Thread: My first rangefinder!

Originally Posted by Isoterica

Congrats! I have the GSN. They are really nice cameras actually. You can also get the wide angle and tele lens accessories for them too if it turns out you like your shots. Btw that 1.7... I think you'll really like it.

I'm babystepping into this. Never having taken any meaningful photographs on film, I have no idea what to expect. Spoke to the only guy who stocks film in the city, and he just has a few rolls of B+W film. Quite excited about doing a walkabout over the weekend. I love the idea of a 1.7 - 45mm lens. I'm guessing it'll have to be people. Have peered deeply into it trying to see if there are scratches and specks of dust. Looks clean enough.

Wow..... one guy who stocks film in a city that size is amazing to me. I'd love to see a shot of the man who sells film if he's open to that....or just a shot of his shop.

Wow, great looking rangefinder! Congrats!

Originally Posted by Luke

Wow..... one guy who stocks film in a city that size is amazing to me. I'd love to see a shot of the man who sells film if he's open to that....or just a shot of his shop.

Luke, just to give you a sense of what we're dealing with here.
http://rustythejunk.110mb.com/sphpbl...ity_market.JPG

Also I might not be the one going to buy the film, or I'd definitely would have had the guy pose for you.

Boid, your link doesn't work for me, but based on the name in the url.....it sounds awesome....LOL.

I have to say that is a damn pretty thing ... and like Luke, I'm astounded that in a city of nearly 9,000,000 you can only buy film in one place!

Luke I had to fiddle a bit to get the link to work ... or Boid could put [IMG][/IMG] tags around the link but it's a rather big one and makes the page stretch unduly

Congratulations, Boid! I have a GX, similar to your GSN, but somewhat more compact. Don't remember what the actual difference in specs is.

And I have also a bigger cousin, Yashica LYNX 14EC with a 45mm f1.4 lens. It's a sweet baby, but a huge one. Smooth as a butter, though.

Of all my film cameras, LYNX is my favorite, but sadly also the biggest. It is quite a performer:


You might find this link very useful:

Yashica Electro 35 & Rangefinder camera user Homepage

I bought from him (an for ten bucks, that is) an adapter so my LYNX could accept modern batteries. Meter works perfectly.
I believe you are set very well. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by pdh

I have to say that is a damn pretty thing ... and like Luke, I'm astounded that in a city of nearly 9,000,000 you can only buy film in one place!

Luke I had to fiddle a bit to get the link to work ... or Boid could put [IMG][/IMG] tags around the link but it's a rather big one and makes the page stretch unduly

Well, to be fair to the city, I didn't look too hard. Called a few photographer pals, who snickered about the question, and they both pointed me to a camera dealer in this part of the city (the link was to this picture Luke)-

Originally Posted by pictogramax

Congratulations, Boid! I have a GX, similar to your GSN, but somewhat more compact. Don't remember what the actual difference in specs is.

And I have also a bigger cousin, Yashica LYNX 14EC with a 45mm f1.4 lens. It's a sweet baby, but a huge one. Smooth as a butter, though.

Of all my film cameras, LYNX is my favorite, but sadly also the biggest. It is quite a performer:


You might find this link very useful:

Yashica Electro 35 & Rangefinder camera user Homepage

I bought from him (an for ten bucks, that is) an adapter so my LYNX could accept modern batteries. Meter works perfectly.
I believe you are set very well. Enjoy!

Holy mackerel, I love those images. Thanks for sharing!