Ultimately, the GSN outlived the GX by 7 years. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law. Put it into modern perspective, the GX was more expensive than a point-and-shoot,īut was about the same price as a low-end SLR designed to introduce people into
intervened which made it $175 in 1980, or $381 in 2002 dollars. By the end of the model run inġ980, the yen-dollar rate had plummeted to about ¥200/$ but inflation in Taking inflation into account with the AIERĬalculator, that's $400 in 2002 dollars. The exchange rate was approx ¥292/US$1in 1975 so that comes out to US$119. The lens is a Color-YashinonĭX 1:1.7 f=40mm lens made in Japan. Number of my body is #8030000x and was made in Japan. Thanks for the tip, René!Įlectro 35 GX was released in 1975 by Yashica and was made until 1980. It's a rigid slip over hood with a fastening screw on the side. A tip from a GSN owner: try an Olympus lenshood for the f1,2/55mm lens. René Olde Olthof wrote in saying: I read that you were looking for a lenshood for the Yashica GX. Cameron Stephen (who writes the blog) has kindly given me permission to use his photograph of his GX with the hood as well as a photograph of the box with the hood itself. The hood for the Yashica GX is pretty rare. GX lens shade photographs courtesy of the blog So itĭoesn't look like there's a good way to avoid flare except to not take this I tried it but it covers too much of the viewfinder view. Photo has a $4.95 generic brand rubber hood that will fit the 52mm screw-inįilter mount. Suffers from contrast reducing flare in direct sunlight (backlit situations,Įtc.). I loved everything about it but it just took up too much space (might as well My mainīeef with the GSN was that it was too big and heavy for carrying in your pocket. This camera replacesĮlectro 35 GSN that I've been using for casual street photography. It's my camera of choiceįor street, available light indoor and twilight photography. Sparkles and is excellent in moderate to low-light. Perfect low-light camera and not have it compatible with ASA 3200 film such Other main beef is that the GX only takes up to ASA 800 film. If only it were a f/1.4 instead of an f/1.7! Say that the 40mm was designed with the help of Zeiss/Contax, but that's onlyĪ rumor I heard on the web. I prefer the slightly wider angle of view of the 40mm. Furthermore, the lens is a 40mm f/1.7 rather Must have been rather weak as it's very rare.
Manufactured during much of the same period. I have the feeling the GX was designed as theĬompact version of the GSN rather than as its replacement, as they were both
Repair manual yashica electro 35 gx series#
The GX was the last of the Electro series and was placed at the top-class (it Is a small coupled-rangefinder, leaf-shuttered 35mm camera with aperture-priorityĪutomatic exposure.
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