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And another Yashica Electro 35, this time the G from 1968. I found this languishing in a junk bin, and it was barely holding itself together. I thought I might be able to scavenge some parts from it or take it apart for fun. I won’t list all the others I have tried; you can look at the camera post list page for that.

But before I totally gave up on it and ripped it apart, my love of all things Yashica meant I had to test it. So, I super-glued the viewfinder glass at the front back on and cleaned out the gunk from the battery compartment. I spent ages doing that, as it just would not light up. I was about the give up completely then, low and behold, bright lights, big city. Amazingly, everything seemed to work ok with a functioning battery adapter.

The shutter speed seemed to be spot on, and the aperture seemed to open and close as it should. If it was light-tight, then it might just work. So I changed the seals at the hinge and put in some film.

Here is the test roll.

Well, holy crap…it worked. Now, what do I do with it? I have at least two other versions that work, so I don’t need this one. The viewfinder is very hazy, and I literally superglued the glass back on the front. The focusing is a little weird; it seems to have a lag when you turn the lens…but it does work.

Keep or Sell: I already gave one away to my camera-stealing friend, I do have another friend obsessed with Spider-Man, and this is Peter Parker’s camera of choice. Wow, what a nice situation to be in. I will think about it some more…I gave it away.