Yashika 35 Electro

[tomalophicon]

Hi all,
I'm considering shooting some Delta 3200 with a Yashika 35, but the filmspeed dial only goes to 1000ASA.
Is there something I can do to push this film for shooting at a carnival at night?
Thanks,
Tom.

 

[rmolson]

You can put the speed selector on the lens ring on the flash setting instead of auto The you will have a fixed 1/30th of a second shutter speed. You lose the metering and have to use a hand held meter or guess at an aperture setting .

 

[tomalophicon]

I don't like the idea of using a handheld meter at this show, I want to remain as stealthy as possible.
Can I shoot at 1000ASA dial setting and develp for longer or something?

 

[thisismyname09]

Delta 3200 is really ASA 1000 film; technically it's push processed when you shoot at the 'box' speed, so you should be able to get good results at ASA 1000. The problem I would be concerned about is having fast enough shutter speeds at that speed at night.

 

[tomalophicon]

OK so maybe it's too fast a film. I thought if stopped down I should be OK.
I will try some 400 and 800 as a test beforehand.

 

[nickandre]

Look up times for Delta 3200 at 1000. It should work fine.

 

[tomalophicon]

Thanks for the help everybody.

 

[Audax]

I routinely shoot my electro GSN at 800 in very low light (say at a concert) and usually get good results. Just breath out and shoot! Oh. Sometimes I set the selftimer so my finger jamming on the shutter release doesnt jog the camera.

 

[tomalophicon]

Cool thanks.
There will be carnival lights and what not but it will be dark.

 

[Pumal]

At f/16 my Electro GSN can ramain open up to 30 seconds if necessary

 

[HerrBremerhaven]

Depends which model of Yashica rangefinder you are using. On the earlier models, the light meter is just below the ASA/ISO dial. On the later models, the light meter is built into the lens rim.

If you have the earlier version, with the Above The Lens (ATL) light meter, then you can simply place an ND filter over the lens. The way that would work is that your ND filter blocks light through the lens, but does not block light to the light meter. So if you used a 1 stop ND filter, and had your ISO dial set to 800, then you could process your film as if it were ISO 1600. In order to get to ISO 3200, you would use the ISO 800 setting, and a 2 stops ND filter. This method works with the Yashica GT and Yashica GS.

If you have the later GSN or GTN, then the meter is built into the rim of the lens. The idea was that if you used a filter, then the light meter would automatically compensate for the filter. On these cameras, you cannot trick the meter to use a higher ISO film.

 

[2F/2F]

Don't worry about it. No meter will give you a correct exposure for a carnival at night, let alone the cheesy reflected light meter in a Yashica Electro 35. Experience or exposure charts (the line that says "outdoor carnivals at night" ) will give you the closest to correct exposures that you will get. I suggest shooting at the only manually-selectable shutter speed ('30), wide open, holding the camera very steadily, releasing the shutter very gently, developing for 3200, and buying a box of VC paper.

 

[2F/2F]

If you have the earlier version, with the Above The Lens (ATL) light meter, then you can simply place an ND filter over the lens. The way that would work is that your ND filter blocks light through the lens, but does not block light to the light meter. So if you used a 1 stop ND filter, and had your ISO dial set to 800, then you could process your film as if it were ISO 1600. In order to get to ISO 3200, you would use the ISO 800 setting, and a 2 stops ND filter. This method works with the Yashica GT and Yashica GS.

I must say that a ND filter is an absolutely brilliant idea for shooting a carnival at night. I never would have thought of that.