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on Nov 21, 2014 1:04:52 GMT
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This came up on another forum when the question was raised: When did the GSN/GTN models end production? Just on the basis of some internet research, I came up with this list of dates for the series. The first year is the year production began, and the second is the year it ended. I have assumed for the E35/Professional/G/GS/GT series that production ended on the earlier model when it began on the newer one.
How does this list relate to reality? Can anyone fill in the gaps? Was the final production year for the GSN and GTN 1980, or was it 1977, as I've also seen?
Electro 35 1966 1968
Electro 35 G 1968 1970
Electro 35 Professional 1968 1969
Electro 35 GT (v. 1)* 1969 1970
Electro 35 CC 1970
Electro 35 GS 1970 1973
Electro 35 GT (v. 2)* 1970 1973
Electro 35 MC 1972
Electro 35 CCN 1973 1975
Electro 35 GL 1973
Electro 35 GSN/GTN 1973 1980
Electro 35 FC 1973
Electro 35 GX 1975 1980
Electro 35 MG-1 1975
*The first version of the GT had a max ASA setting of 500; that was raised to ASA 1000 in the second version.
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on Nov 21, 2014 6:48:43 GMT
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on Nov 21, 2014 17:24:10 GMT
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That's a good source. Thanks! |
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on Nov 22, 2014 3:39:11 GMT
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Karen Nakamura says 1980 for the Electro 35 series, but then later on in her Technical Specs, it says Jan 1987. A typo maybe?
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on Nov 22, 2014 18:11:43 GMT
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Karen Nakamura says 1980 for the Electro 35 series, but then later on in her Technical Specs, it says Jan 1987. A typo maybe? PF I think 1987 is a typo. I saw somewhere some time ago (don't remember where now) that the end date for the GSNs was 1977, but everything else seems to indicate 1980. Noel |
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on Nov 23, 2014 3:34:38 GMT
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My Yashica Electro 35 GSN was purchased new and over the counter in May, 1980. It never developed the pad problem, but the viewfinder was not tinted, it was lighter than an earlier sample, and the rangefinder and distance scale indicated infinity at an actual focus of six meters. I never noticed problems until recently because I was using ISO 1000 film and hyperfocal technique. It is still in service as a refurbished hybrid with the other sample.
And I have also read at an authoritative site that production stopped in 1977.
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on Nov 27, 2014 2:37:23 GMT
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My Yashica Electro 35 GSN was purchased new and over the counter in May, 1980. It never developed the pad problem, but the viewfinder was not tinted, it was lighter than an earlier sample, and the rangefinder and distance scale indicated infinity at an actual focus of six meters. I never noticed problems until recently because I was using ISO 1000 film and hyperfocal technique. It is still in service as a refurbished hybrid with the other sample. And I have also read at an authoritative site that production stopped in 1977. The last few production runs, Yashica switched to a different material for the P.O.D. Much less prone to failure due to age. PF |
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on Nov 28, 2014 3:55:08 GMT
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The last few production runs, Yashica switched to a different material for the P.O.D. Much less prone to failure due to age.
PF That's correct. I wonder when that change in pad material occurred in the production life of the GSNs and GTNs. The later material is a translucent almost silicone looking synthetic rubber, whereas the older stuff reminds me of a granular linoleum or synthetic cork--at least what's left of it does. |
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