Not a new toy, strictly speaking, but the return of an old favourite.
This is the Yashica Electro 35 GX that I bought
back in 2011. After a few years and with a burgeoning collection combined with no time to use them, I decided to sell. Suz (
@srichards ) bought it and I thought I'd move on to using my Canon P when I needed a rangefinder fix.
Fast forward and it turned out that this is one camera I really missed. Even after I lost my photo-mojo, I regretted not having this little thing. I'd put in a lot of research before buying as I was looking specifically for a rangefinder with aperture priority, something of a rarity back in the day. The Yashica gives cracking images despite my fat fingers and it's small, light and robust enough to pop in a bag and forget until needed.
A couple of weeks ago I contacted Suz and asked if she still had the camera and whether she'd be interested in selling it back. I think you can see how the story ends.
Suz generously included a roll of film too, a Washi ISO500 I've never used before. Thanks again, Suz!