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The switch panel on this old Universal 8mm film projector that I have laying around made for a "Kodak moment" this afternoon. I love the Art Deco styling of things from this era, and even the most mundane things from that time period could be works of art.
This was a gee-wiz figure that was an added bonus to the ones I really wanted. He's cool, but I certainly expect to pick up the real polly bag version of him as soon as I see it in stores around me.
A recent visitor to my photostream asked for my thoughts on the these two cameras. Random and rambling as they are, I'm posting them here In case they're useful to anyone else...
The GT was my first rangefinder and I've shot half a dozen or so rolls with it. I've been extremely pleased with the results, and I enjoy using it a lot. I've found its meter to be astonishingly accurate (I ran a slide film through in various lighting conditions and it was bang on every time). I haven't tested the CC's meter in the same way yet, but I've no reason to think it any different. I've shot black & white more with the CC and have been very pleased. The leaf shutters of both cameras are very quiet and unobtrusive. They are both solid, hefty cameras, the CC a bit lighter and more compact. Of the two, I find it more comfortable to grasp the GT, having long fingers. The lenses on both deserve their great reputation. Personally, I prefer a focal length greater than 35mm, so I lean towards the GT more. For me, the parallax-corrected framelines of the GT have the edge: the CC's uncorrected viewfinder is a bit disappointing after using it, with the end of the lens clearly visible at all focusing distances.
A few other technical things to be aware of:
- the CC has no depth of field markings on the lens barrel, unlike the GT
- the CC's ISO range is only 25-500 (the GT has 25-1000)
- the GT also has bulb and flash modes; the CC doesn't have either
- the CC accepts a "regular" filter size of 52mm, as against 55mm on the GT; I use 55-52mm reducer on the GT without problems
- relatedly, the CC meters through filters, whereas on the GT you must compensate manually.
Some quirks I've noticed:
- I find it easy to dislodge the lid of the CC's battery compartment, which is right next to my thumb when shooting.
- The short lens barrel of the CC means the aperture ring is close to the focusing collar, so it's easy to alter focus by mistake when changing aperture.
- Focusing direction: infinity is at the left hand end with the CC, but on the right with the GT.
Some mechanical niggles:
- The battery check buttons have been problematic on both, with the connecting wires breaking or coming unsoldered. But you don't really need them if your under-/overexposure lights work (though these only function if the shutter's cocked). I like the fact that on the GT, they're visible on the top plate, whereas with the CC they're only in the viewfinder.
- If you buy one that hasn't been serviced recently, its "Pad of Death" is likely to cause strange problems. If you're willing to have a go yourself, it's not too hard to fix. My two came to me with this exact problem, and I still managed to fix them myself. They were the first two cameras I'd ever taken apart, and I'm not particularly technical.
In summary, in terms of price and considering their age, I can't rate Electro 35s highly enough. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another GT(N)/GSN. I think with the CC you're paying mainly for scarcity as well as more compactness, but to my mind a lower spec overall. But then I would really like to try the still rarer and more expensive GX...
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A moleskine.
And a head full of quotes, lyrics and the like.
Come and see them at Quoteskine.tumblr.com
I don't think...
Although one's face become more beautiful...
one's real beauty don't become
more valuable...
The real beauty comes from one's inner side...
I think so...
A disruption of space.
Each cup represents a person killed by a drone in either Pakistan, Somalia or Yemen since 2004
Manufactured by Yashica Camera Co., Japan (lens made in Japan, body Hong-Kong )
Model: c.1983 (produced 1973-1987)
35 mm film Rangefinder camera
Lens: Color-Yashinon DX, 45mm f/1.7, six elements in 4 groups,
filter thread: 55mm, slip-on: 57mm
Aperture: f/1.7 - f/16 setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel w/ exposure symbols
Focusing: helical focusing, matching yellow rangefinder images,
ring and scale behind the lens, easy use handles on the ring, w/ DOF scale
Focus range: 0.8-6m +inf
Shutter: Copal electronic leaf shutter, stepless 30-1/500 +B, very quiet,
only works on 1/500 without the battery, setting: auto, solid state electronic brain sets the shutter speed, according to the light intensity measured by CdS sensor
Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, on the right of the top plate
Shutter release: on front of the winding lever, w/ cable release socket, w/ locking lever
Frame counter: window beside the cocking lever, advance type, auto reset
Viewfinder: Fully coupled viewfinder / rangefinder, w/ bright frame for parallax compensation,
red and yellow arrows for over and exposure in it
appears when half-pressing the shutter release
Exposure meter: CdS cell meter, located to the right of the rangefinder
Exposure setting: aperture priority auto, + Bulb and Flash modes,
setting ring on the lens-shutter barrel, over and under exposure LEDs on the top-plate,
after winding and half pressing to the shutter release lights the LEDs, orange: under exp.
red: over exp. no lighting: correct exposure, turn the aperture ring to find the correct exp.
this setting is also possible by arrows in the viewfinder
Film speed: ASA 25 - 1000, setting dial on the top plate
Re-wind: folding crank, on the left of the top plate, turns when winding
Re-wind release: small button on the bottom plate
Self-timer: lever on the lens-shutter barrel
Flash PC socket: left upper side of the camera, X sync at all speeds
Hot-shoe
Back cover: Hinged, opens by lifting the re-wind knob
Battery: 5.6v PX32 (4 NR 52) mercury battery, compatible with 6v PX28A (476A/4LR44 alkaline or 4 piece 1.5v, for this battery, the chamber must be arranged with a spiral wire
Battery chamber: lid on the bottom plate
Battery check button: on the back of the top plate, green lamp in the frame counter window
Tripod socket: 1/4''
Engraving on the top plate: Electro 35
Engraving on the bottom plate: Kyocera
Body : metal, Weight: 750g
Strap lugs
serial no: 2524777
+ Original strap and ever ready case
I never thought flamenco dancing could be on par with electronic music 😅.
It was a DJ Khat's session in Petra (Jordan)