About the product.
The Yashica Electro 35 GS is a fully electronic 35mm rangefinder from the early 1970s, when Yashica was building its popular Electro line around aperture-priority automation. This one carries a fixed f/1.7 45mm Color-Yashinon lens and a metal body that feels solid in the hand. The viewfinder is bright and contrasty, which makes focusing straightforward in low light. It is in Excellent+ condition with minimal signs of use. Yashica's Electro 35 series sold widely, and the GS remains a practical way into aperture-priority shooting on film.
Specifications
- Lens: 45mm f/1.7 Color-Yashinon DX, 6 elements in 4 groups, stopping down to f/16.
- Shutter: electronic Copal leaf shutter, 1/500 second to 30 seconds, plus B.
- Exposure: aperture-priority automatic. You set the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed.
- Focusing: manual, with a coupled rangefinder. Minimum focus distance is 0.8 m (2.6 ft).
- Film speed range: ISO 25 to 1000 (DX-era range introduced with the GS).
- Metering: CdS light meter with cells above the lens. It is not through-the-lens.
- Flash: PC socket for flash. The GS has no hot shoe; that arrived with the later GSN and GTN.
- Filter thread: 55mm. Production ran from 1970 to 1973 in Japan.
- Weight: approximately 719 g for the body.
Condition
- Cosmetic: Excellent+ condition, minimal signs of use.
- Functional: Fully functional. The rangefinder is bright and contrasty.
Included
- Camera body
- Strap
- Lens cap
In short
The GS runs on a PX32 mercury battery, which is no longer sold, so a 4LR44 cell with the correct adapter is the usual replacement. No battery is included with this camera. Priced at ₹9,000 for a clean, working Electro 35 GS with a bright finder.