tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post5789569721973837857..comments2023-06-18T05:19:09.778-07:00Comments on Gas Lounge: Yashica Electro 35 GXGas Loungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801274059319253327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post-64058380689449609252009-02-11T12:20:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:20:00.000-08:00The hood is a clone of Nikon hn-3, for a 35mm lens...The hood is a clone of Nikon hn-3, for a 35mm lens. I got it on ebay for a few bucks. The hood blocks quite a bit of the viewfinder. It doesn't bother me much for my style of shooting.Gas Loungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801274059319253327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post-70650215354939006012009-02-09T23:47:00.000-08:002009-02-09T23:47:00.000-08:00...could you tell me what lens hood do you have on......could you tell me what lens hood do you have on your GX on the picture? I mean what exactly brand is on the picture and where did you get it from (I can see it's wide angle hood)?<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much in advance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post-88477441827270996892008-01-29T19:24:00.000-08:002008-01-29T19:24:00.000-08:00Most welcome.D.S.Most welcome.<BR/><BR/>D.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post-64690312118506509572008-01-29T14:22:00.000-08:002008-01-29T14:22:00.000-08:00@DonnieYou are absolutely right! Last night, I tes...@Donnie<BR/>You are absolutely right! Last night, I tested your theory using my GX in a dark place. First, I made sure it chose a longer than 1/30s shutter speed without a flash connected, then I mounted my flash (Vivitar 5200) on the hotshoe. Sure enough, my GX chose a short shutter speed. I can't believe I didn't try this before. Thanks for the tip.Gas Loungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801274059319253327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100960180346619645.post-84311362118604922232008-01-25T12:00:00.000-08:002008-01-25T12:00:00.000-08:00Nice article!About the whole flash deal -- this is...Nice article!<BR/><BR/>About the whole flash deal -- this is all based on my own deduction, but here goes:<BR/><BR/>As far as I can tell, when you have a flash in the hot shoe, and IF the flash is turned on, the shutter speed will vary from 1/500 to 1/30 according to ambient light levels, BUT the shutter speed will not be less than 1/30. How do I know? Well, I use my GX a lot in outdoor fill-flash situations, at differing light levels, and set to a variety of apertures, and the exposures are correct every time. I can hear the shutter speeds vary in different lighting situations; obviously, I can't tell exactly what they are, but they do vary. But even if it's pitch dark, it never falls below (what sounds like) 1/30.<BR/><BR/>This is alluded to in your writeup. The little flash contact signals the Yashica ES-20 flash when to shut off, but the big (center) contact tells the camera when a flash is mounted and turned on -- be it ES-20 or any other flash. I don't have an ES-20, but if I mount my flash (usually a Vivitar 252) without turning it on, the GX seems to operate normally. Turn the flash on, and it's 1/500 to 1/30. Therefore there is no need to fix the shutter speed exactly at 1/30, as with the Electro 35 GSN.<BR/><BR/>It would help if the GX instruction manual was clearer on this subject, but I hope this is of some assistance.<BR/><BR/>Donnie StricklandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com