C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Yashica Electro 35 GT (~1969-1970) is the black-finish counterpart to the chrome Electro 35 GS, both built on the same updated platform that followed the original Electro 35 G (1968). Lens, shutter, and metering are identical across the GT and GS pair: Color-Yashinon DX 45mm f/1.7, electronic leaf shutter with aperture-priority automation, and a CdS-coupled meter reading through a window above the lens.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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About this camera
Black-body sibling of the chrome GS, introduced in 1969 with the same Color-Yashinon 45mm f/1.7 aperture-priority rangefinder system.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | Color-Yashinon DX 45mm f/1.7 |
| Shutter | ~1/500s – ~4s, electronic leaf shutter |
| Flash sync | 1/500s (all leaf-shutter speeds) |
| Meter | CdS coupled |
| Modes | Aperture-priority AE |
| ISO | 25–500 |
| Battery | 4x LR44 (or PX625 mercury equiv.) |
The GT and GS launched together as a twin-finish revision of the Electro 35 G, with the GT appearing at roughly the same time or slightly before the GS (~1969 vs 1970). Both were replaced in 1973 by the GSN (chrome) and GTN (black). The GT's production window was brief relative to the longer-running GSN, making it comparatively uncommon today.
The black-body Electro 35 lineage runs: GT - GTN - and ends there, as the line concluded around 1977.
The GT is historically significant as the first deliberate black-body entry in the Electro 35 family, establishing the GT/GS color pairing that Yashica carried through to the final GSN/GTN generation. Photographers who prefer the GTN's aesthetic but want an earlier example of the platform, or who are collecting the full Electro 35 family, seek the GT.
Operationally it shoots identically to the GTN: the Color-Yashinon 45/1.7 produces characterful images, and aperture-priority automation remains practical for street and documentary work. The black finish shows brassing at wear points, which collectors evaluate as patina.
Black-body cameras command a modest premium over chrome equivalents in the used market; the GT commands somewhat more than the GS for the same reason the GTN commands more than the GSN.
Fixed Color-Yashinon DX 45mm f/1.7. Cold shoe (no hot shoe; the hot shoe arrived with the GTN in 1973). PC-sync port for flash. No interchangeable lenses.
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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