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Yashica Lynx-1000 Yashica Lynx 35 User manual
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13. Film Gote 24. Exposure lndicotor Win-
14. Tripod Socket dow
I 5. Sprockei 25. Shutter Speed Control
16. Toke-up Spool Ring
17. ASA-DIN Film Speed 26. Lens Opening Scole
Conversion Toble 27. Depth-of -field Scole
18. Film Pressure Plote 28. Red Diomond Mork
19. Film Rewind Releose 29. ASA Film Speed Indico-
Button tor Diol
20. Self-timer Lever 30. Distonce Scole
2l . Focusing Lever 3l . Film Position Mork
22. Film Exposure Counter 32. Film Rewinding Knob
23. Shutter Releose Button w/Folding Cronk
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IOADING FItftT
(l ) To unlock the bock cover, slide the Releose Bullon in lhe
direction of orrow (lo the morking '0') pressing it, ond the
hinged bock cover will swing open.
35mm roll film l2l Pull out the Film Rewinding Knob, ond inserl o new roll of 35mm
film in the film chomber. 20 or 36 exposures per roll
24 :': 36mm size negof ive ( 3 ) Gently drow oul the film leoder f rom the cosselte. Threod the
Block ond White or color film leoder into the sloi of the Toke-up Spool.
( 4l Advonce the film with one slroke of the Advonce Lever, ond
moke sure the perforotions in the film ore threoded to the
sprockets.
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(5 ) Close the bock cover by pressing it with your fingers until it
locks inio position. Press the Shutter Releose Button.
(6 ) Advonce film ond prerr the Shutter Releose Buiton, twice.
( 7 | Advonce the film ogoin ond :et the flgure 'l' on lhe Exporure
Counter Diol opposite the red triongle, turning the diol counier-
clockw ise.
NOW THE CAMERA IS READY FOR THE FIRST PICTURE.
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METER.COUPLED SHUTTER SYSTEM
The Copol SV shutter of the tYtlX-1000 incorporoles 0 syslem of linking the shuiler speed ond oporture
diols, in oddition to crossroupling with the built-in reflected-light-reoding 6xposure m0tor
Similor to the LVS sysiem, it provides
correct exposure over q wide ronge
of shuiter speed-operture combinolions
when sel occording lo the simple
inslruciions. Since the operture, shutter
ond exposure meter ore linked, setting
lhe comerq for correct exposure hos
been simplified to motching o movoble
needle lo o fixed correct exposure
ind icqto r.
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SETTING CA'NER,A FOR EXPOSURE
Move ]he ASA Sering Lever unlil the ASA Index
\
I Number of the film looded in the c('mera aPpegrs
! fvlly in rhe ASA lndicator Window.
ASA DIAL
l0r (Corresponds Asruming the ASA Speed of
AsA 12) the fllm in use is ASA 100, A5A SETTING LEVER l6
o (Corresponds move lhe ASA Setting Lever
ASA 25) until thii ffgure is fully visible 32
50r (ASA 80) in the lndicotor Window.
100
200
400
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Now sef the desited shutter speed opposite the ,red
index mark' by tvrning the Shvner Speed Control
Ring.
As long os lighr condilions remoin fhe some, o
chonge in rhutter speed by turning the Shuitet
Speed Control Ring will outomoticolly keep the
operiure in correcf relotionship to the shutter
speed in use. Since over-riding of the cross-
coupling is possible, core should be token to
recheck either exposure indicotor when o ropid
shifl in shutter speed hos been mode.
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FOR CORRECT EXPOSUR,ES
CAMERA TOP
After poinling the LYNX loword the 5cene to
be photogrophed, furn the Aperiure Control
Ring until the Green Needle in the Exposure !:;:,"."@+ Indicolor on top of the comerq comes into
olingnment with fixed Green Indicqior.
A similor, ond foster system moy be used : by OD
froming the scene in the viewfinder ond
turning the Aperture Conlrol Ring unfil ihe
movoble ooinler is centered in the white circle
on the frome visible in the viewfinder. ODView original page 11Page 12 · Read text
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IMPORTANT : Should you be unoble fo motch the exposure
INSIDE meler pointer ond the fixed indicolor, two
VIEWFINDER
reqsons ore possible,-either the shutter speed
is too high or light conditions ore not suiloble
for lhe sel shutter speed to yield correcl
exposure. Reset shulter fo o slower (or higher)
speed consistenl wilh overoge light condilions.
CONVENTIONAT EXPOSURE SETTINGS
Convenfionol selfing3 of the shutter speed ond operlure
conlrols of the LYNX hove been reioined for photogrophers
fomilior wilh this system. Settings moy be mode by turnin5
the Shutfer Speed Control Ring to the desired speed ond rnen
setting ihe Aperlure Control Ring. Eecouse of the cross-
coupling feoture, settings first mode on the Aperture Control
Ring must be held in ploce while the Shutter Speed Control
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SIGHilNG & FOCUSING
Thc ringle window view/rongcf,nder pcrmitr quick focuring ond froming of thc piciure. The extro.lorgc
viewing window fcqlurcr o bright-linc fromc indicoting cleorly the fleld of vicw covered by the 45mm
Yorhinon lenr. When you compotc your picturc within fhir frome you ore orsured of getting precisely
whot you see. When looking through thc viewfinder, the smoll, bright recfongle in the center is porl of
the super'imposed'imoge'type rongeflnder. To focus, center fhe smqll rectongle over the center of interert
in lhe scene ond rolole fhe focusing lever until the two imoges merge, forming one cleor imoge.
The cqmero is now in focus
for this porliculor picture.
The focuring scole moy olso
be uted to focur fhe LYNX
ond, when used in coniunction
with lhe depth-of-field scole,
is extremely usef ul f or the
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shorp ociion picfures.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
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PAR,AttAX COR,RECTION
Porollox, the discreponcy in oreo covered by ihe
lens ond viewfinder, is outomoticolly corrected by
the bright-line-frome ffnder. The LYNX incorporotes o
tilting prism, fully coupled to the ronge finCer, thot
compensotes for porollox over the entire focusing Subiect in o long dislonce
ronge. The picture recorded on the film will be
ideniicol to thot composed within the bright'line
f rome.
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TAKING FTASH PICTURES Your Yoshico LYNX ofiers M-X synchronizolion Selector M X X, Position Bulb used Medium Peok Short Peok Medium Peok shurrer tl6o, or . Any speed slower ,t;lf"^"tr;l?tt Speed self -timer) Do nol use Short Peok bulb with "M" synchronizolion. Move lhe selector to X position when using Electronic Flosh. Your comero deoler will be glod to supply the proper flosh ottochment for your comero. The Yoshico Quick-Lite electronic flosh is porliculorly suited for use with the LYNX. Synchronizotion for flosh is built'in. A stondord FC connecfor plugs into the flosh terminol. The flosh unit slips into the Accessory Shoe or otloches to the comero with <r brockef lhol screws into lhe fripod sockel.View original page 15
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SELF.TIMER, CABTE REIEASE
The Self-Timer, for toking self'portroi?t or grouP piclrlrer, A rlondqrd cqble releose con
gives you obout 8 secondc to get yourrelf into the pictu re. be ftited lo your Yoshico LYNX.
Screw the Coble Releose inlo(A) Coution ! Be sure to move the synchronizotion selector the socket provided on the
to the X position when using the self'timer. Shutter Releose Button. Your
(B) Then sel speed, ond move the self 'timer in the d irection comero deoler will suPPlY the
Your shown by ihe orrow. proper coble releose for
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IENS OPENING
The lens operture conlrols lhe omount of light thot will poss through lhe lens onlo the light-sensitive
film. The Yoshico LYNX, with its Yoshinon lens, offers openings of f'I.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6,8, ll, 16 & 22.
Notice thot th r lower the number, the lorger lhe lens opening. f :1.8 is fhe lorgest opening ond f 222
the smollest. To set the lens opening rotote the Aperlure Control Ring until the desired lens operture
is in olignmenl wilh the red diomond.
SHUTTER SPEED
The shutier speed controls the durolion of the exposure. Shutter 3peeds on your Yoshico LYNX wi?h its
ffne Copol Shutter ore 1,1f2, 114, 118, 1115, ll3O, 1160, 11125, 11250, l/500 ond l/1000 of o
tB'.second ond
The'B'setting is for toking pictures with on expo3ure longer thon I second. Use o tripod or broce
when using 'B'. When you press the Shutter Releose Button on the 'B' setfing, the shutter stoys open
until you releose pressure on lhe butlon.
It is odvisoble to set the shutter speed before you cock the shulier ot oll times.
Comero moy be hond-held Use o Tripod or Broce
_Averoge Picture_ Action Pictures _Time_ Erporrre Slow Speed - l/30 to l/250 r/500, l/1000 'B' t, tf2, t14, 1lg, tlt5View original page 17Page 19 · Read text
EXPOSURE
Exposure meons finding the right combinotion of lens-opening (operture) ond shufler speed in relotion to ihe
sensitivity (ASA) of your film. (ASA indicofes Americon Stondord Associotion). For exomple if you ore using
o fifm of ASA lO0 sensitivityt yovr correct exposure will be occording to the following toble:
DAYTIGHT EXPOSURE TABLE
Your shulter speed will be l/125 with operture numbers shown below.
Bright Sun Hozy Sun croudy.Brighr 3',;:jt;lJj!"L,
Light Subiecis (l ) t 116 f 111 flg tls.6 -----*l )
Averoge Subiects l2l t /11 t18 t15.6 +11 |
Dork Subiects (3) r/8 f ls.6 fl4 -t- lfl2.8
( I ) Light Subiects : Dislont 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 obiects ore in obout equol proportion.
(3 ) Dork Subiects : People in dork cloihing ; trees, flowers, onimols ond lorge buildings.
(4) Open Shode: Subiects shoded from the sun bul lighted by o wide oreo of open sky. The
less the open sky the lorger the lens opening.
lf you ore using on ASA 50 film, you should use o lorger lens-opening or lower your shutter speed (l/60).
1a When in doubt, follow the film monufoclurer's recommendolions, ond you will be ossured of good pictures.View original page 19Page 20 · Read text
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SETTING CAMERA FOR, AUTOMATIC FILTER
FACTOR, COMPENSATIONI
tightt Whenphoiogrophy,o filter theseis usedfiltersto obtoincut outnormolo poriioncolor ofrendilionthe normolin blockcolor& whitespectrum,or lo correctresultingcolorin qcostsloss ofin color
reoching the film. To compensote for this light loss the filter monufocturers hove colculoted o mothem,rricol
multiplying foctor which is divided inio the shutter speed or operture opening.
Vorying with the sensitiviiy ond color response chorocteristics of the film emulsion, these foc?ors qll6'v tlre
negotives. correctly-exposed exposure ond obtoin the photogropher to recolculote
I on ASA 200 index with o n?rmol yellow filter ond film with o focior of X2 for o filter Exompfe : Assuming
exposure reoding colling for o shutter speed of 1 l2A0 ot f ,l 6, you could divide the f octor into
either, giving l/tOO ot f:16 or l/200 ot f'8. A simplier method is to divide the filter foctor
into the ASA speed ond set the result in the ASA Indicotor Window. This ollows you to use
the meter to obtoin the correct exposure outomoticolly.
NOTE : Reset the ASA speed when filter is noi in use.
Mony photogrophers keep on UV filter on the comero to protect ihe lens f rom dust ond cuts
hoze. lt requires no filter foctor in either block & white or color photogrophy.View original page 20Page 21 · Read text
When you focus lhe comero on o subiect there is o
certoin distonce in front qnd back of the subiect within
which other obiectr will olro qppeqr shorp. Thir is
known or the "Depth-of-Ficld", ond il voriet wilh fhe
lenr operlure, fhe rmoller the operiure the greoter the
Depth-of-Field; it ir much lorger ot f rl6 thon ot f :1.8.
The Depth-of-Field Scqle will be found on top of the
lenr mount directly in front of the focusing scole. You
will nolice thot on either ride of the red diomond is o
similor set of numbers which represent the lens opertures.
When the comero is focused on your subiecf, look for
lhe operture you ore using on either side of the scole
to delermine the Depth-of-Field.
Thus, if the comero is focused ot 7 feel ond the lens
operture is f ,16, the Depth-of-Field (oreo in which oll
obiects ore shorp) is from obout J ft. to 16 ft.
You con employ depth-of-f ield lo use your Yoshico LYNX
os o fixed-focus comero. In this cose se? the distonce
scole tr 20 lt, ond the lens operture lo f : 8. You
will notice on the Depth-of -Field scole thot onything
Dirlonce Depth-of -field f tor obo'n I I feet to inf inity will be in focur.
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R.EVIEW
l. Set rhe ASA film emulsion speed in rhe ASA Indicoior Window.
2. Sei the desired shulter speed by turning fhe Shutter Speed Conirol Ring.
3. Turn the Aperlure Control Ring until Exposure lndicolors coincide.
4. Cock the shutter (Advonce the film).
5. Compose your piclure through the viewfinder os you focus.
6. Toke lhe picture.
7. lf you plon to toke onolher, odvonce the film for the next exposure.
CARE OF YOUR YASHICA IYNX
Be sure to reploce the Lens Cop when your comero is nol in use. Keep your comero
owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the lens surfoce lo remove dust or dirt,
olwoys wipe it very lightly by using cleon gouze or lens cleoning cloth. Do nol wipe
lens with o dirty hondkerchief . When you ore not using your comero for o long period
do not leove the shutter set.View original page 23From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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