There are videos and tutorials online that show you what you should look for and even how to repair it yourself. How to overhaul and repair yashica electro 35 gx kindle edition by denda, eiji. The electros use aperture priority exposure with a stepless automatic shutter with speeds from 30 seconds to 1500s. Yashica electro 35 rangefinder camera service manual language. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The yashica electro 35 gsn is a rangefinder camera that i personally purchased and that has been a dear love of mine since for street photography. It was made though 1977, and sold at closeout until stocks ran out about 1980. The yashica electro is the apollo of japanese consumer 35mm cameras. Yashica electro 35 professional photography forums. Yashica tl electro x its electronic yashica tle not electro yashica penta j. The rangefinder is coupled to the focusing ring and the viewfinder is parallax corrected. But my latest purchase is the only one that fully functions. It was the first electronically controlled camera, operating mainly in an aperture priority auto mode. Copies of the owners manual and a yashica electro 35 shop repair manual can.
None of the information provided here will be found in yashicas repair manual. Generally speaking, therefore, the yashica tl electrox can be said to be an equipment which offer all advantanges of the abovementioned cameras. In fact, i have three yashica electro 35 professionals. View and download yashica electro 35 manual online. You would have to totally depend on its auto exposure system. Dubbed as the last electro rangefinder this more compact version of the more famous electro gsn packs a good punch of color and sharpness with every shot. The electronic sunsets with the yashica electro gx 3 5 share tweet. The electro 35 gx is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by yashica of japan in 1975. Yashica guys website is an excellent resource for repairing an electro. The yashica electro 35 was one of the first old rangefinder cameras i purchased. Yashica electro 35 from 1966 big, oldfashioned, but. Electro 35 gtn instruction booklet electro 35 gx operating guide electro 35 kit instruction booklet.
Repair manual yashica electro 35 gt a repair manual is what was used by the service engineers at the camera manufacturers. View and download yashica electro 35 repair manual online. The electro 35 gsgt was released in 1970 by yashica. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. Yashica electro 35 gs 1972 december, 2014 august 28. You can also downoad the whole volume as a 33 mb pdf. Metering is done by half depressing the shutter button. I picked up a yashica electro 35 that was promised to be fully functional but. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Yashica camera instruction manuals, user manual, kyocera. The yashica electro 35 was very advanced, being electronic, when it came out in 1966. The yashica electro 35 gs is a coupledrangefinder, leafshuttered 35mm camera with aperturepriority automatic exposure. Working system condition still working 99% shutter curtain. The electronic sunsets with the yashica electro gx.
User guide for yashica camera, free instruction manual. It was really easy, i took me around around one hour for this, most of the time for scratching out the old light seals or rather the leftovers of them. This was the first camera ive bought recently after reading up and getting hooked on vintage rangefinders. The yashica electro 35 gx is an aperture priority only camera and has no manual mode and not displaying the shutter speed so you would not know if its right or wrong. If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. Yashic electro 35 gx rangefinder instruction manual, user manual. This video manual will help you get started shooting. Inside the yashica electro 35 matts classic cameras. The differences between these cameras, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s include color black vs. Service manuals yashica this is for yashica equipment.
The yashica electro 35 flickr group my pictures on flickr. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of. Everything gx introduced in 1975, the yashica electro gx is the last of the long line of yashica electro compact rangefinder cameras g,gt,gsn,etc. Yashica electro 35 facts if you buy your yashica electro from iphoto. The yashica electro 35 rangefinder comes in four different variations.
Add links here for any yashica or contax repair manuals. The yashica gx is the last of the fastlens electro 35 series. It is very big, heavy, and oldfashioned, but make no mistake, it takes great photographs. Unfollow yashica electro 35 gsn to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras. Yashica electro 35 instruction manual, yashica electro 35. For the contax cameras made in japan by kyocera yashica, see the contax kyocera category. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. The electro 35 is a rangefinder camera made by japanese company yashica from the mid1960s with a coupled and fixed 1. If i were you i would stick with the olympus 35rc and use it only on manual mode.
If you intend to buy a junker for parts, there is an outside chance that even within a specific model, that some parts may appear as slightly different or do not interchange. Here are the instructions guides manual you may need on how to repair restore diy clean, lubricate, and adjust yashica electro 35 rangefinder camera pictures uploaded are considered an important part of this description. Yashica reportedly sold over eight million electro 35s over about 15 years. Copies of the owners manual and a yashica electro 35 shop repair manual can be. Add manual shutter speeds to yashica electro 35 series. Yashicaddiction yashica rangefinder camera resources. I am told it is the last of the long line of 16 yashica electro cameras, vintage 1975. This is an instructional video on how to add manual shutter speed selection to a yashica electro 35 ggtgsgsngtn series camera. Yashicaddiction is a resource for those with an addiction to classic yashica. In addition, it features a unique electro auto flash system which permits you to go fully automatic with flash exposures as well.
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. My latest one has the professional label glued to the bottom right of the lens. In 1966 yashica introduced the electro 35, the first of a very successful line of 35mm rangefinder cameras with fixed yashinon lenses. The yashica electro 35 gx of which you have just become a proud owner incorporates a fully automatic exposure system, enabling you to make automatic exposures under virtually all lighting conditions, from candle light to glaring snow or beach scenes. How to clean the viewfinder on a yashica electro 35 youtube. Yashica electro 35 gsngtn manual yashica electro 35 instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual, free manuals light seal replacement. Yashica electro 35 repair manual 1974 manual, found on a flea market and made available to the world by alfred bina. I just replaced the light seals of my yashica electro 35 gt with the kit from the kameradoktor. Two indicator lights on the top plate of the electro 35 indicate under or overexposure. How to overhaul and repair yashica electro 35 gx kindle. I have found some advice on repairing cameras of the yashica electro 35 series of which the gx seems to be a bit of an oddball. Strangely enough, it is not in the collectors guide to japanese cameras. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. The yashica electro lacks some features like full manual control of higher end cameras, but.
The only other modes of operation are flash and bulb. Yashica electro 35 gx old camera film other cameras. As you may or may not know there are two versions of the yashica electro professional. Is the yashica electro the best deal in rangefinder. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to overhaul and repair yashica electro 35 gx. Yashica 35, 230, 635, campus, d, df, dentaleye, e, electro 35, fx, l, lm, lynx, mat, mf, mg. Listin g is for full cla and repair service for your yashica electro 35. Please allow 15 days for the service to be completed. The yashica electro 35 gsn is a very classic rangefinder with lots of historical significance. For more info on general repair and cleaning see my repair tips page. The electro 35 series began in 1966 and went through several iterations over the years. Please note the spaceage atomic symbol on the front.
The yashica electro 35 gx is a small coupledrangefinder, leafshuttered 35mm camera with. A group dedicated to the yashica electro 35 series rangefinder cameras. Find great deals on ebay for yashica repair and yashica repair service. Yashicaddiction yashica rangefinder camera resources battery. In my opinion, it is also one of the best looking of all the old 1960s and 1970s rangefinders.