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Yashica C User manual
User manual for Yashica C. 19 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Yashica
- Model / document
- Yashica C
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- User manual
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- English
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- 19
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- Film cameras
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To remove the comero for film lood- Spreod the sides of the cose opori
ing roise the two metol [ock Slides. ond lift the comero free.
Just snop off the bottom
when removing the entire
f ront element of the corry-
ing coso.
Your Yoshico comero comes complete with
o deluxe, leother evereody cose. While
the comero is in the cose, oll working ports
ore visible ond reody to use. All you need
to do is open the bock-snop ond lift lhe
top of the cose forworc.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
l2O size film
12 pictures per roll
in the populor 2+ x2|. size
Block-ond-White or Color
( r ) To unlock bock cover, turn the tripod socket in the
' 0 ' . d i r e c t i o n m o r k e d T h e n o p e n t h e B o c k C o v e r
by swinging it out.
(2) Remove the Toke-Up Spool in the lower Film Chomber
b y p u l l i n g o u t t h e L o w e r F i l m S p o o l L o c k i n g S p r i n g .
(3) P l o c e t h e T o k e - t J p S p o o l i n t h e U p p u r F i l m C h o m b e r
b y p u l l i n g o u t t h e U p p e r F i l m S p o o l L o c k i n g S p r i n g .
(4) Pfoce o new roll of size 120 film in the lower Film
C h o m b e r .
(5) Gently drow out the filrn leoder. Threod the film
l e o d e r i n t o t h e w i d e r s l o t o f t h e T o k e - U p S p o o l i n
t h e U p p e r F i l m C h o m b e r , t h e n t u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g
K n o b . M o k e s u r e t h o t t h e f i l m l e o d e r i s p l o c e d e v e n l y .View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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( e ) T u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g K n o b u n t i t t h e o r r o w o n t h e
f i l m i t s e l f i s o d i o c e n t t o t h e r e d t r i o n g u l o r o n t h e
c o m e r o b o d y . R e p l o c e t h e c o m e r o b o c k o n d t o c k i t
i n p l o c e .
( 7 ) T o c l o s e t h e c o m e r o b o c k c o v e r , t u r n t h e t r i p o d -
s o c k e t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n m o r k e d , , C , , ,
( 8 ) P u s h t h e F i l m R e l e o s e B u t t o n o n d p r e s s d o w n t h e F i l m
C o u n t S t o r t e r B u t t o n o t t h e s o m e t i m e s o t h o t t h e
F i l m C o u n t e r W i n d o w s h o w s , S ' .
( 9 ) T u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g K n o b u n t i r n u m b e r ' | ' o p p e o r s
o n t h e F i l m c o u n t e r W i n d o w . T h e F i l m W i n d i n g
K n o b w i l l l o c k o u t o m o t i c o l l y . y o u o r e n o w r e o d y
to toke the first picture
( . | 0 ) A f t e r t o k i n g o p i c t u r e , o g o i n p u s h t h e F i l m R e t e o s e
B u t t o n o n d t u r n t h e F i l m W i n d i n g k n o b s o t h o t t h e
F i l m c o u n t e r W i n d o w s h o w s t h e n e x t n u m b e r . T h e
F i l m W i n d i n q K n o b w i l l l o c k o u t o m o t i c o l l y .View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
(l) Open the Viewfinder Hood by
lifting it ot bock. Press the
Viewfinder Hood down to
Roise the lower coP ond fold
7 - c | o s e i t . bock on its hinge. Turn the
upper coP counter clockwise
ond remove.
(2) Sel the lens Aperture Control
tever to the desired number
on the lens Aperture Scole.
(3) Set the Shutter Speed on
the Shutier Speed Scole.
(4) Push down the Shutter Cock-
ing lever. Be sure not to
chonge Shutter Speed ofter
the Shufter is cocked.
Now gently releose the Shut-
ter by pressing the Shutter
Releoso Button. See orrow
mork.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
www.butkus.us Assures more occuroJe focusing. (t) noise the Mognifying Gtoss by pressing the front of the Focusing Hood Cover inword, holding the FocusingHood so thot it does not close. When using the Mognifying Gloss, ploce your eye os close to the Mognifying Gloss os possible. (2) Alwoys moke sure thot you hove fi rst lowered the Mognifying Gloss before clos- ing the Focusing Hood. Sighf your subject through the Sportsfinder Window. (R) Oepressthe FocusingHood Cover until it clicks into pioce. Lift the Yoshico to your eye level. (B) Push the Releose Button when closing it.View original page 10
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Your Yoshico C offers M-X syn- Your comero deoler will The Self-timer, for toking self-
chronizotion be glod to supply the portroits or group pictures,
proper flosh ottochment gives you obout 8 seconds to
M- for medium peok flosh bulbs, get into the picture.
#5, # I l, *22, press *25 ond for your comero. (A) Coulion I Be sure to mor e
#qO. Remember, you connot As you become more pro- tfu sltruhronization selector to tlu
toke deloyed oction picture ffcient ot toking pictures, X position wlun using Sef-timer.
(using Self-timer) with M you will wont to ocquire (B) Then set the speed, cock
the shutter ond move the direc-
synchronizotion. qccessories thot increose tion shown by the orrow.
X- for short peok bulb-SM ond the versofility of you r
SF-ond for Electronic Flosh. Yoshico. Onc of the first
occessories you will lvcrrt
will be o flosh unit.
Your Yoshico is reody ond
woiting. Synchronizotion
for flosh is built-in. A
stondord PC connector
plugs into the flosh ter-
minol. The bottery cose
slips into the Accessory
shoe or ottoches to the
comero vio on orm thot
screws into the tripod
socket.
A stondord, overlop-type Coble Releose con be fitted to
your Yoshico. Simply unscrew the Shutter Releose Ring ond
screw in the Coble Releose. Your comero deoler will
supply the proper Coble Releose for your comero. See
obove oic?ure.View original page 11Page 13 · Read text
In oddition lo focusing, there ore two other bosic odiustmenis on ony fine comero: fhe IENS
APERTUREor OPENING ond the SHUTTER SPEED.
The lens Aperiure controls the omount of light thot will poss ihrough the lens onto the light-
sensitive t'ilm. Your Yoshico-C, with its Yoshikor lens, offers openings ol f :3.5 4 5.6 8
$ $ f s . 6 f 8 f l t t l 6 t 2 2OO1 l f 136. 52 2 . t 4
Nolice thof ihe lower lhe number, the lorger the opening. F 3.5 is the lorgest opening,
tr22 the smollest.
To sei the lens opening, move lhe Aperlure Control Lever lo the desired number on lhe
Aperture Scole.
The shutter Speed controls the durotion of the exposure. Shuller speeds on your Yoshico-lM
w i i h i r s f i n e C o p o Sl h u t t e r o r e l , 1 f 2 , l l 5 , 1 1 1 0 ,1 f 2 5 , 1 1 5 0 , 1 1 1 0 0 ,l / 3 0 0 t h o f o s e c o n d o n d B .
' ' setting is for toking pictures with on exposure longer thon I second. Use o B The 'B'
Tripod or Broce when using B. When you press the Shutter Releose Button on the
setling lhe shutter sioys open until you releose pressure on the butlon.
It is aduisable to set lhe shutter speed before jtou cock the shutter at aII ti,mes.
Comero moy be Hond Held Use o Tripod or Broce
Action Time
Averoge Pictures Pictures Exposure Slow speeds
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Exposure meons finding the right combinofion of lens-opening (operture) ond shutter speed
in relotion to the sensitivity (ASn) of your film. (ASA indicotes Americon Sfondoid Associo-
rion). For exomple, if you ore using o film of ASA 200 (TRI-X type) sensitivity your correct
exposure will be occording to the following toble:
DAYTIGHTEXPOSURETABLE
Your ehr,1ts1speed will be 11100with the operture numbersshown below.
Bright Sun Hozy Sun croudy-Brish' I 33'"t{;}lj &'l
lisht Subiect(l) "flzz Jlzz
Averoge Subiects (2) .flzz .flt a "fla
Dork Subiects(3) Jlto .flt t "fls.o
(l) light Subiects: Distont londscopes, neor-by people with seo, beoch ond snow
scenes in the bockground.
(2) Averoge Subiects: Neor-by people, houses, gordens, buildings ond ploces
not in the shode. Advisoble to use this closs when light ond dork obiecis ore
in obout equol proportions.
(3) Dork Subiects: People in dork clothingi frees, flowers, onimols ond lorge
b u i l d i n g s .
(4) Open Shode: Subiects shoded from lhe sun but lighred by o wide oreo of
open sky. The less lhe open sky lhe lorger fhe lens opening.
lf you ore using on ASA 100 film, you will moke o lorger lens-openingor lower your
shutterspeed (1150 or 1125).
But iJ2ou neicr tt,ant to make a mistake, r$e an ex!)osuremeter, Be sure to consult 2our
local camrra derilcr.
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www.butkus.us When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce in front c,rd bock of the subieci within which other oblects will olso oppeor shorp. This is known os the "Depth-of- Field", ond it vories with the lens operfure. The smoller the operture the greoter the Depth- o f -Fief d; i t i s m u c h l o r g e r ot f :2 2 th o n o t f :3 .5 . At the focusing knob is o scole which will indicote the Depth-of-Field when the comero is f o c u s e d o t v o r i o u s d i s t o n c e s. Y o u will n o tice th o t o n e ith e r sid e of the f:3.5 figur e is o similor set of numbers which represent lens opertures. When the comero is focused on your s u b iec t lo o k f o r i h e o p e r t u re yo u o re u sin g o n e ith e r sid e o f t h e s c o l e t o d e t e r m i n e t h e De p th -o f Fie ld . Th u s, if th e c o mero is f o c u s e d o t l 0 f e e t o n d th e le n s o p e rtu re is f :8 the Depth-of-Field (oreo in which oll obiects ore shorp) is from obout 8 ft. to 13 ft. You con olso use the depth-of-field scole to use your Yoshico os o fixed-focus comero. In this cose set the infinity mork o n t h e d ist o n c es c o l e o p p o s i te th e le n so p e rtu re b e in g u se d . lf t h e op e r t u r e i s f , 8 y c u will n o tice th o t o ll o b ie cts from obout 25 teet to infinily will be shorp.View original page 16
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Y our Y os h i c o - C o c c e p t s s u n s ho d e so n d filte rs' o d o p te r rin g s in co n venienl Boyonet m ountslhot
't o k i n g ' le n s. A co mp le le ro n g e o f filte rs ond supplem entor ylensesreodily f o s t e n t o l h e
ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy Q 30.
Iniiiolly, you will find o yellow filter ideol for bringing out clouds in londscope pictures ond
for generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filters, such
os oronge, green, etc, for different effects. Your comero deoler will give you complete
informotion.
K e e p yo u r co me ro o wo y fro m d u st o n d mo istur e. F or cleoning the
lens surfoce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by
u s i n g cle o n g o u ze o r le n s cie o n in g clo th . Do not wipe the lens
i w i t h o d irty h o n d ke rch ie f. Wh e n yo u o re not using your com er o
! for o long period do not leove the shutter sel. In such coses ploce
i the LensCop over the lens to ovoid exposure, ond releose the shutter.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
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REVIEW :
Sefect your exposure combi-
notion
Set the lens opening (operture)
,. Set the shutter speed
, 'Cock' the shutfer
' Focus on fhe ground gloss
screen
,l Compose (on the ground gloss
or through the sporfsfinder)
:r Toke the picture
Advonce the filmView original page 18Page 19 · Read text
Y our Y os h i c o - C o c c e p t s s u n s h o d e so n d filte rs' o d o p te r rin g s in co n venienl Boyonet m ountsthot
'toking' lens. A complele ronge of filters ond supplementory lensesreodily fosten to lhe
ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy / 30.
lniiiolly, you will find o yellow filter ideol for bringing out clouds in londscope pictures ond
for generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filters, such
os oronge, green, etc. for differenl effects. Your comero deoler will give you complete
informotion.
N o t i c e !
Be sure to reploce the lens Cop when your comero is not in use.
K e e p yo u r co me ro o wo y fro m d u st o n d mo istur e. F or cleoning the
lens surfoce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by
u s i n g cle o n g o u ze o r le n s cie o n in g clo th . Do nof wipe the lens
w i t h o d irty h o n d ke rch ie f. Wh e n yo u o re not using your com er o
for o long period do not leove the shutter set. In such coses ploce
the LensCop over the lens to ovoid exposure, ond releose the shutter.
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