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Yashica MAT EM User manual
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YN$HIIN MAT
INSTRUCTION BOOKLNT
Fo//ero o'e inslrucciones
I\tlode d'Emploi
GebrquchsonweisungView original page 1Page 5 · Read text
TOADING FILM
il) To unlock the bcick cover, turn the tripod socket
in the direction morked 'O.' Then open the Bock
Cover by swinging ii out.
lil Remove the Tcrke-up Spool in the Lower Film Chomber
by pulling oui Lower Spool Locking Spring.
Ploce the Toke-up Spool in the Upper Filra Chomber
by pulling out the Upper Spool Locl.ing S':ring.
{3) Place o new roll of size 120 film in the Lower Film
Chomber.View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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(41 Flip ,.r1,' tne Film Tronsport Cronk ond slowly wind it
clockwise so thot the wider slot of the Toke-up Spool
in the upper Film Chomber foces upwrod. Then genily
drow out the film leoder ond threod it firmly ond
evenly inio the slot.
(5) Gently wind the Cronk clockwise.
(6) Advonce the film by slowly winding the Cronk until
lhe orrow on the film points to ihe triongles on either
sile of the comero body.
17l Close the comero bock cover ond lock it by turning
the Tripod-Socket in the direction morked 'C'. The
letter 'S' will oppeor in the Film Counter Window.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
CRANK OPERATION
(l ) Wind the cronk clockwise until it
comes to o stop. The letter 'S' will
hove disoppeored ond No.l will oppeor
in the Film Counter Window.
(2) Then wind the cronk counter-clock-
wise until ii siops. You ore reody to
snop your first picture.
For subsequent exposures o smooih pen-
dulum swing, firsi downword to stop ond
then upword to stop, odvonces the {llm
ond cocks the shutter simultoneously.
(A) The downword wind odvonces the
fllm ond moves up ihe number of the
next fllm in the Film Counter Window.
(B) The upword wind cocks the shutter.
(C) The posiiion of the cronk when
;t is flipped bock into its rest ofter
your piciures hove been token.
The shutter should not be kept cocked
when not in use becouse it weokens ihe
shutter spring ond there is the possi-
bility you moy unknowingly press the
shuiter bution ond woste o film.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
ASA-DIN www.butkus.us LENS OPENING AND
CONVERSION SCALE SHUTTER SPEED
When using film roted in (A) l-he orrow points to ihe Lens Open-
DIN index, move conversion ing ond Shutter Speed Scole Window.
The letter 'f' on the left of the windowscole so thot DIN number of indicotes lens opening ond'sec' in-
the film oppeors in the dicotes shuiier speed.
window. ASA number of (B) The shutter speed is sei by turning
ihe film, ot the some time, the Control Wheel with your right-
hond thumb either up or down os in-oppeors in ihe window ot the
dicoted by ihe orrow. The red shutier
opposite side of the scsle. speed figures should be set so ihoi
Set the ASA number in to the block triongles on the window run
the ASA Indicotor Window. exoctly through the center of the
fig ures.
(C) The lens opening is set by turning
the Control Wheel with your left-hond
thumb either up or down os indicoted
by the orrow. The block lens opening
figures should be set so thot block
triongles on the window run exoctly
through ihe center of the figures.View original page 8Page 10 · Read text
www.butkus.usSIGHTING THE SUBJECT AND FOCUSING TIAGNIFYING GLASS
For crilicol focusing
(11 Open the focusing hood by lifting it oi the (A) Roise the Mognifying Gloss by
bock, ond now point your Yoshico ot the pressing ihe front of the Focusing
subiect. Hood Cover !nword. holding the
t2l Rotote the Focusing Knob until your subiect Focusing Hood so thot it does not
on the ground gloss screen becomes shorp. close.
The bright circle in the center of the ground When using the Mognifying Gloss,
gloss viewing screen enobles you to obtoin ploce your eye os close to the
o shorp focus ond should be ihe center of Mognifying Gloss os possible.
lhe picture you ore composing on the screen. (B) Alwoys moke sure thot you hove
The red lines on the screen help you io first lowered the Mognifying Gloss
ludge proporiion ond compose your piciure. before closing the Focusing Hood.
Compose your subiect on ihe ground gloss
os you would like to see it in ihe finol picture.View original page 10Page 12 · Read text
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TAKING FLASH PICTURES
Your comero cjeoler will be glod to supply the proper flosh FLASH PICTURES
oitochment for your comero.
Correct exposures for flosh pictures As you become more proficient ot toking pictures, you willwill be obtoined eosily ond correctly wont to ocquire occessories thot increose the versotility olby consulting the guide numbers your Yoshico. One of the first occessories you will wont willprinied on the pockoge of the flosh
bulbs. be o flosh unit.
When toking color flosh pictures you Synchronizotion for flosh is built-in. A stondord PC connector
moy need filters or hove to use plugs into the flosh terminol.
proper bulbs occording to ihe type The bottery cose is ottoched to the comero by on orm thot
of films (Doy-light or Tungsten) you screws into the tripod sockei.
ore using.
m x I ls.t..rorPositionl ]
Electronic Flosh I t'o I '*o l rrl'" Ilir'a
Any Speed ] snrt", Speed I tr*o I tl.r; ^"r lWhen using\ \Self-timer I lilsrowerView original page 12Page 13 · Read text
SELF.TIMER UNTOADING FIIM
For toking self-portroiis or group pictures, you hove
obout 8 seconds to get into the picture. Therefore your After oll l2 pictures hove been token, wind
comero must be mounted on o tripod or broce to pre- the Film Tronsport Cronk obout 6 times to
vent o blurred picture. toke up the remoining film ond open theCoulion ! Be sure to move the synchro selector to the comero ond remove lhe film.
CABTE RELEASE
A stondord, overlop-type Coble
Releose con be fitted to your
Yoshico. Simply unscrew the
Shuiter Releose Ring ond Screw
in the Coble Releose. Your
comero deoler will supply the
proper coble releose for your
comero. See left picuire.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
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THE LENS OPENING
Fc
ol The lens opening controls the omouni of liqht thot will poss through the lens onto
c( light-sensitive fllm. Your Yoshico MAT-Elv1 wiih its Yoshinon lens offers openings f i
v( 4,5.6,8, I l, I 6, ond 22.
c
X
rlti 96 96
f 3.5 t4 f 5.6 f 8 tll f 16 122 oc s
Notice thot the lower the number. the lorger the opening. F 3.5 is the lorgest opening'
f 22 the smollest.
I To set the lens opening, move the Aperture Control Wheel to the desired nurnber on the
t&I Aperture Scole. SHUTTER SPEED
The Shuiter Speed confrol3 the durotion of the exporure. Shutter sPeeds onrem
this comero with ifs fine Copol Shufter ore l, 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/15,1/3O, 1/60,
B.ilflw wiihl/125,on1/25O,expo3urel/5OOlongerof o thqnsecondI second.<rnd B. TheUse 'B'o Tripodsettingoris Brqcefor fokingwhen usingpiclures
ffi When you press the Shutter Releose Button on the 'B' setting the shutter stoys
It it odvicqble to 3ei the shutler 3peed before you cock the shutter oll times.Eqsffi!,*.\r{sji{ls open until you reteo3e Pre3sure on the butlon.
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DEPTI{-OF-FIEtD
When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce in froni
of ond bock of the subiect within which other obiects will olso oppeor shorp.
This is known os the " Depth-of-Field," ond it vories wiih the lens operture'
The smoller the operture, the greoter the Depth-of-Field.
lf the comero is focused ot I 0 meters ond
the lens operture is f / 1 5, the Depth-of-
Field (oreo in which oll obiects ore shorp)
is from obout 5 meters to infinity"
Notice!
Be sure to reploce the lens Cop when your comero is nof in use.
Keep your comero owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the
lens surfqce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by
using cleon gouze or lens cleoning cloth. Do not wipe the lens
with o dirty hondkerchief. When you ore not using your comero )
for o long period do not leove lhe shutter set. iView original page 15Page 16 · Read text
dCT MAT-EM DESCR'PC'ON DE I.A DESCRIPTION DU www.butkus.usERKLARUNG YASHICA MAT-EM YASHICA N{AT.EM
Be run gslupe t. lenle de oumenlo 1. Loupe cle grossissement l. Verg rii
2. Morco del visor deporlivo ,. Viseur sportif 2. Sporlsucherro hmen
3. Engonche de lo correo o. Oeillet d'attache de la 3. 6se fijr Trogriemen
4. Venlonillo de/ conlodor de courroie 4. Filmztih lwerkf enster
,orn c 5 Voyant du compteur 5. Sichtfenster fiir Blenden-
5. Ventonillo de oberluro Y d'images und VerschluBeinslellung
velocidod del ob,urodor Voyant indicateur du 6. Einstcllrod fiir Versch-
6. Disco regurodor de lo diaphragrire et du temps luBgeschwin digkeit
velocidod de/ ob,urodor d'obturation. 7, Filmtrons port-Kurbel
7, Monivelo de ovonce Bouton de rdglage de 8. Kurbelbett
8. Soporle de Io monivelo I'obturateur 9. Aus l6ser
9. Disporodor n Manivelle t0. Sucherschocht
Belich-10. Topo del copvch6n de en- 8. Logement de la mani- I l. Anzeigefensler des
foque velle tun gsmessers
I t. V entonillo del exposimelro 9. D6clencheur de I'obtura- 12. Foloze lle des Belichtun gs'
t2. Folocri/ulo del exposimelro teur messers
t3. Conlocto poro sincro de 10. Capuchon de mise-au- 13. BlitzlichtkontoktniPPel
flosh point 14, Sucherobiektiv
14. Objelivo del visor $' 11. Voyant de lecture du 15. Blendeneinstellrod
r5. Disco regurodor de Iq posemctre 16. Aufnohmeobiektiv
oberluro del obielivo 12. Cellule photo-6lectrique 17. Riegel zum Offnen der
,6. Objelivo de lomo du posemdtre. Riickwond
t7. Cierre de Io topo lrosero 13. Prise de flash
L4. Objectif de vis6e
15. Bouton cle r6glage du
cliaphragme
r6. Ol;jectif de prise-de-vue
17. Verrou cle fermeture du
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Seguro del correle 18. Ressort de retenue de 18. Filmspulenorretierung
Escolo de profundidod del la bobine 19. Tiefensch6rfenskolo
compo 19. Ecl-relle de profondeur 20. Anzeigeskolo fijr Belich-
Esco/o indicodoro de ex- de champ lun g sein sle I lun g
posici5n 20. Echelle de lecture du 21. Entfernungseinstellknopf
21. Mondo de enfoque r6glage de I'exposition 22. MX-Synchro-Wiihler
22. Seleclor de sincro MX 21. Bor.rton de r6glage de 23, Filmspulenorretierung
23. Seguro del correle la rnise-au-point 24. Selbstousl6ser
24. Aulo-disporodor 22, Levier cle synchronisa- 25. Stotivsockel
25. Rosco poro el tripode tion MX 26. Filmo n druckp lotte
26. Ploco de presi6n 23. Ressort de retenue de la 27, Rote Dreiecksmorkierung
27. Morcq poro oiuslor lo peli- bobine fijr Filmeinzug
cu/o 24. D6clencheur d retarcle- 28. Umstelldorn fiir Zdhlwerk
Crucelo pora invertir lo meltt 29, Filmsponnfeder
pelicula 25. Ecrou de pied
29. fensor de lo peliculo 26. Voler presselrr du film
27. Point de repdre clu film
28. Bras de retolrr du film
29. Ressort de tension du
film.
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MODO DE EMPLEO DEL MODE D'EMPLOI DU DAS EINSTELLEN
S'SIEMA DE I.ECIURA SYSTEME DE LECTURE DER BELICHTUNG
DF EXPOS/C/ON DU POSEMETRE
D6placer le bouton de O Den Einslellknopf fiir die o Mueva el bol6n de oiusle o de ASA hoslo que el nlmero r6glage ASA jusqu'd ce ASA-Leitzohl so drehen,
correspondienle o lo peliculo que I'indice ASA du film doB die ASA-Leitzohl
corgodo oporezco en lo utilis6 apparaisse grossi des eingelegten Films im
ventonillo pequefio. dans le Voyant Indi. ASA - Leitzohl-Anzeigefen-Forv Gire el mondo de oi uste del cateur ASA. sler erscheini.
indicodor de exposici6n 16\\i/ Tourner le bouton de @ Dos Einstellriidchen der
hoslo que se coincidon /o 169lage de I'indicateur Belichtungsonzeige wird
flecho indicodoro verde y d'exposition pour aligner so gedrehl, doB die griine
lo ogvjo rojo. le point de repdre vert Teilmorkierung und dic
@ leo /o combinoci6n de ex- sur I'aiguille rouge. rote Nodel genou
posici5n exoclo que sefro/o @ Lire sur le voyant i'expo- gege n - ijberslehen.
el indicodor de exposici5n. sition appropri6e rdpr6- @ Die richtige Belichtungs.
@ Gire /os discos de regulaci6n sent6e. kombinolion im Belich-
de /o ve/ocidod de/ obturodor @ Tourner le bouton de tun gs-An zeigef ensle r
y regvlaci6n de /o oberruro commande de I'obtura- o b lesen.
del objelivo hosto que lo teur et celui du dia- @ Dos Einstellrod f iir Versch-
ve/ocidod y lo oberrurq phragme pour aligner le luBgeschwindigkeit und
/eidos oporezconen lo venlo. temps dbbturation etl'ou- dos Blendeneinstellrod
nillo del obielivo de/ visor. verture de diaphragme werden so gedreht, doB
indiqu6s au centre du die richtige VerschluB -
voyant situ6 sur I'objectif geschwindigkeit sowie die
de vis6e. richtige Blende im Sicht.
fenster f iir Blenden- und
VerschluBeinsiellung on-
gezeigt werden.
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AUTO-D'SPARADOR DECLENCHEUR www.butkus.usA DER SELBSTAUSLoSER
RETARDEMENT
Cuondo usq el oufo-disporodor, Lorsqu'on emploie le d6clen- FUr Selbstportriits oder Grup-
pongo siempre el seleclor de cheur d retardement pour des penoufnohmen ltiBt lhnen der
rincro en lo posici6n X. photos de personne ensemble, eingeboute Selbstqusl6ser 8
ou de portrait, vous avez d. Sekunden Zeit, mit ins Bild zu
regler le levier de synchro- kommen. Dozu muB ober die
nisation sur X pour se servir Komero ouf einem Stotiv be-
CAEtE-D'SPARADOR '& du d6clencheur d retardement. festigt werden oder eine feste
Puede usor un cob/e-disporodor Stijtze hoben, domit keine DECLENCHEUR A CABLE verwockelten Bilder entstehen.tipo slondord. Desotorni//e el
onil/o del disporodor y otornille Un d6clencheur d cAble sur Achtung: Bei Verwendung des
el coble-disporodor. boitier standard peut €tre Selbstousl6ser Syn-
mont6 sur le Yashica en chrowdhlerouf "X"
d6vissant la couronne du d6- ste llen.
clencheur de l'obturateur et
DESCARGA DE LA PELICULA en vissant le ddclencheur i DER DRAHTAUSLI'SER
Despu6s de hober tomodo los 12 cAble d sa place. An lhrer YASHICA konn ouch ein Drohtousliiser befestigtfotos, d6 unos vueltos o lo RETRAIT DU FILM werden. Schrouben Sie dozumonivelo de ovqnce y obro lq den Ausl6serring ob und denclmarq poro sqcor Io pelicvlo, Aprds avoir pris les 12 poses,
faire fonctionner environ 6 Drohtousliiser ouf. Verwenden Sie dobei einen Drohtsusliiser fois la manivelle d'avance du
film pour I'embobiner sur mit Leicogewinde.
toute sa longueur et ouvrir
l'appareil pour en retirer le DAS ENTLADEN DER KAMERA
film. Wenn Sie 12 Aufnohmen ge-
mocht hoben, Filmtronsportkurbel
etwq sechsmo I weilerdrehen,
um ouch den Restfilm oufzu.
spulen. Die Komero iiffnen und
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