Yashica Electro 35 - two types
Nov 24, 2022 18:51:42 GMT
on Nov 24, 2022 18:51:42 GMT
Last Edit: Nov 27, 2022 11:10:19 GMT by biggles3
This week, another Electro 35 landed here in Wales with a silver Auto-Up attached. By chance, I had my other Electro 35 on the table and noticed for the first time that they are slightly different.
Both are the original Electro 35, not the later G or GS, GT, etc. but their top plates do not match.
Electro 35 early models
As you can see, the camera on the left has a more primitive wind-on lever, a white trim for the exposure warning lights, and a film speed dial which shows both ASA and DIN numbers whereas the other has a plastic thumb-grip added to the wind-on lever, black trim around the lights (adopted by the later models too) and ASA speeds only on the dial.
The cameras have serial numbers that are about 1000 numerals apart and obviously, the one on the left is the oldest. A better image of the new camera and its Auto-Up is shown below.
Original Electro 35 with Auto-Up
One other thing I like about these two cameras, plus the Electro 35 Professional shown in an earlier thread, is that they have the original, round traffic lights in the viewfinder for indicating correct exposure unlike all the later models which used arrows.
Both are the original Electro 35, not the later G or GS, GT, etc. but their top plates do not match.
Electro 35 early models
As you can see, the camera on the left has a more primitive wind-on lever, a white trim for the exposure warning lights, and a film speed dial which shows both ASA and DIN numbers whereas the other has a plastic thumb-grip added to the wind-on lever, black trim around the lights (adopted by the later models too) and ASA speeds only on the dial.
The cameras have serial numbers that are about 1000 numerals apart and obviously, the one on the left is the oldest. A better image of the new camera and its Auto-Up is shown below.
Original Electro 35 with Auto-Up
One other thing I like about these two cameras, plus the Electro 35 Professional shown in an earlier thread, is that they have the original, round traffic lights in the viewfinder for indicating correct exposure unlike all the later models which used arrows.
