I had a Yashica Electro, and it was awesome, effortlessly capturing incredibly sharp and beautifully exposed photos like this...
And then it died. The electrics gave quit on me. So I junked it, and didn't have a Yashica Electro anymore. Until one happy day I picked up another one on ebay for about a fiver. This one was even sweeter, black finish, hot shoe, totally awesome. Except the rangefinder was out of vertical alignment, which made focusing a bitch. So I shot one role and then it sat in the camera wardrobe for two years until this week, when I stumbled across a post on flickr which explained how to fix that problem, which I think is now sorted.
I'm not going to go into details, because these pages already have, so if you need any info on fixing up a shonky Elctro, click these links.
Rangefinder adjustment
The ever awesome Matt Denton
And the brilliant Yashica Guy
I'll post some shots when I've had the chance to shoot a test roll...
And then it died. The electrics gave quit on me. So I junked it, and didn't have a Yashica Electro anymore. Until one happy day I picked up another one on ebay for about a fiver. This one was even sweeter, black finish, hot shoe, totally awesome. Except the rangefinder was out of vertical alignment, which made focusing a bitch. So I shot one role and then it sat in the camera wardrobe for two years until this week, when I stumbled across a post on flickr which explained how to fix that problem, which I think is now sorted.
I'm not going to go into details, because these pages already have, so if you need any info on fixing up a shonky Elctro, click these links.
Rangefinder adjustment
The ever awesome Matt Denton
And the brilliant Yashica Guy
I'll post some shots when I've had the chance to shoot a test roll...
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