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SECOND Yashica D User manual
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- SECOND Yashica D
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( 6 ) T u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g K n o b u n t i l t h e o r r o w o n t h e
f i l m i t s e l f i s o d i o c e n t t o t h e r e d t r i o n g l e o n t h e
c o m e r o b o d y . R e p l o c e t h e c o m e r o b o c k o n d l o c k i t
i n p l o c e .
| 7 | T o c i : s e ' i i r e c o m e r o b o c k c o v e r , t u r n t h e t r i p o d -
s o c k e t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n r n o r k e d " C " .
( 8 ) W h e n t h e b o c k c o v e r i s c l o s e d o n d l o c k e d , t h e
t e t t e r " S " o p p e o r s i n t h e F i l m C o u n t e r W i n d o w
o u t o m o t i c o l l y .
( 9 ) T h e n i u s t t u r n t h e k n o b u n t i l t h e n u m b e r " 1 " o p p e o r s
in the v.,indow. You ore reody for your first picture.
l l 0 ) A f t e r t o k i n g o p i c t u r e , p u s h t h e F i l m R e l e o s e B u t t o n
o n d t u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g K n o b s o t h o t t h e F i l m
C o u n t e r W i n , j o w s h o w s t h e n e x t n u m b e r . T h e F i l m
W i n d i n g K n o b w i l l l o c k o u t o m o t i c o l l y .
C o u t i o n : W h e n l o o d i n g o r u n l o o d i n g f i l m s t o n d i n o
s h o d o w - n e v e r i n s t r o n g , d i r e c t s u n l i g h t .View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
( l ) O p e n t h e V i e w f i n d e r H o o d
b y l i f t i n g i t o t b o c k . P r e s s t h e
Viewfinder Hood down to close
ir.
R o i s e t h e l o w e r c o p o n d f o l d
b o c k o n i t s h i n g e . T u r n t h e
u p p e r c o p c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e
ond remove.
l 2 l - ' ( 4 )
T h e s hu t t e r s p e e d ( r i g h t) o n d
l e n s o p e n i n g ( l e ft ) i s s e t b y
t u r n i n g t h e C o n t r o l W h e e l s w i t h
y o u r t h u m b s i n e i t h e r d i r e c t i o n ,
u p o r d o w n , o s i n d i c o t e d b y t h e
c r r o w s . T h e r e d s hu t t e r s p e e d
f i g u r e so n d t h e b l o c k l e n s o p e n i n g
f i g u r e s s h o u l d b e s e t s o t h o t t h e
r e d l i n e i n t h e w i n d o w r u n s
e x o c t l y t i r r o u g h t h e c e n t e r o f t h e
fig ures.
( 5 ) P u s hd c w n t h e S hu t t e r C o c k -
i n g L e v e r . B e s u r e n o t t o c h o n g e
Shutter Speed ofter th.e Shutter
is cocked. Now gently releosethe
S hu t t e r b y p r e s s i ng t h e S hu t t e r
Releose Button. See orrow mork. www.orphancameras.comView original page 9Page 13 · Read text
ln oddition to focusing, lhere ore two bosic odlustments on ony fine comero, ihe LENS
A I F R T U R EO T O P E N I N G O Nd Ih E S HUTTE RSP E E N
ffi
The Lens Aperture conlrols lhe omount of light thot will poss through the lens onto the
light-sensitive film. Your Yoshico-D, with its Yoshikor lens, ofiers openings ot f :3.5 4 5.6
8 l t 1 6 2 2 .
;OO$f 3 . 5 t 4 f 5 . 6 f 8 6$s6f l l f r 6 t 2 2
Noiice thot the lower the number, the lorger the opening. F 3.5 is f he lorgest opening, I
| ' 22 t h e s m o l l e s t . {
To set the lens opening, move the Aperture Control Lever fo the desired number on the
Aperture Scole.
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The Shutter Speed controls the durotion of the exposure. Shutter speeds on ihis comero
w i t h i t s f i n e C o p o l S h u t t e r o r e l , 1 1 2 , 1 1 4 , 1 1 8 , 1 1 1 5 , 1 1 3 0 , 1 1 6 0 , t f t Z S , t l 2 S 0 , ' t l S O O
' ' il of os econd ond B. The B setting is for toking pictures with on exposure longer thon 'a
I second. Use o Tripod or Broce when using B. When you press the Shutter Releose
'B ' B u t o n o n t h e s e t t i n g t h e sh u tte r sto y; o p e n u n til yo u re le q se pr essur e on lhe button.
It is qdvisoble lo set fhe shutter speed before you cock the shutter ot oll times.
Comerq moy be Hond Held Use o Tripod or Broce
Action Time
rdveroge Pictures Pictu re s Exposure. Slow speeds
1/3q 1l60 | 125 | 1250www.orphancameras.comI /500 ' B ' 'l sec 1f2 114tl8 1115View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
Exposuremeonsfindingtheright."ffiening|operturelondshutterspeed
in relotion lo the sensitivity (ASAI of your film. (ASA indicotes AmericonStondord Associo-
lion). For exomple, if you ore using o film of ASA 200 (TRl-Xtype) sensitivity your correct
e x p o s u r e w i l l b e o c c o r d i ng to th e fo llo win g to b le :
DAYLIGHTEXPOSURETABLE
Your shutterspeed will be l/125 with operturenumbersshown below.
BrishtSun no.y srn j Ctoudy-Bright I l&::'l;?:: ?;,
Lishtsubiectnl I t1t, I rizz | ,n6 I fll
Averosesubiectst2llfP2" Ut. fllt ,,t I I |
DorkSubiecr(3) tir6 rfit ,rc r1s.e | I | |
(l) L i g h t S u b i e c t s : Disto n t lo n d sco p e s, n e o r-b y p e o p le with seo, beoch ond snow
scenes in the bockground.
l2 l A v e r o g e S u b i e c t s: Ne o r-b y p e o p le , h o u se s, g o rd e n s, buildingsond ploces not
i n t h e : h o d e . A d viso b le to u :e th is clo ss lvh e n lig h t ond dor k obIects or e in
o b o u t e q u o l p r o p ortio n s.
13) Dork Subiects : People in dork clothing ; free:, flowers, onimols ond lorge
b u i l d i n g s .
l4l Open Shode : Subiects shoded from the sun but lighted by o wide oreo of
o p e n s k y . T h e l e ss th e o p e n sky th e lo rg e r th e le n s opening.
lf y ou o r e u s i n g o n A S A 1 00 film, yo u will mo ke o lo rg e r le n s-o p eningor lower your shutter
s p e e d l l / 5 0 1
But if you neYer want lo moke o misfoke, use on exposure meler. 8e sure lo consulf your
locol comero deoler.View original page 14Page 16 · Read text
When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce in front ond bock of t h e s u b i e c t w i t h i n w h i c h o t h e r o b i e c t s w i l l o l s o o p p e o r s h o r p . T h i s i s k n o w n o s t h e " Depth-of-Field", ond it vories with the lens operture. The smoller the operture the g r e o t e r t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l ;d i t i s m u c h l o r g e r o t f : 2 2 t h o n o t f ' 3 . 5 . A t t h e f o c u s i n g k n o b i s o s c o l e w h i c h w i l l i n d i c o t e t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l dw h e n t h e c o m e r o i s focused ot vorious distonces. You will notice thot on either side of the f ' 3.5 figure is cl similor set of numberswhich represent lens opertures. When the comero is focused on your subiect look for the operture you ore using on either t16" fl;+'i'ii"rri11ffi of the scole to determine the Depth-of-Fietd. Thus, if the comero is focused ot 10 feet ond the lens operture is f ' 8 t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l d( o r e o i n w h i c h o l l o b i e c t s o r e s h o r p ) i s from obout 8 ft. to 13 ft. You con olso use the depth-of-field scole to use your Yoshico os o flxed-focus comero. In this cose set the infinity mork o n t h e d i s t o n c es c o l e o p p o s i t e t h e l e n s o p e r t u r e b e i n g u s e d . l f t h e o p e r t u r e i s f ' 8 y o u w i l l n o t i c e t h o t o l l o b i e c t s f r o m obout 25 feet to infinity will be shorp.View original page 16
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Your Yoshico-D occepts sunshodes ond filters' odopter rings in convenient Boyonet riicunts
't o kin g 't h o t re o d i l y f o s t e n t o t h e le n s. A co mp le te ro n g e o f filter s ond supplem entor y *II
lenses ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy g) 30.
I n it io lly ,y o u w i l l f i n d o y e l l o w filte r id e o l fo r b rin g in g o u t clo u d s in londscope pictur es ond
{or generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filiers,
such os oronge, green, etc. for different effects. Your comero deoler will give you complete
informotion.
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E NoticeI : i -=
j Be sure to reploce the lens Cop when your comero is not in use. Keepyour ;
F comero owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the lens surfoce to remove -----
-=: dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by using cleon gouze or lens cleoning '==
j cloth. Do not wipe the lens with o dirty hondkerchief. When you ore not
I using your comero for o long period do not leove the shutter set. In such =).?
==- coses ploce the lens Cop over the lens to ovoid exposure, ond releose the =E
i= shutter. i
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