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About the product.

This camera does not work. It is sold as a showpiece or for parts.

Specifications

  • Type: Fixed-lens coupled rangefinder, 35mm
  • Lens: Yashinon-DX 45mm f/1.7, 6 elements in 4 groups
  • Shutter: Copal electronically-timed leaf shutter, roughly 30sec to 1/500sec
  • Exposure: Aperture priority automatic only — the camera picks the shutter speed
  • Metering: CdS cell, with over/under warning lamps in the finder and on the top plate
  • Power: Originally a 5.6V PX32 mercury cell, long discontinued — modern replacements need an adapter
  • Filter thread: 55mm
  • Weight: Approximately 750g — dense, all-metal, satisfying

Condition

  • Cosmetic: Excellent. Minor signs of age and use.
  • Functional: Non-working. Sold as a showpiece or for parts. Parts may be missing internally.

Included

  • Yashica Electro 35 body

In short

This one is sold as a display piece or for parts. It does not take pictures. Parts may be missing internally. It is not economical to repair, and we have not attempted a service.