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I have a gorgeous, pretty much as-new yashica mg1. It's sort of a cheap version of the electro 35 - offshore production, f/2.8 lens with leaf shutter, seems to work the same way with a battery powered meter that indicates under or over exposure in the viewfinder.
It did work as an electro 35, but I just picked it up having not used it for a year or so and it constantly indicates under exposure, and on firing the shutter it just stays open.
Given the way these work, I am making an assumption the meter has somehow disconnected and so the shutter is powered and "thinks" I'm in a pitch black room
Anyone know how these are to work on? I might pick up a beaten up copy to butcher to find out, but worth asking first...
Other than that, this camera is a joy, but it does make me wonder if it is built quite as well internally. It also has that same "click" on winding the shutter as the electro 35
It did work as an electro 35, but I just picked it up having not used it for a year or so and it constantly indicates under exposure, and on firing the shutter it just stays open.
Given the way these work, I am making an assumption the meter has somehow disconnected and so the shutter is powered and "thinks" I'm in a pitch black room
Anyone know how these are to work on? I might pick up a beaten up copy to butcher to find out, but worth asking first...
Other than that, this camera is a joy, but it does make me wonder if it is built quite as well internally. It also has that same "click" on winding the shutter as the electro 35