Need help on Yashica GSN

[sebianos]

Dear all,

I've just started on my rangefinder journey with a beautiful Yashica GSN. Shot through a roll of Fuji Superia 200 film in one afternoon but the first roll triggered a lot of queries in me. I hope that you could give me some pointers.

I wanted to compose a shot, so I focused on the 3 guys then shift to compose and came out with this. Aperture was always at 1.7 and shutter is on auto.

Is this bad focusing or is there a technique for getting a sharper photo?

The next photo below has a white haze at the top left corner.

Is this caused by the sun overhead? As the photos came out all right like this one below.

And last of all is it normal to place the subject right smacked at the center of the photo? Or can I focus first and then shift to compose?

If you have additional pointers, I'll be glad to hear them all. Thank you very much.

 

[azzurri]

Is this bad focusing or is there a technique for getting a sharper photo?

You need to check if your rangefinder is properly aligned, if it is, then you need to make sure that the images are aligned before snapping.

The next photo below has a white haze at the top left corner.

Did you just came out from an air conditioned place? It could just be fogging due to the condensation; got it once on my Canonet when I brought it for a hike. It only happened for the shots when I put the lens too close to my body when walking or cupped the lens to prevent it from being hit by people.

And last of all is it normal to place the subject right smacked at the center of the photo? Or can I focus first and then shift to compose?

Like all cameras, you can focus on your subject before composing the shot.

 

[sebianos]

Thanks Azzurri, now that you've mentioned it. It's most definitely condensation - was really humid that day and i've cupped the lens before those few shots.

Now... I can't wait for the next roll.

Is this bad focusing or is there a technique for getting a sharper photo?

You need to check if your rangefinder is properly aligned, if it is, then you need to make sure that the images are aligned before snapping.

The next photo below has a white haze at the top left corner.

Did you just came out from an air conditioned place? It could just be fogging due to the condensation; got it once on my Canonet when I brought it for a hike. It only happened for the shots when I put the lens too close to my body when walking or cupped the lens to prevent it from being hit by people.

And last of all is it normal to place the subject right smacked at the center of the photo? Or can I focus first and then shift to compose?

Like all cameras, you can focus on your subject before composing the shot.