it was such a good camera cuz it looked old. Haahahaaa!
thanks! that is unfortunate. It's worth investing in another one though for sure. haha, you can do a lot with a rangefinder, the limitations of not switching lenses honestly can help you focus on what your shooting instead of what way you should shoot it. Lieca's are great, but there is a little to much hype around them.
@@graham_white If I come across one for less than $40 I'll buy. I've been using a Contax T2 and G1 since 2012 when I got back into film photography.
Mark Hopkins Photo oh dang. Well I’m sure you got those at a good price at that time ha. I wouldn’t say your hurting using those instead of the Electra
I just go the Electro 35, but the manual focus confuses so much, how can you tell that what you're shooting is on focus, I tried controlling focus but it looks the same, I couldn't see any difference.
basically you have your main image and a "ghost image" which is the yellow shape in the viewfinder. you want to line up the two images and that's now you make sure the image is in focus. alternatively you can just use the distance markings on the lens and put it according to how far away your subject is but that is obviously not as reliable. is your focus patch perhaps faded away? I have another video on how to focus with 35mm cameras and I go over rangefinders specifically the electra.
Where can I service it. My need a cleaning lubricant and adjusted. Thanks
Something you can do to compensate the exposure is to use the ASA. That way in back light, just go down from 400ASA to 200ASA or 100ASA for example. Simple and easy. Cheers and good shooting 👍
Very true. Simple and easy trick that’s very effective
Watching this from the Philippines, sir!!!
You could adjust exposure by adjusting the film speed setting. In other words if you need 2 stop negative compensation, with 100 film, change the speed to 400. The exposure system will let in less light. Alternatively use a ND filter because the metering isn't TTL.
Kind of sucks they didn't include exposure compensation it at least a backlight button.
True. That trick can be applied to any camera where you have control over picking asa speed. But yes becomes annoying and sometimes to slow to use in situations like you mentioned.
Yes, this is actually in the Yashica manual as well as an "exposure comp" alternative
You can have some manual control by manipulating the ASA dial atop the camera which is calibrated in one third stop increments.
Hmmm that is a good work around. Although a little awkward I’m sure until you get used to it.
In film shooting I tend to set my film speed to half of the film manufacturer’s rating. It gives you better headroom in the shadows. Definitely need to replace any light seals in older cameras. Otherwise, it’s an excellent camera with an extremely sharp lens. I would love to have that lens on my digital DSLR.
Ya everything except slide is usually a good idea to do so, and easy to recover if you change your mind. Ha I would love to adapt a lot of these older fixed lenses to modern cameras. Can’t replicate these looks
The other extremely common (virtually all) issue with this camera is the Pad of Death problem. Its a small pad of foam that disintegrates leading to unreliable shutter speed issues. lots of info on net on how to fix it.
thanks for sharing!
Hey. What’s that song in the start sounds awesome.
The Electro 35 is pretty awesome. Love mine. Great video.
Jammi York thanks jammi! Wish It was a little more compact but yeah solid camera
Thanks for making this about this Yashica Electro 35. Does the lens come off? If so what's the mount? Thank you.
It’s a fixed lens. It can be disassembled to an extent to repairs but I highly discourage anyone from doing that since there are so many moving parts packed into a tight space
Great video! Love the effects and knowledge of the product and photography in general. If you can just work on making your vocal track match the level of the music track then you’d be in McKinnon quality you tubage.
A little late responding... just saw this. I had a similar issue with light leaks. I placed black wool yarn in the upper and lower grooves (3.5 oz/100 g), no adhesive, just pushed it in; I also placed Black Gaffers tape on left and right vertical seams (a lazy way of sealing, and much easier)
Lol. It works! I know people who just tape the whole outside seam
@@graham_white …and it won’t leave adhesive when you remove it. My problem is that I’m a bit OCD and I’m all about the “esthetics” as well as the functional. So I’m having a custom leather cover made to help with seals and to hide the tape.
If you want to take a backlit shot can't you just change the asa so it overexposes two stops I think that should be fine or not?
yeah you could definitely do that. I would just be careful of the camera choosing to low of a shutter speed. And of course remembering to put it back to the original iso after the shot.
I've made several videos on this camera because I enjoy it so much. It's definitely not a Leica, but its got unique styling that's almost tacky yet totally badass.
I really enjoyed the video. Subscribed.
Thanks! I agree it takes great photos for what it is and I like the unique look of it. although I wish it was a little smaller In size.
Thanks! I agree it takes great photos for what it is and I like the unique look of it. although I wish it was a little smaller In size.
Another great rangefinder is the older all mechanical Yashica Lynx line of rangefinders. The battery only controls the meter.
Daniel Stewart I have seen very few of those pop and am super curious but didn’t know enough to pull the trigger. Thanks for the heads up!
@@graham_white They do seem to be a bit less common but are very reliable since there are practically no electronics. There is also a F 1.4 version which is very rare and the fastest lens ever put on a fixed lens rangefinder.
Daniel Stewart that 1.4 sounds really nice. I’ll definitely keep an eye out
I put a battery in mine, the test light says it's powered but no lights in the viewfinder. Any ideas?
If I remember correctly the only thing that lights up is the arrows on the bottom for under or over exposed. But that may depend on which model you have. Look through the viewfinder and look at something really dark and then really bright and see if your needle changes for exposure. Or hold your hand over the lens and press the shutter it should trigger a longer exposure if the battery is powering the camera.
Do you know how to over expose a roll of Kodak UltraMAX 400 with this camera
Set your iso/asa dial to 200 instead of 400. That will overexpose it 1 stop. Alternatively you could push it in development
That viewfinder animation is top notch. Greatly appreciated. Which alkaline battery would be the alternative?
Thanks Vanessa! Here is the battery I use.
Exell Battery A32PX 6-Volt... www.amazon.com/dp/B005MDOWR2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@@graham_white is that added voltage okay? I thought it was 3v, correct me if I'm wrong.
@@Vysais1317 I have used them without any issues. they may have one with the proper voltage.
Could you use the ASA setting to under/overexpose??? If I don't get wrong, Electro 35 doesn't have DX coding
Pino Appeddu yes Just set it at above or below to under or overexpose. And the camera will treat it as a different iso
@@graham_white Thank you for the quick reply! I'm waiting to try mine and definetly I'll overexpose 1 stop this way :)
Nice collection 👍👍👍👍😍😍
Just bought an electro 35 for 3,50 dollars, can't wait to test it :)
now that's a steal.
@@graham_white Yeah i Think so too and i Also bought a yashica mf-2 for the same price
@@boge108 3dollar 50 cents? 😲😲😲
Dude that viewfinder effect got me shook. Subbed!
haha Thanks! I Want to incorporate it a lot more, I think it helps get a better idea about different cameras.
@@graham_white How did you do it? I'm probably too lazy to steal it. Dont worry :)
@@MikMilman ha. just a lot of after effects. only going to get more intense and detailed in future videos
Finally I got Yashica electro 35 GS, a few days ago😊
Nice
Really appreciate the professionalism and videography of this video man. Helped me out a lot to make a decision. Blessings.
that is my #1 reason for making these so thanks for letting me know I'm doing it well!
Can I use this without batteries? It’s because I don’t have the battery cover and because I really want it to work because it’s my grandfather’s camera and it was a lot of sentimental value to me, the shutter does work, thank you!
I would have to look but I am pretty sure without battery the shutter automatically fires at 1/90 of a second. so technically you can it just requires a lot of exposure knowledge and compensation. otherwise you can try taping the battery in but not sure that would work because of the contact. I recommend looking for the part on eBay. even if you by a trashed parts body it might only cost you $10 and you could probably resell for close to that after you take the battery cover.
NoMonty you can buy a battery cover on eBay for around $6. Most of the time the copper connector to make the contact is corroded out. You can clean it up with baking soda and cap the battery with tin foil. Or Buy a thin piece of copper sheet at a hobby store and cut into a circle and with a tiny screw attach to the plastic insulator. Also, if you you develop your first roll and pictures come out Terrible or not at all, look up “Pad of death” on CZcams. You will learn about how to fix the shutter mechanism. All the best
@@JamesSmith-wy7zk Ive heard of this method, but luckily haven't had to do it yet.
I have the GT and GSN versions the GT from 1969 has a broken film advance lever but the 1974 GSN appears to be in decent shape but I have not put a battery in it. I read about something called “The pad of death” and now I’m nervous lol.
Lol pad of death? What’s that referring to? I haven’t heard before. Ya it’s tough with these cause without battery it only shoots at like 1/60 so it “appears to work” but could very well be busted
@@graham_white czcams.com/video/HevoQoEfl94/video.html
Some sort of foam pad that’s part of the shutter and how it operates I guess.
Great video. Btw what's the intro song?
MDR thanks! Honestly can’t remember at all. All have to look it up
@@graham_white If you happen to think of it let me know!
light leak photos were surely a let down at the end. They had me in the first half though, ngl. Dope Vid.
🤦♂️🤷♂️ always replace light seals is a big lesson I learn the hard way.
@@graham_white Indeed. I ran across one recently and I was oddly wondering why the guy was stressing to me the seals had just been replaced.. then I found this vid. 💯
Lolol. Some are much worse than others depending on the groove they have for seals which helps a lot.
I have a same cam, dont know wrking or not, indian rupee 2500,delivery option available, same original japan with case&chain
I observe that this lens push the colors to green and yelow tons!. This a problem of the lens or not?!.
Don’t believe so. Film in general tends to push that. Portra tends to be more yellow and Fuji tends to be more green.
"I'm not hoarding them!", keep lying to yourself. :)
hedger0w 😁🤷♂️
Can you tag where you got that $13 battery?
Genesis Falls Exell Battery A32PX 6-Volt... www.amazon.com/dp/B005MDOWR2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Another model does have Hot Shoe .. I think GSN .. and GTN have hot shoe
It is a camera that can be fixed if necessary. And it also does worth fixing. It is good old japanese electronics..
The best feature of this camera is probably how it delivers the power to the light meter.
The metering works perfectly regardless of little voltage variations. (adapting nonoriginal battery or running out battery..)
Come on light seal .. is very standard restoration in every camera.. That should not be seen as a problem.
Light sales a basic and a roomie mistake. That are repairable for the most part but by no means as easy as other models from my experience. Especially since the electronics are required. I also have one with fungus between the 2 glued elements which is basically impossible to repair and be worth the cost
Which battery do you use for Yashica electro 35 gtn? I have one from my grandpa but i am quite confuse about the battery of this camera.
The focusing 'diamond' is much smaller than illustrated in this vid. Not so bad if you have perfect eyesight, but older people and spectacle wearers (like me) tend to struggle,
Does anyone know the seriel number for the alkaline battery?
here is an Amazon link to the one I've used.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MDOWR2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Saw a video using a chap stick tube and wire to make a battery holder. Used an old spring I found lying around instead of wire. Four LR44 batteries work fine with it. Just search on CZcams.
Best review of this camera, really enjoyed the content man. Keep up with the vids
much appreciated, will do
Aaaand 3 years later it's price 10x'd
Extremely annoying
When you were talking about the film not winding all the way back into the canister, I've found that on my camera too. I believe it's to do with the take up spool bending the film at such an angle that when you rewind it, it catches on the film pressure plate. For me this happens every single time with this camera and isn't so much of a big deal if you're carful rewinding the film. Great video man, I also really enjoyed your lab-box video.
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Hmmm. With the Electra or a different camera? I suppose I could see that happening but after a while the tension would definitely pull it through as long as you don’t release it and let it unwind. Thanks mat! I definitely will.
Can you keep your intros shorter? It was over 2 minutes for you to get to the point of the video...
I was double tapping the right side of the screen for a minute
You put a lot of work into this. The production quality is really high
thanks! really appreciate it. trying to continue to upgrade it.
Denial is a classic sign of a hoarder.
🤦♂️🤷♂️
too much P.M? :S
ヤシカコンパクトカメラは、一部分しか変化せず大きく変化しなかった~クラシックな描写でした。
Wow that’s an awesome bit of B-roll intro. Just had to stop the video and say that.
Thanks Brent!
Ive got the yashica electro m5 its rare i select apature and film spead and thats about it and it uses 4lr44 batteries from the factory
Nice! Ya those are rather uncommon for sure
This camera was not reliable.
It's broken. It's not normal.
You talk very fast, with the music in the background I can't concentrate of your mass of words... So I listen to the music instead... 😱😃😂
That camera has a cheap feel
Noël Sapulete I won’t argue with that. It does feel much more plasticy than I expected.
A minute n 30 as an intro. Too damn long lol
that intro was unnecessarily way too long
Refurbishing your camera beforehand you'll be a lot less let down
Obviously
@Graham White you think it'd be obvious but it isn't to most who don't do it for a living or hobby. A lot of people buy cameras as such and thrash then ridicule them for being decades old without proper care or service. A lot of work has to go into these cameras with tools and parts only Yashica had access to. Any vintage camera you wanna get a parts camera for just to be safe because accidents can definitely occur. A lot of photographers tend to be stupid consumers especially today.