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Yashica 35 minister User manual
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- Yashica
- Model / document
- Yashica 35 minister
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 28
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- Film cameras
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minister
INSTRUCTIONBOOKLET
Folleto de instrucciones
MODED'EMPLOI
GebrouchsonweisungView original page 2Page 6 · Read text
Place th e battery i n th e co m part-
ment being careful to obserue po-
larity marking. +(plus) marking
on the battery should face out
toward the battery compartment
cover, and -(minus) toward camera
top.
CAUTION: Do not leave finger prints on the mercury battery as these cause it
to rust or corrode. Wipe with a soft cloth and keep battery clean.
Do not disassemblethe mercury battery. Do not throw any used
mercury battery into a f ire or where children can get hold of it.
Remove mercury battery when camera is not in use for a long period
of tiffie, store it in a cool, dry and safe place.
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Gently draw out the film leederfrom
the cassette, and thread the leader
into the slot of the take-up spool.
The spool rotates ln the direction of
ar!'cw as sltown in the photo.
Advance the film with one stroke of
the Advance Lever, and rnake sure the
f ilm perforations properly threaded on
the sprocket teeth.
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LOADTNGFrLM (2)
Close the back cover by pnessingit
with your f i ngersu nt i I it locks into
posit ion.
Flip up the film rewind crank handle
to the horizontal position and gently
wind in the direction of arrow (mark-
ed on the knob) until you feel a slight
resistance and replace the handle.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
Repeat operation of advancingthe t' fif m until the figure 1" is oppo-
site the red line.
When cocking the advance lever,
be sure to observe the rewinding
knob turning in the same direction
simultaneously.
lf it does not, the f ilm leader has
slipped from the take-uP sPool.
You must then open the back
cover and rethread film.
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USING EXPOSUREMETER PROPERLY
ASA FILM SPEED SCALE: ffi The diagrambelow showswhat graduationsbetweenspecific
numbersstandfor. @b
ASA FILM SPEED SCALE:
The diagram below shows each graduationbetweenspecificnumbersmeaning
ASA number printed on the bottom line,which are 12, 16,20,32, 40, 64,9O,
125, 160, 250 and 320 respectively.
A r0 25 50 r00 200 400
S lrrl lrrlrl lrrlrl I
A t2 16 20 32 40 64 80 125 160 250 320
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TIPS ON USE OF' METER
When taking backlighted subjects, it is
recommended to use a lens hood.
Scenicviews are properly measuredf or
exposure by pointing the exposure
meter downward to measurethe light
reflected from the main point of in-
terest.
Even if subject is indoors and bright
or strong light coming through the
windows is backlighting the subject,
no adjustment is necessary as the
ex posure meter is bu i lt to com pensate
for such extremesin lighting.
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LYJ sHU T-ItsK
Selection of Required kns Opening
and Shutter Speed
Even after the basic exposure value
has been set, and if smallerapertures
or higher shutter speedsare desired,
the requ ired aperture o pening or
shutter speed can be set by turning
the Cross Coupling Ring, and set it
to the red triangular mark.
For example,as shown left, assuming
the LVS reading from the meter is
9, and when the f igure I is set
opposite the red triangle, the basic
exposure will be t 15.6with 1 l15 sec.
shutterspeed.In the above-mentioned
way, the correct exposuresettingsin
various combinations, within a zone
partitioned by lines, wil I be made
in relation to the basic exposure
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VIEWFINDER & PARALLAX CORRECTION
The single window combines the
view/rangefinder, wh ich enables
you to qu ick ly sight, foctrs and
frame the picture you compose
within the frames seen in the f inder.
Parallaxis correctedautomatically
in the YASHICAMinister-D.
The camera,with a tilting Prism,
fu lly coupled to the rangefinder
positivelycorrectsfor parallax.
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SIGHTING & FOCUSING
The extra largeviewingwindow fea-
tures a bright line frame indicating
clearlythe field of the 45mm lens.
When you compose your picture
within this frame, you are assured
of gettingthe samepicture you are
seeingthroughthe finder.
To focus, sight the small rectangle
appearing in the middle to the sub-
ject and turn the Focusing Ring
u ntil the two imagesoverlap and
form one clear image,and it is now
in focus.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
The left photo shows that the
super-imposed image and actual
one overlaps and forms a clear
image, i, e., the camera is in true
focu s.
The left photo show the two images
wh ich are not overlapped and the
camera is not yet in focus.
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HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA
It is very important to hold your
cameracorrectlyand steadilywhen
taking picturesin order to obtain
good results. Hold it to your face
with your elbows held close to
your waist, so that movementwill
be minimized. The left photo
showshow to hold your camerain
a horizontalposition.
For vertical use of the camera hold
it as shown in photo at left.View original page 19Page 20 · Read text
Push the Shutter ReleaseButton:
Push the shutter releasebutton as
gentlyas possible,otherwise,it may
causeunexpectedblurring.
Film Advance Lever:
Move the f ilm advance lever until
it stops thereby bringing the next
u nexposed section of f ilm into
place and cocking the shutter.
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Flip up the film rewind crank
handle to the horizontal position
and wind in the direction of the
arrow.
Toward the end of the film you
will f eel a slight resistance, but
continue turning the rewind crank
until the film pulls away from the
slot on the Take-up Spool.
When the f ilm is com pletely re-
wound into the cassette, open the
back cover. Pull up the rewind
crank shaft and remove cassette.
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Move the MX Synchro SeleCtor
Lever to the "M" position, when
using M-type bu lbs.
Selector
Bulb used Sh utter Speed
positio n
M type M any speed
F. type X "l160or slower
E lectro n ic X any speed
Move the selector lever to "X"
position, when using F type bulbs
or electronic f lash.
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CABLE R.ELEASE
A standardcable releasecan be fitted
to you r Yashica. Screw the Cable
Releaseinto the socket provided on
the Shutter ReleaseButton .
Your camera dealer will supply the
proper cable releasefor you r camera.
CABLE DISPARADOR DECLENCHEUR A CABLE DRAHTAUSLOSER
Puede Vd. acoplar un cable Le Yashica peut 6tre muni Der Draht oder Selbstausloser
disparador tipo standard a su d'un d6clencheur n cdble wird in das Gewinde im Ausloser
clmara Yashica. Atornille standard qu'on visse dans der Kamera geschraubt.
dicho cable en el disparador. l'6crou pratiqu6 sur le d6clen- Von Ihrem Fotohdndler konnen
Su proveedor le facllitard un cheur de l'obturateur. Sie die passenden Ausloser er-
cable adecuado para su c6mara. halten.
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