Yashica Electro GSN

Originally uploaded by alf sigaro

Toby and I were walking to grab a bite this afternoon and we popped into the Ditmars Thrift Store. I spent a few minutes looking through records and Toby headed for the book section. While she was reading the 2007 Guide to Las Vegas, I spotted a Yashica Electro GSN in the display counter.

I asked to take a look and everything seemed to be in working order. I couldn’t find a scratch on it and everything clicked like it should. The guy wanted $15 for it, which seemed like a pretty fair price to me.

I didn’t know much about it beyond the fact that it’s a rangefinder camera, but a little bit of research tonight told me that people really seem to love theirs. It’s known for its ability to take pictures in low light and its sharpness. We’ll see once Toby or I shoot some stuff with it.