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Yashica 72-E User manual

User manual for Yashica 72-E. 24 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.

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Brand
Yashica
Model / document
Yashica 72-E
Document type
User manual
Language
English
Pages
24
File size
1.8 MB
Category
Film cameras
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The YASHICA  72-E uses' standard easette 35mm
black & white or eolor fi,hm.  No  speeiar fi,lm is
neeessara.  Negative is 18mrux24mm, with 20 and
36 exposure rolls aielding 40 and 72 negatiaes, re-
spectively.
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l.  After reodingthe LV numberin the exposuremeter,set
this LV numberin the smollwindow on the Shutter Speed
Control Ringby turningthe ApertureControl Ring.


2. Compose your piclure within the bright line frome  in
the viewfinder.  Ploce your subiect in the  cenfer of  fhe
frome. For close ronge photogrophy (under 3 feet or   I
meler) frome your sudiect within the inner linesin the bright
line frome.


 3.  Your picture quolity will be bodly offected by even the
 slightestcomero movement. Hold your comero very steody
when tokingpicture.  Use o tripod for shulterspeedsslower
thon l/30 sec.


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ffi ef ter rhe film hos been looded  in
                                             the comero, turn the Film Counrer Diol
                                               with your finger clockwise ond  set 40
                                                 or 72 (in the FilmCounter Diol) opposire
                                              the red dot  (in the comercrbody).

36 Exposureroll      20 Exposure roll


                                        "%,No*  the comero is reody  for the
                                                            first picture.
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3.  Now  oim  the  Light  Gothering
Window of the exposure meter ot the
subiect, mokingsure thot it is directed
ot the  light reflected from the  most
importont port of the picture oreq.




4.  Scenicviews ore properly meosured
for exposure by pointing the exposure
meter downword to meosure the  light
reflecled from the moin point of  inter-
est (see photo).     lf  pointed toword
the mountoin-top,under-exposurewill
result due to m'eter meosurementof sky
brightnessonly.
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SPECIALLIGHTINGCONDITION


                                 Bockllghrlng
                                         Except for speciol effect, such os silho-
                                                uettes, bocklightedsubiecfs,the reoding
                                           should be token from the shodow oreos
                                     shown in the occomponyingillustrotion.
                                         Core should be foken to bring the meter
                                                   sufficientlyclose to the subiect so lhot
                                              the moin source of  light does not  in-
                                              fluence the reoding.





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LVS-IIGI{T VATUESCALE




                                           Assumingthe LVS reoding from the ex-
                                             posure meter is 12, turn the Aperture
                                                 Control Ring unlil the figure l2 oppers    w                                        in the LV IndicotorWindow.    lf smoller
                                                operlure or higher shutter speeds ore
                                                  desired, turn the Aperlure ond Shutter                       +
                                         Speed Control Ring together ond set
                                                   the requi'edopertureopeningor shutter
                                            speed opposite the red triongle.




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CABLE RETEASE& SELF.TIMER

                                          A stondordscrew-intype Coble Releose
                                                       or o self-timercon be  fitted to  your
                                      YASHICAZ2E. Screw rhe coble releose
                                                       into the socket provided on the Shuffer
                                       R e l e o s eB u t t o n .  Y o u r c o m e r o d e o l e r
                                      w i l l s u p p l y t h e p r o p e r c o b l e r e l e o s eo r
                                                       s e l -f t i m er  f o r y o u r c o m e r o .

   CARE OF YOUR YASHICA 72.E

     Be sure to reploce the Lens Cop when comero is not in use.  Keep your comero
     owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the lens surfoce to remove dust or  dirt,
     olwoys wipe  it verY lightly by using cleon gouze or  lens cleoning cloth.  Do not
     wipe iens with o  dirty hondkerchief.
    When you ore not using your comero for o long period do not leove shuler set.
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CAMERA IDENTIFICATIO

      As soon os possible ofter you purchose your Yoshico 72-E,  fill  in  the
       informotion required below.    Keep fhis booklel  in o sofe ploce.    In
      cose of  loss or  theft this informotion moy prove voluoble in reocvering
       lhe comero.
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