Yashica 35J User manual

@ Toking Lens  (f 12.8 45mml   @ Focusing Lever
@ Cossette Surpporting Shqft   @ Tripod Socket
@ Finder Eye-piece      @ Self-timer Lever
@ Film Gote         @ Filrn Rewind Releose Button
@ Sprocket         @ Shutter Speed Control Ring
@ Toke-up Spool       @ Lens Opening Scole
@ Film Pressure Plote     @ Distqnce Scole
@ Slide Lock Releose Button   @ Film Position Mqrk

(1) To unlock the bock cover, slide the Releqse Button in the
                                 direction of orrow (to the morking'O') pressing it, ond the
                           hinged bock cover will swing open.
                              (2) Pull out the Film Rewinding Knob, and insert o new roll of
                           35rnm film in the filnr chomber.
35mm roll ftlm                              (3) Gently drow out the film leoder from the cosgette. Threqd
20 or 36 exposures per roll
                            the film leoder into the;lot of the Toke-up Spool"24 x 36mm size negotive
Block qnd White or Color     (4) Advonce the fi!m rvith one stroke of the Advonce Lever,





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ond mqke sure lhe perforqlions in the fflm ore threoded to the sprockets.
(5) Close the bock cover by pressing it with your flngers until it locks into position.
   Press ihe Shutter Releose Button.
(g) Advonce film ond press the Shutter Releose Button, twice.
(7) Advonce ihe film ogoin ond set the figure'l'on  the Exposure Counter Diol opposite
   the red triongle, turning ihe diol counter-clockwise.
  NOW THE CAMERA IS READY FOR THE FIRST PICTURE.

(1) Turn the Lens Aperture control Ring to the desired number ond set  ii
   opposiie ihe white diomond point.
(2) Turn the click-stop shutter Speed control Ring ond set fhe predetermined
    shutter speed opposite the white triongle.
(3) Focus with the Focusing Lever.
(4) Press the Shutter Releose Button, gently.
The Shutter Speed Control Ring, Lens Aperlure Control Ring, Focusing Sccle,
ond Exposure Counter, ore. conveniently orronged, permitiing you oi o glonce
lo check for ony possible errors in the settings before clicking fhe shutter.





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The single window combines the viewflnder-rongeflnder, which enobles you to quickly
sight, focus qnd frome the picture you wish to lqke. The extro lorge viewing window
feotures o bright line frome indicoting cleorly fhe fteld of the 45mm lens.  When you
compose your piclure within this frome you ore ossured of getting the some picture you
ore seeing through the viewffnder. When looking through the viewffnder, the smoll yellow-
tinged squore oppeoring in the middle is the rongefinder of the superimposed imoge
type. To focus, sight the smoll yellow-squore lo the subiect ond move the Focusing Lever
until the lwo imoges over-lop ond forming one cleor imoge. The comero is now in focus.

The Single Stroke Film Advonce Lever hos the odvonloges of lronsporting the
exposed ftlm, cocking the shutter for the next exposure, ond olso preventing double
exposures. Ropid sequence pictures ore possible by quick operolion of the Film
Advonce Lever. The Yoshico 35 J Film Advonce Lever employs o fine, precision
mechonism conslructed to provide yeors of  trouble-free performonce. Like ony
instrumenl it should be treoted with core ond respecl.  lt  is importont lhot one
complete smooth stroke be given until if stops.



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A Yoshico coble releose con be fitted
to your 35 J. Screw the Coble Releose
into the socket provided on the Shutter
Releose Button. Your comero deoler
will supply the proper Yoshico coble
releose for your comero.



                                   SELF TIMER
                              The self-timer, for toking self-portroits or
                                           including yourself in group, will give you 8
                                      seconds deloy before the shutter is tripped.
                                      Cqution: Be sure to cock the shutter BEFORE
                                                       setting the self-timer.

As you become more proficient in toking pictures,
   you will wqnt to ocquire occessories thot increose
   the versotility of your Yoshico. One of the first
    occessories you will wont will be o flosh unit. Your
    Yoshico 35 J is reody for it. Synchronizotion to flosh
    is built-in. A stondqrd connector plugs into the
    flosh terminql. Your cqmer<l deoler will be glod to
    supply the proper flosh qttochment for your comero.
   Your Yoshico 35 J offers X synchronizotion for short
   peok bulbs ond for Electronic Flosh. Ftqsh unit slips
    into the Accessory Shoe or ottoched to the c<lmer<l
    with on orm thqt screws into the tripod socket.



               Position
          Bulb Used            III   Short Peol<     Med iums Peok
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                                                slower

Set shutter ot 1/100 second & lens opening ot ;  (f or ASA-50 Film)





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   Sond or Snow            Sfrong Shodows      Week Shodows      No Shodows     Under, Cleor Biue Sky
For side or bqck-lig hted close-ups in bright sunlight, with importont shqdow detoil,
give  X 12 to I stop more exposure. *with light-colored subiects, use  I f z siop s,moller.

                       The shutter speed contro!s the durotion of fhe exposu!.e"
                           shutter speeds on yoL,r yoshico 35 J wifh its fine copol   SHUTTER
                            shutter ore If25, Ilsa, lft00, I/300, of o second qnd ,,8,,.
    SPEED          The ccB)) setting is fon toking pictures with on exposure
                           longer thon I second, use o fripod or brqce when using
                               "8" * when you press the shutter Releose Bufton on the                        ccB"                                 setting, the shutter stoys open until you releose
                           pressure on the button"  lt is odvisoble to set the shutter
                        speeds before you cock the shutter of oll times.

After toking o full roll of film, it is necessory to rewind the ftlm into the cossette or
      cortridge before removing the exposed film from lhe comero.
        (l) Press the film releqse button which is locoted on the underside of the comero. lt need
       be held in postion.
       (2) Flip up lhe film rewind crqnk hqndle lo the horizontol position qnd wind in the
          direction of the orrow.
       [3) when the film is completely rewound onto the cosette, open lhe bock cover by
         pressing the bock cover releose button in the direction of the orrow ond down. Pull
       up the rewind crqnk shoft ond remove coselte.
    NOTE :  Toword lhe end of the filmwww.butkus.usyou will feel o slight resistonce. But continue turning
              the rewind cronk until the film pull owoy from the slot on the Toke-up spool.
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