I hope you all enjoy the video. I misspoke about the Canonet QL17. It has shutter priority mode, not aperture priority mode. Forgive me. 🙏 😊

Girl, ressurect this channel, pls. You're good!

You have exquisite taste in cameras!

Helpful tip in buying a Yashica Electro. There were about 10 models of this camera. They are all relatively similar..BUT, the Yashica Electro GL uses a silicon diode light meter as opposed to the older, less reliable, less accurate Cadmium Sulphide light meter. The GL version is far superior in terms of getting the right exposure compared to the GSN version you reviewed in this video. For what it’s worth, the Canonet and the Olympus 35 RC also uses the older less reliable Cadmium Sulphide (CDS) meter. Many cameras using the newer silicon light meter are still working today but almost all of the older CDS meters are either no longer working at all or they’re greatly degraded in terms of their sensitivity. This is not an issue if you know how to shoot without a working light meter or if you use a handheld meter but if you want an older film camera with a working and reliable light meter, go for one that uses the Silicon Diode meter. Hope this helps. Correction: The GX model also uses a silicon light meter but it’s max iso is 800 whereas the GL goes to 1600. Both use the 40mm 1.7 lens in contrast to the rest of the models that come with the 45mm.

You can shoot the Yashica Electro 35 w/o a battery, as it will default to 1/500 speed. Then just adjust your aperture and use an external light meter.

If you want manual control on the Yashica, I believe you could change the ASA/ISO in order to “fool” meter into over- or under-exposing as you desire. Not very convenient, but at least you can deviate from full auto if you have to. Just don’t forget what the actual ISO/ASA of the film is!

Those are great cameras ... And if I have to choose one, I'll take the Yashica. Why? Because it has a cool look, at least for me. Once it's cool I'll take it with me all day. That's the most important thing to me. Thanks for the video this is a great one

The 35 RC is a sleeper. The reason it's sharp is that it's a 5 element copy of the zeiss sonnar design. Many compact cameras use the four element tessar design. So if you nail your focus, you'll have images on par with Contax t2, Nikon 35 ti ect without breaking the bank.

Another Great video Talya!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh raaaaaaaaangefiiiiiiiiiiinders. I'm truly a sucker for them. I have a Canonet QL17, Olympus XA, Vivitar 35SE, Minolta Hi-matic E, and a Minolta Hi-matic 7s. But I'm always on the 'bay searching for more.

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Battery dependence on Yashica is definitely an issue as there is no battery for it anymore. You can buy a converter (Yashica guy) but mine didn’t last long. The QL17GIII has easier to purchase batteries/converters with no resistors or simply shoot manual. The Yashica is also much heavier, once you hold the QL17GIII you won’t go back to the Yashica.

I was not a big fan of the Yashica Electro 35 GSN but the Yashica GL and GX rock!

thank u for making this! im considering the Yashica and Olympus so this is insightful :)

Thanks for making this video. I just picked up a 35 RC for a low price, let's hope it works!

Love this! The 35RC was my first ever camera. When my grandparents gave it to me they were like "if she likes it, this will be good, but if she breaks it, it wasn't that valuable either." 😂 I got to use the Canonet QL17 a little later, and I had a lot of fun with it. I thought QL17 was really super. It has parallax correction in the viewfinder (if you look you see the frame move around as you focus) and that quick loading system. It also has a really lovely lens. It's funny to say this, but since I was so used to my 35RC and I'm also a smaller person, the QL17 felt a bit big and heavy. Even with all the good features it has, I just liked the 35RC a bit better since everything from the controls and the size just felt right in my hands. I also liked the look from lens on the 35RC a lot even though it's a bit slower. I love seeing the aperture and shutter speed in the viewfinder when shooting. Since I have smaller fingers, I can use my left pointer to focus which seems to work comfortably for me even without the tab the QL17 has. It's such a lovely little gem

I just bought myself a Yashica TL Electro X ITS and am really tempted to get a rangefinder too.

Very informative vid! 👌🏾 Sick shots too. Makes me miss Manhattan Beach.

awesome video, really sharp images from Olympus, my wife has a yashica, i like to use it when i'm lazy, it is almost a good looking point and shoot

I was able to test the Yashica Electro last week, It felt strange shooting without knowing your exact shutter speed. Overall, it is easy to use, excited to see my scans! EDIT: If you are wearing a cap, please pay attention to its visor, lol!

Great video Talya. I have the Canonet QL17 and the Yashica Electro 35.

New subscriber here. Very entertaining and informative video. Loved how thoroughly you go each cameras pros & cons. I appreciate that you also included metric minimum focusing distances and weights in grams. Nice touch. Looking forward to see more of these. 🙂👍

Basically, the price tells the story.

I think the Canonet is actually shutter-priority, not aperture priority. That was Canon's thing

Olympus XA would be nice for comparison.

New subscriber here 🙋🏻‍♂️! Loved this video, just got a ql17 giii a few days ago🤩, question: is that lens hood good? I’ve heard you can see a portion of it in the photos with a similar one (or that same one) thank you the content you share!

Been staring at the olys fixed-lens rangefinders on the 'bay for like an entire year, haven't pulled the trigger yet tho. Come really close on the Olympus Wide-S (aka 'Wide Super') a couple of times as it was the fastest lens they ever put on one with a 35mm focal length, but the prices have been going up pretty steadily and I'm not made of money :(

Next video is I AM Moving out :) Thanks Talya! Keep up and peace

Canon is great but wish the metering worked in manual.

cool video, edits are fun to watch. :-) one question please, can I watch at some pictures online, that you took with these? (checking out the other videos now)

I've owned and shot all three, but sorry to say, my 1960s Leica M with a 35mm beats them all.