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Yashica-44 User manual
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Reod the following description corefully until you become
fully fomilior with oll these working ports.
Synchronizotion Selector
Focusing Knob
Picture-toking [ens
tens Opening Control lever
Self-timer Iever
Flosh Synchronizotion Terminol
Bock Cover locking lever
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TOADING 127 size ftlm in the new I l// x I !// size
l2 pictures per roll Block-ond-White or Color FI[M
ill To unlock bock cover, lurn the tripod socket
in the direction morked '0'. Then open the
Bock Cover by swinging it out.
t2t Remove the Toke-Up Spool in the Upper Film
Chomber by pulling oui the Upper Film Spool
"J (31 PloceLockingtheSpring.Toke-Up Spool in the Lower Film
Chomber by pulling out the Lower Film Spool
.t Locking Spring. .1
H (4t Ploce o new roll of size 127 filn in the Upper
Film Chomber.
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r5) Gently drow out ihe lllm leoder. Poss lhe film
leoder over the roller-bor in fhe Lower Film
Chomber ord then threod it into the slot of
the Toke-Up Spool. The roller-bor in ihe Lower
Filrn Chomber prevenls the film from curling
ono consequently the film will be even ond flo:
in the comero, thus ossuring cleorer pictures.
(6) Close lhe comero bock cover ond lock it by
turning ihe Tripod-Socket in the direclion mork-
ed 'C '.
0t Advonce lhe {l lm by winding the Cronk bock
ond forth until the figure I oppeors in the Red
Cover. Window the Bock of UNTOADING FI[M(8) Press Releose the lndicotor Button ond the
figure I will oppeor in the Film Counter Win-
dow. The fllm is now reody for the first See I2 poge
exposure. (Some Tille)
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GRANK OPERATION
Nole :
The Yoshico-44 tronsport
employs o fine, precision
mechonism constructed to
provide yeors of trouble-free
performonce. Like ony fine
instrument it should be treot-
ed with core ond respect.
Observe the following ' o. Operote the film tronsport cronk gently. lt is
importont thot the clockwise, film odvoncing
stroke be completed.
b. The cronk will outomoticolly swing bock to its
originol position.
c. ln looding the film, be sure thot the poper
leoder is inserted firmly ond evenly so thot the
film will move smoothly.
(ll Wind the cronk clockwise until it comes to o
stop.
l2l For subsequent exposures wind the cronk ond
odvonce the film. Simultoneously, the number
of the next film will oppeor in the Film Counter
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TO REMOVE T}IE IENS CAP
Roise the lower cop ond fold it bock
(31 Fir the hondle of on its hinge. Turn the upper cop
the cronk into the counter clockwise ond remove.
cronk rest when
you hove finished
toking pictures
CAUTION:
Be coreful not to press ihe lndicotor
Releose Button when the comero is
looded.
Be certoin to turn the cronk-lever with o
smooth, unbroken motion until it comes
lo o full stop before releose. Other-
wise, the cronk oction will not be
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SIGHTING AND FOCUSING i
It
Your Yoshico-44 is o twin-lens reflex comero. The lower lens
lokes the picture. The upper lens is for focusing ond com-
posing on the ground gloss viewing screen.
Rotote the Focusing Knob until
your subiect on the ground gloss
screen is shorp. The bright
round lens in the center of the
ground gloss vieWing screen
enobles you to obtoin o shorp
focus ond should be the center
of the picture you ore composing
on the screen. The red lines on
lhe screen lielp you to iudge
proportion ond proper com-
position. Compose your subiect
on lhe ground gloss os you would
like tg see it in the finol piclure.
The squore gloss is the key to
good photogrophy.View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
iIAGNIFYING GTASS Assures more occurole focusing (Al Roise the Mognifying Gloss by pressing the front of the Focusing Hood Cover inword. holding the Focusing Hood so thot it does not close. When using the Mognifying Gloss, ploce your eye os close io it os possible. (B) Alwoys moke sure lhot you hove first lowered the Mognifying Gloss before clos- ing the Focusing Hood. SPORTS FINDER Sight your Subiect through the Sports Finder Window. (Al Depress the Focusing Hood Cover until it clicks into ploce. Lift the Yoshico to eye level. lB) Push the Releose Button to close the Hood Cover.View original page 11
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HOTDING THE CATIERA
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When fences or other ob-
structions ore in your woy Use the Sports-finder for
you con roise your Yoshico toking pictures ot eye overheod, focusing ond level.
viewing from below.
Hold the comero steody,
then gently push the
Shutter Releose Button.
Steody ihe comero on your
knee when toking pictures For very low obiects restfrom o lower level. the Yoshico on the groundView original page 12Page 13 · Read text
E"*'NG FrAsH PrcruREs Your Yqshics-44 ofiers M-X synchronizotion
FLASH PICTURES
Correcl exposures for flosh pictures will be
obtqined eosily ond correctly by consulting the
guide numbers printed on the pockoge of flosh
b u lbs.
When toking color flosh pictures, you moy
need filters or you moy hove lo use bulbs op-
propriote lo the type of film (Doy-light or
Tungsten) you ore using.
Your comero deoler will be glod to supoly
the proper flosh ottochmeni for your comero.
As you become more proficient ot tokirg
pictures, you will wont to ocquire occessories
thot increose the versotility of your Yoshico-
One of the first occessories you will wont www.butkus.us 44. will be o flosh unit.
Synchronizotion for flosh is built-in. A stondord
PC connector plugs into the flosh terminol. The bottery cose is ottoched to the comero
with on orm thot screws into the tripod socket.
Selector Position
Bulb used Medium Peok Short Peok Medium Peok
Shutter Speed Any Speed I 50 or slower | 25 or slower
(When using self -timerl
Do not use Short Peok Bulbs with " M " Synchronizotion.
Move the selector to X position when using Electronic Flosh.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
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SETF-TIMER CABTE REIEASE
For toking self-portroits or group
pictures, you hove obout 8 seconds
lo get into the picture yourself. There-
fore your comero must be mounted on
o tripod or broce to prevent o blurred
picture.
Couf ion I 8e sure lo move the synchro-
se/ecfor to f he X position when using
the Se/f-timer.
A stondord, overlop-type
Coble Releose con be fitted
io your Yoshico. Unscrew
the Shutter Releqse Ring ond
screw in the Coble Releose.
Your comero deoler will
supply the proper Coble
Releose for your comero. See
picture (obove).View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
ASA SPEED INDICATOR
The ASA speed diol on the
focusing knob is to keep o record
of your film speed. Turn diol
lo your film speed number.
UNIOADING
FIIM
After oll l2 pictures hove been
loken, wind the Film Tronsport
Cronk obout 6 times to loke up
the remoining film. Some times
the cronk moy cotch when the
film comes to the end of the
spool. ln thot cose do not for-
cef ully turn the cronk ; iust open
lhe comero ond remove the film.
The toil end of the film moy be
stuck in the slot of the spool.View original page 15Page 16 · Read text
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ln oddition to focusing, there ore lwo other bosic odiustments on ony fine comero:
the LENS APERTURE or OPENING ond the SHUTTER SPEED.
THE IENS OPENING
The Lens Aperture conirols ihe omount of light thoi will poss through the lens onto lhe
light sensilive film. Your Yoshikor lens offers openings ot f :3.5 4 5.6 8 l1 16 22.
O f 3.5 tl f5.6 f8 fil lt6 t22 o$$$$$
Notice thot the lower the number, the lorger lhe opening. f ,3.5 is the lorgest open-
ing, f : 22 the smollest.
To set the lens opening, move the Aperture Control Lever until the desired number
oppeors in the Aperture Reoding Window.
SHUTTER SPEED
l The shutter speed controls the durotion of the exposure. Shutter speeds on your
Yoshicq-44 with irs fine Copol Shufter ore l, 1i2, 1 4, 1i8, tltl, l/30. I laO, lltZS, lIZSO, 'I r5C0th of q second ond B. The 'B' setting is for toking pictures with on exposure
lorger thqn I second. Use o Tripod or Broce when using B. When you press the
Shutter Releose Button on the 'B' setting the shutter stoys open until you releose the
pressure on the bulton.
/t is odvjsoble to set lhe shufler speed before you cock the shutfer ot ol/ times.
Comero moy be hqnd-held for Use o Tripod or Broce for : '
Averoge Pictures Action Pictures Time Exp. Slow speeds
1/30 1t60 1 125 1 izso risoo 'B' I sec Ilz tit l,/8 t/lsView original page 16Page 17 · Read text
EXPOSURE
Exposure meons finding the right combinotion of lens-opening (operture) ond shutter
speed in relotion to the sensitivity (ASAI of your film. (ASA indicotes Americon
Stondord Associotion). For exomple, if you ore using o film of ASA 200 (TRI-X typel I-
sensitivity your correct exposure will be occording to the following toble:
DAYL]GHT EXPOSURE TABLE
Your shutter speed will be t/tZS witn the operture numbers shown below.
Cloudy-Dull or Bright Sun Hozy Sun Cloudy-Bright (41 Shode Open
Sht Subiects (l I r122 l,tl6 f,'l 1
veroge Subiects (2) Il16 rltl
rk Subiects (3) rl11 tl8
(ll Light Subiects: Distont londscopes, neor-by people wiih seo, beoch ond
snow scenes in the bockground.
l2l Averoge Subiects Neor-by people, houses, gordens, buildings ond ploces ' not in the shode. Advisqble lo use ihis closs when light ond dork obiects
ore in obout equol proportions.
(3) Dork Subiects: People in dork clothing; trees, flowers, onimols ond lorge
bu ild ings.
(4) Open Shode Subiecis shoded from ihe sun but lighted by o wide oreo of ' open sky. The less the open sky the lorger the lens opening.
lf you ore using on ASA '100 film, you will use o lorger lens-opening or lower your
shutter speed to llO0. fo be obso/utejy certoin, use en exposure mefer. Be sure fo
consull yovr locol cqrnero deo/er when in doubt.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
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DEPTH-OF-FIEtD
When you focus the comero on o subiect lhere is o cerloin distonce in fronl ond bock
i,l- of the subiect within which other obiects will olso oppeor shorp. This is known os
the " Depth-of-Field ", ond it vories with the lens operture. The smoller the operture
the greoter the Depth-of-Field; it is much greoter ot f .22 lhon qt f :3.5.
By ihe focusing knob there is o scole which will indicote the Depih-of-Field when the
comero is focused ot vorious distonces. You will notice thol on either side of the f :
3.5 figure is o similor set of numbers which represent lens operlures. When lhe comero
is focused on your subiect find the operture you ore using on either side of the scole
to delermine the Depth-of-Field. Thus, if the comero is
focused ot l0 meters ond the lens operture is f 3.5 '
the Depth-of-Field (oreo in which oll obiects ore shorp)
is from obout 8 meters to 20 meters.
By use of this Depth-of-Field scole, your Yoshico will
olso become o fixed-focus comero. ln this cose sel the
distonce scole to 5 meters ond the lens operture lo
f 8. You will notice on the Depth-of-Field thot ony- '
lhing from oboul 3 meters to 20 meters will be in
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FITTERS
Your Yoshico-44 occepts sunshodes ond filter odopter rings in convenient
Boyonet mounts thot reodily fosten to the 'toking' lens. A complete ronge
of filters ond supplementory lenses ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size
Boy p 30.
lnitiolly, you will find o yellow filter ideol for bringing out clouds in lond-
scope piciures ond for generol uses. As you become more odvonced, ycu
moy wont to use vorious filters such os oronge, green, etc., for difierent
eftects. Your comerq deoler will give you complete informotion.
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=:r=F B. sure to reploce the Lens Cop when your comero is not in use. =_ I Keep your comero owoy from dust ond moisture. To cleon -a -== the lens surfoce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly i, i i with cleon gouze or lens cleoning cloth. Do not wipe the lens _;
==- with o dirty hondkerchief. Do not leove the comero shutter : i__ set when comero is not in use.
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REVIEW:
o. Select your exposure combinoiion
b. Sei the lens opening (operturel
c. Wind the cronk downword to od-
vonce the filnr
d. Cocr the shutter
e. Compose lon the ground gloss or
through the sports finder)
f. Toke the picture
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