Yashica Electro 35 GTN

The Yashica Electro 35 GTN is a rangefinder camera. It was built by Yashica from 1973 to 1977. It is the successor of the Yashica Electro 35 GT.

The camera comes with a fixed focal length lens. The manufacturer’s name for the lens is Yashinon. The focal length is 45 mm and the largest aperture is f1.7. The lens is focused by hand. The Yashica Electro 35 GTN does not have an autofocus function. The correct distance is indicated by the built-in rangefinder. The minimum distance to the subject is 0.8 meters.

For taking pictures, the Yashica Electro 35 GTN has a light meter. It is designed for an ISO range of 25 to 1000. Unlike the aperture, the exposure time cannot be freely selected. The rangefinder camera automatically sets the exposure time to match the aperture.

There is a Bulb mode for long exposures. In Bulb setting, the remains open as long as the photographer keeps the shutter button pressed. An external flash can be used on the PC flash port or hot shoe for pictures.

Films for the Yashica Electro 35 GTN

The Yashica Electro 35 GTN exposes 35mm films. These films are still being manufactured and can be specified by almost any developing vendor. A color film for the 35mm camera would be Kodak’s Ultramax 400. A possible film for black and white images is the Ilford HP5 Plus.

Color film is a color negative film and is developed using the C-41 process. The C-41 process is offered by almost every photo lab. The Yashica Electro 35 GTN exposes an area of 24 mm × 36 mm. The film in the camera must be rewound manually by the photographer.

The camera has a thread for a tripod and cable release. It also has a self-timer.