I had an old Russian Lomo LCA for years until that got stuck somehow(
) two weeks ago. No chance of fixing it so I wanted a new rangefinder. Those are fun to use and perfect for those long summer days in the park.
Yesterday I managed to find a Yashica Electro 35 GSN in almost mint condition. It's a rangefinder with a 45mm 1.7 lens. Sweet! Had to buy it immediately. I even managed to make an adaptor myself to use easy-to-find batteries in it.
I'm used to carry around a camera or two with me and give them quite a bit of abuse, but the Yashica is almost too beautiful to mess with! I mean, though it's quite sturdy and really heavy (like all older cameras), it seems somehow fragile. I'd be more comfortable being a bit drunk and fool around with a D3s than that Yashica.
Rangefinders <3