Yashica Auto User manual

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                @ Strop Holder
                @ Film C o u n t e r W i n d o w
                @ Boyondt Mount
                @ Shutter Speed
                                          Control Wheel
                @ Cronk
                @ Cronk Rest
                @ Shut t e r R e l e o s e B u t t o n
                @ Bock Cover Locking Lever
                @ Focusing Hood Cover
                @ Nom e P l o t e
                @ Lens O p e n i n g &
                                   Shu t t e r S p e e d W i n d o w
                @ Flos h S y n c h r o n i z o t i o n
                                        Ter m i n oI
                @ Viewfi nder Lens
                @ Lens F o c u s i n g K n o b

@ L e n s O p e n in g
   Co n t ro l Wh e el
@ P ict u re To kin g Lens
@ S e lf t ime r L e ver
@ Up p e r Film S pool
    L o ckin g S p rin g
@ De p t h -o f -Fie l dScole
@ F ilm S p e e d Di ol
@ L o we r Film S poo I
    L o ckin g S p ring
@ Tripod Socket
@ Film P re ssu rePlote
@ Trio n g le f o r Setting Film
@ Re ve rse A rm
@ Spool

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       Assures more  sccurqte    f ocusing                                             SF        (A) R oise t h e Mo g n i fying Gloss by pressing the  fr o n t o f  t h e                                                          PI       F oc us i n gHo o d Co ve r inword, holding the Focusin g H o o d  s o
               t h o l   i f d o e s n o t  clo se. When using the Mognif y i n g G l o s s ,    ON
         pl oc e yo u r e ye o s close to the Mognifying Gloss os p o s s i b l e .    RD
       (B l  Al w o ys  mo ke s ure  thot  you hove  first low e r e d    t h e     TE
     Mo g n i f yin g G lo ss b e f ore closing the Focusing Hood .          SR

R o i s e   t h e      l o w e r  c o p
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                                hinge, Turn the  upper
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    Cr o n k ob o u t  6    t ime s lo    t o k e u p   t h e  r e m o i n i n g
       fi lm .  S ome t ime s t h e cronk moy cotch when the
    film comes to  the end of   t h e  s p o o l .  B u t d o n ' t
    fo r ce f ul l y  t u rn   t h e  cro nk t  iust op en the comero
   ond remove  t he  fi lm.





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r on  th e gro u n d g lo ss screen
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r ee n e n o b l es yo u   t o  o b t o in o
focus ond should be the center
. p i c t u r e  y o u o r e  c o m p o s i n g .

W i n d     l h e  c r o n k c l o c k w i s e u n t i l   i t  c o m e s
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t o  o   s t o p .   T h e     l e t t e r      w i l l  h o v e
d i s o p p e o r e d o n d  N o .       l w i l l    o p p e o r     i n

t h e F i l m C o u n t e r W i n d o w .

T h e n w i n d    t h e  C r o n k  c o u n t e r -c l o c k w i s e

u n t i l    i t  s t o p s .  Y o u  o r e   r e o d y    t o  s n o p

y o u r   f i r s t p i c t u r e .
T h e C r o n k  o p e r o t i o n  o d v o n c e s   t h e    f i l m
o n d  c o c k s  t h e  s h u t t e r s i m u l t o n e o u s l y ,o n d
 i t  s h o u l d  b e     f l i p p e d  b o c k     i n t o     i t s   r e s t

o f t e r y o u r  p i c t u r e s h o v e b e e n   t o k e n .




                  Your Yoshico Auio  occepts sunshodes ond  filrer's
                     o d o p t e i   r i n g s . i n  c o n v e n i e n t B o y o n e t m o u n t s  t h o t
                                                  'toking' F I L T E R S        re o d il y  fosten  to  the                          l e n s . A  c o m p l e t e
                      ro n g e of  filters ond supplementor yl e n s e s o r e o v o i l -
                     o b f e   i n the populor Series V  size B o y A 3 0 .
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                         in g o ut clouds in londscope pictur e s o n d  f o r g e n e r o l
                   uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont
                                         t o  u s e v o r i o u s  f i l t e r s , s u c h o s o r o n g e , g r e e n , e t c .
                        for  different effects. Your comero deoler  will give
                  you complete informotion.

W h e n  y o u   f o c u s   t h e  c o m e r o  o n  o   s u b i e c t
t h e r e   i s o  c e r t o i n d i s t o n c e   i n  f r o n t o n d b o c k
o f    t h e  s u b i e c t w i t h i n w h i c h  o r h e r  o b i e c r s
w i l l  o l s o o p p e o r  s h o r p .  T r r i s   i s  k n o w n  o s
t h e  " D e p t h - o f- F i e l d , " o n d    i r  v o r i e s w i t h   r h e
l e n s o p e r t u r e . T h e  s m o l l e r   t h e  o p e r t u r e   t h e
g r e o t e r t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l d ;i f   i s m u c h l o r g e r o t 1 , 2 2 t h o n o t  f  , 3 . 5 .
A t   t he  f oc usin g kn o b is o scole which will indicote the D e p t h - o f - F i e l dw h e n
th e c ome ro is  f o cu se d o t vorious distonces. You will n o t i c e t h o f o n e i t h e r
s i d e o f   t h e  f  , 3 . 5   f i g u r e i s o  s i m i l o rs e t o f n u m b e r s w h i c h  r e o r e s e a l r e n s
o p e rt ure s . Wh e n   t h e comero  is focused on  your  s u b i e c t  l o o k   f o r   t h e
o p e rl ure y o u o re u sin g o n either side of the scole to d e t e r m i n et h e D e p t h -
o f- F i e l c i Th u s, if rh e co mero is focused or 2 meter o n d  t h e  l e n s o p e r r u r e
i s  f  , 8   t h e D e p r h - o f - F i e l d( o r e o  i n w h i c h o l l  o b j e c r s o r e  s h o r p l   i s   f r o m
o b o u t  I 8 me t e r t o 2 . 5 meter.
Y o u c o n olso u se  t h e d epth-of-field scole to use your y o s h i c o o s o  f i x e d -
fo cu s c o me ro .   I n  t h is cose set the  infinity mork on   t h e  d i s t o n c e s c o l e
o p p o s i t e  t h e  le n s o p e rt ure being used.   lf  the oper t u r e   i s  f , 8 y o u w i l l
n o fi c e  t h o t o ll o b ie ct s f rom obout 8 meter to  infiniry w i l l b e s h o r p .




    R EV I E W :

          S e l e c t y o u r  e x p o s u r e c o m b i n o t i o n
          S e t   t h e    l e n s o p e n i n g   ( o p e r t u r e l
          S e t   t h e  s h u t t e r s p e e d
       W i n d    t h e  c r o n k d o w n w o r d     t o  o d v o n c e   t h e   f i l m
       W i n d    t h e  c r o n k u p w o r d    t o  c o c k   t h e  s h u t t e r
         C o m p o s e   { o n   t h e  g r o u n d g l o s s o r    t h r o u g h  t h e  s p o r t s  f i n d e r l
           T o k e   t h e p i c t u r e
         R e p l o c e  t h e  c r o n k   i n   i t s R e s t



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