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Recent content by YE35FC

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    Yashica Electro 35 FC auto mode shutter speed repair

    It turned on the "over" lamp when pointing at something bright, but not the "slow" lamp in darkness. "Slow" only came on in flash mode. So it does sound like the problem is something else in your case. Does the shutter speed change to 1/15 when in flash mode?
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    Yashica Electro 35 FC auto mode shutter speed repair

    @spl that sounds like an awesome project! I love the idea of having a 50 year old camera with modern electronics. Thanks for the tip about replacing the parallel resistor! I hadn't even thought of that. I will give it a try and see if I can get everything dialed in correctly.
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    Yashica Electro 35 FC auto mode shutter speed repair

    Hi there! I just created an account to reply because I had the same issue with my recently acquired 35 FC. Measuring the shutter speeds using my phone cameras slow motion function, I found that even in total darkness (photocell covered), the shutter speed never went below 1/100. In direct...
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