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looking for a rangefinder and don't know what to buy Anonymous
hi /p/
i need some help. i was looking for a decent rangefinder and saw that there were a lot.
problem now is, which one is good?

i spotted those yashica electro 35s (have a yashica slr and i'm happy with it)
but i also heard very good things from canonets

aperture priority would be nice, as well as a fast lens (like the one in pic)
money range is a bit limited in the moment (like a hundred)
so, what can /p/ recommend?
>> Anonymous
>>162217
It was funny at first, but now it's just getting silly.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>162223
its someone wishing they were a good troll.

Talking of Ricoh, my new photocopier is one.
>> Anonymous
>>162230its someone wishing they were a good troll.

trying the hardest and failing miserably every time doesn't make you a good troll
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
I've got a Canonet QL17 and I'm quite pleased with it. It's on the pricey side in terms of old school rangefinders (probably the most expensive one out there without a removable lens), but it's pricey for a reason.

Downsides:
* Shutter priority and full manual only, no aperture priority.
* Most of 'em need replacement light seals
* The Mercury battery issue. Budget another $35 for a CRIS Camera MR-9 adapter.

Should still be under your $100 limit, though.

The other rangefinder I have experience with is the Minolta Hi-Matic 7, which is also nice but much bigger than the Canon. Same battery issue. I can't remember whether it has aperture-priority or shutter-priority (mine has a messed up lens, so I've only run a couple of rolls through it).

Oh, and the Argus C-Four, but that doesn't have a meter at all and my copy's rangefinder is messed up. Also, its shutter is as loud as an SLR.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>162232
wat
>> Anonymous
Hmm yashica g series cameras are nice but you're very likely to buy a dud if you purchase one on ebay. I have 7 of these cameras and only 1 works. I reccomend one of the fast minoltas or a GL17 GIII which are both very nice and well built. Though i dare say the yashica has the nicest lens out of these options. Look for a Electro GL they are amazing.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>162252
What are the normal failure modes for the Yashica?
>> Anonymous
>>162233
sounds really nice
also minoltas kinda caught my interest

i think i'm gonna look out mainly for yashica gls and QL17s
>> Anonymous
>>162253

Extremely high.
Unless the seller says that it's tested and in working order, it's going to be broken.
>> Anonymous
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?PetriColor35.html~mainFrame

check out this site but from my experience the only rangefinders worth have are the uber expensive Leica ones.
>> Lynx !!KY+lVSl0s2m
>>162253
I'm on my 3rd, but only because I keep giving them away as presents. I have an Electro GS now, rangefinder seems to be a few inches off tho, need to shoot another roll to confirm.
>> Anonymous
>>162253

The most common fault occurs when the 'pad of death' wears down. Other faults usually involve the electronics as, while overall the camera is pretty nicely made, the electrics are pretty shoddily done IMHO.