Questions on Yashica 35 Electro GSN

[stnicholas81]

Whoo hoo got a mint one today from one of the CS-er. Its looking great. Have been reading on the web on how to use it. But some doubts remain when i tried it hands on.

My queries are:
1) When the red light blinks? ->SLOW means the shutter speed is less than 1/30 so recommended to use a tripod? Am i correct?

2) Alternatively, what does the yellow light means-> Over? means overexpose and reduce aparateur? I'm not too sure about this.

Please help me out gurus, I'm leaving for my trip on friday and gg to field test the cam. Any tips to keep in mind gurus?

Regards,
Nicholas

[Terence]

Have a look OVER HERE

[ricohflex]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 Whoo hoo got a mint one today from one of the CS-er. Its looking great. Have been reading on the web on how to use it. But some doubts remain when i tried it hands on. My queries are: 1) When the red light blinks? ->SLOW means the shutter speed is less than 1/30 so recommended to use a tripod? Am i correct? 2) Alternatively, what does the yellow light means-> Over? means overexpose and reduce aparateur? I'm not too sure about this. Please help me out gurus, I'm leaving for my trip on friday and gg to field test the cam. Any tips to keep in mind gurus? Regards, Nicholas

nicholas

have a good trip man.
from Terence's lead URL, you can see it is exact reverse of what you mentioned. red- too much light.
yellow too little light.
remember to remove the lens cap before you snap, a this is not slr.
bring tripod, take shanghai bund at night.
yash can go to 30 secs.
share your pics on CS when return.

[stnicholas81]

Bye guys, I'm at Changi Airport now. 55 mins to take off. will share photos when i return.

Take care gurus, and may the shoot never end~!

Thanks ricohflex for your pointers and patiently helping me out. Take care =)

[hazekang]

just dug up my dads old yashica, everythin looks fine but lens got abit of mold though....

need to find the batts, somebody told me to get 4 LR444 batts but i could onli find LR44 batts, isit the same?

can anyone please enlighten me on wat the batts do? can the cam be used without the batts? almost everythin looks very mechanical to me except the 2 bulbs on top...

thanks for any info! very excited, hope to begin playing with the cam soon

[patch17]

Originally Posted by hazekang just dug up my dads old yashica, everythin looks fine but lens got abit of mold though.... need to find the batts, somebody told me to get 4 LR444 batts but i could onli find LR44 batts, isit the same? can anyone please enlighten me on wat the batts do? can the cam be used without the batts? almost everythin looks very mechanical to me except the 2 bulbs on top... thanks for any info! very excited, hope to begin playing with the cam soon

you can buy 4 pcs of LR44 batteries and join them up. A good photo shop or hardware store should stock 4LR44 or equivalent batteries.

you can still use the camera without batteries. But you will only have 1 shutter speed, the default 1/500 sec. if you know your film iso you can work out an aperture using just the one shutter speed. i'd suggest you use iso 400 speed film, gives you more latitude to work with.

[Stoned]

If im not wrong you still need to fill up some extra space with 1 cent coins. The 4 LR44s don't fit exactly IIRC.

[ricohflex]

this knowledge kindly
passed on to me by Mr. David Phan who has a second hand camera shop at basement of Adelphi Shopping Ctr.

Use a 123A lithium bty (readily available)
add on 1 piece of 625 button bty (readily available)
It will work with Yashica RFs. Space and voltage while not exact, will work.

An (local) Indian customer in his shop informed me that you can go to Sim Lim Square and 2nd or 3rd sty look for a specialist battery shop.
The shop sells the now obsolete battery for Yashica RFs at about $20 each.

Hope that helps all of you Yashica RF users.

[patch17]

here's a pic of what i use...

[breakaway]

Actually for the Yashicas, there's an autoregulator in it so not supplying the exact 5.6v will not result in wrong exposures as in the case with some cameras. I've tested my Electro with 1 CR123 and 2 LR44 with my light meter and the meter's accurate.

To test the meter, shine a bright light near the Electro meter and turn the aperture to the largest. In the case for my GSN, it's f/1.7. Slowly turn the aperture till the right over exposure light is just off.

Check the aperture.

This is the aperture that the camera would use at 1/500s.

Hope this helps.

[breakaway]

A side note to the method above. As the shutter speed is entirely stepless, it's a "agar" way to know if the meter is working fine. I don't think there's a way to measure the exact shutter speed.

[ricohflex]

Originally Posted by breakaway Actually for the Yashicas, there's an autoregulator in it so not supplying the exact 5.6v will not result in wrong exposures as in the case with some cameras. I've tested my Electro with 1 CR123 and 2 LR44 with my light meter and the meter's accurate. To test the meter, shine a bright light near the Electro meter and turn the aperture to the largest. In the case for my GSN, it's f/1.7. Slowly turn the aperture till the right over exposure light is just off. Check the aperture. This is the aperture that the camera would use at 1/500s. Hope this helps.

great info.
nice to know.
what asa do you set the yashica to for the test?

[ricohflex]

Originally Posted by patch17 here's a pic of what i use...

where to find the spring that fits?

[breakaway]

I set it to 400. Which is what i often use.

[melv]

i was wondering how much it costs roughly for those dedicated camera repair shops to do CLA and fix dim viewfinder and light seals related problems. i'm totally new to RFs (hoping to bid on a cheap Yashica 35 E GSN to try out but don't want to end up spending more on repairs) and heard that there are a few issues to take note before getting a secondhand RF... would greatly appreciate some pointers!

[breakaway]

The average costs is about $70 for cleaning, changing light seals etc. Do you have a light meter? If you have, try scouring 2nd hand shops and look for the yashicas.

Test it for the following.
1. Make sure the shutter is not jammed and that it makes a click sound instead of a "clunk" sound
2. Insert batteries and ensure the light meter is working [very important 'cause while erratic shutters can be fixed, spoilt circuits cannot.]
3. Make sure the coating of the lens is still there

That's about all i can think of for now. The advantage of buying from secondhand shops is quite obvious. You can try them out. Alternatively, check this out
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...ead.php?t=8012

greyhoundman's an expert in Yashicas and I've consulted him a couple of times before. He's reliable and the price is fair. His yashica's would be in top notch condition so no CLA would be needed.

[greyhoundman]

Thank you, breakaway.

I do complete CLA's on all the cameras I sell off.
After doing a whole lot of Yashicas, I'd say I've seen it all.
I'm always happy to answer questions on repairs.

[GC1]

Originally Posted by greyhoundman Thank you, breakaway. I do complete CLA's on all the cameras I sell off. After doing a whole lot of Yashicas, I'd say I've seen it all. I'm always happy to answer questions on repairs.

Greyhoundman or G'man as he is called at times, has cameras that are value for money, is reliable and he has a big heart to boot!
If there are questions about Yashicas, he's the man to ask.

Welcome to Clubsnap G'man!

[melv]

thanks breakaway for your info!
g'man: have pm-ed you.

[juggler]

Found this interesting at a Japanese website http://camera.kogari.jp/restore/tips/batt/4LR44/