{"product_id":"yashica-electro-35-gsn-parts-l0268","title":"Yashica Electro 35 GSN (Showpiece)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis camera does not work. It is sold as a showpiece or for parts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eYashica Electro 35 GSN\u003c\/strong\u003e with two specific faults: the lens has fungus, and the focus ring is seized. The electronics and meter do still respond, which makes this a more useful donor than most — the Electro's power circuit and CdS metering are exactly the parts that fail first on other bodies, so anyone reviving a GSN with dead electronics may find more value here than in a shelf ornament. The Electro 35 was Yashica's great mass-market success, over eight million made, built around a fast \u003cstrong\u003eYashinon-DX 45mm f\/1.7\u003c\/strong\u003e and aperture-priority automation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Fixed-lens coupled rangefinder, 35mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLens: Yashinon-DX 45mm f\/1.7, 6 elements in 4 groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShutter: Copal electronically-timed leaf shutter, roughly 30sec to 1\/500sec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: Aperture priority automatic only — the camera picks the shutter speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetering: CdS cell, with over\/under warning lamps in the finder and on the top plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower: Originally a 5.6V PX32 mercury cell, long discontinued — modern replacements need an adapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilter thread: 55mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: Approximately 750g — dense, all-metal, satisfying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown weakness: The rubber \"pad of death\" behind the wind mechanism perishes with age and disables the shutter on most surviving examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosmetic: Lens has fungus. Focus ring is seized and will not turn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunctional: Non-working, sold as a showpiece or for parts. The electronics and meter do respond. The camera cannot be focused or used to take pictures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIncluded\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eYashica Electro 35 GSN body\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriced as a parts donor or a display body. The fungus and the seized focus ring are not economically repairable on a camera at this value, and we have not attempted a service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yashica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44461473366119,"sku":"L-0268","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/0793\/9943\/files\/DSC_5189_5628667a-d43f-47d7-be39-5f16636f4893.jpg?v=1787259676","url":"https:\/\/v2.filmcam.in\/products\/yashica-electro-35-gsn-parts-l0268","provider":"filmcameras.In","version":"1.0","type":"link"}