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The Yashica Y35 DigiFilm Camera Is Most Likely Getting a Bigger Sensor

Chris Gampat
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11/01/2017
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Last Updated on 11/01/2017 by Chris Gampat

The Yashica Y35 is being finely tuned to make it a better camera

I wasn’t so sure it would actually happen, but it indeed really is: the Yashica Y35 digifilm camera will most likely get a bigger sensor. In a Kickstarter update, Yashica announced that they figured out a way to give the camera a bigger sensor and a better lens. These are some of the things backers wanted. Indeed, Yashica is answering the call, but perhaps not in the way everyone wanted.

You see, the Yashica Y35 Kickstarter is pledging to get a bigger sensor if they reach a stretch goal that they’re honestly not too far from. So with that said, the Yashica Y35 is getting a bigger sensor for sure, but it isn’t the 1″, APS-C or even Four Thirds sensor folks have been speaking of. Instead, it’s still a fairly small sensor at 1/2.5″. That’s not large at all, but makes it a bit more comparable with many other camera phones. Of course, this isn’t a camera phone at all. And of course, the sensor can’t be made that big unless there is a significant increase in the price point. Trolls on the internet are asking for a full frame sensor but, at under $200, that just isn’t possible at all. Perhaps that’s something for Yashica to look out for.

To catch everyone up to speed here:

Let’s backtrack a bit about this. Yashica first returned to the scene after saying they’d be returning to the photography world with a much different camera than what has been proposed already. After some extra teasers, a Kickstarter came to life. Photographers were very divided. Many were angry as they were expecting a film camera or a small full frame point and shoot. But instead what they’re getting is a point and shoot with a small sensor and a significantly different interface and way to work than many other cameras on the market. Yashica listened to their backers and said that if they reached a stretch goal they’d upgrade the lens to an f2 aperture. It’s a start for sure, but many photographers still want at least a 1″ sensor. However, at the price point, I think that’s a bit too much to ask for. There are even more stretch goals too.

Yashica also pledged an upgrade of the lens to an f2 aperture.

You can read more about this over at the Kickstarter page.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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