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u l F l i p u p t h e F i l m T r o n s p o r t C r o n k q n d s l o w l y w i n d i t
c l o k w c i s e s o t h o t 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 mC h o m b e r f o c e s u p w o r d . T h e n g e n t l y
d r o w o u t t h e f i l m l e o d e r o n d t h r e o d i t f i r m l y o n d
e v e n l y i n t o t h e s l o t .
(5) G e n t l y w i n d t h e C r o n k c l o c k w i s e .
( 6 ) A d v o n c e t h e f l l m b y s l o w l y w i n d i n g t h e C r o n k u n t i t
t h e o r r o w o n t h e f i l m p o i n t s t o t h e t r i o n g l e s o n e i t h e r
s i d e o f t h e c o m e r o b o d y .
( 7 1 C l o s e t h e c o m e r o b o c k c o v e r o n d l o c k i t b y t u r n i n g UNLOADING FILM
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 ' . T h e
l e t t e r ' S ' 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 . S e e 9 t h p o g e
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HOW TO USE T}IE EXPOSUREREADING
SYSTENAOF YASHICA I'IAT.LM
First, you set t he ASA speed of your fl lm by turning
t h e A S A S p e e d S e t t i n g R i n g ( B i o c k R i n g ) -
D i r e c t t h e c o m e r o ( P h o t o C e l l ) o t t h e s u b i e c t . T h e
n e e d l e o f t h e L i g h t R e o d i n g W i n d o w s w i n g s r o i n d i c o t e
t h e r e q u i r e d k e y n u m b e r . R e o d t h e k e y n u m b e r .
T u r n r h e E ^p o s u r e N u m b e r R r n g o n d s e t t h e k e y
n u m b e r c t t h e b l o c k d o t o p p e o r i n g o n t h e o u t e r
r i m o f I h e f o c u s i ng k no b .
N o w l o o k o t c o m b i n o t i o n o f l e n s o p e r t u r e o n d
s h u t t e r s p e e d y o u h o v e o n t h e o p p o s i t e s i d e o f t h e
A S A R e o d i n g W i n d o w . T h e s e o r e t h u p r o p e r e x p o s u r e
c o m b i n o t i o n o f l e n s o p e r t u r e o n d s h u t t e r s p e e d t o
b e s e t o n y o u r c o m e r o .View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
SIGHTING THE SUBJECTAND FOCUSING MAGNIFYING GLASS
Your Yoshico MAT-LM is o twin-lens reflex comero. T he lower For criticql focusing
l e n s t o k e s t h e p i c t u r e . T h e u p p e r l e n s i s f o r f o c u s i n g o n d c o m - (A) Roise the MognifYing Gloss bY
p o s i n g o n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s v i e w t n g s c r e e n . p r e s s i n g t h e f r o n t o f t h e F o c u s i n g
( 1 ) O p e n t h e f o c u s i n g h o o d b y l i ft i n g i t o t t h e H o o d C o v e r i n w o r d , h o l d i n g t h e
b o c k , o n d n o w p o i n t y o u r Y o s h i c o o t t h e F o c u s i n g H o o d s o t h o t i t d o e s n o t
subiects. c I ose.
l 2 l R o t o t e t h e F o c u s i n g K n o b u n t i l y o u r s u b i e c t When using the lvtognifYing Gloss
o n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s s c r e e n i s s h or p . T h e p l o c e y o u r e y e o s c l o s e t o t h e
b r i g h t c i r c l e i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e g r o u n d M o g n i f y i n g G l o s s o s p o s s i b l e .
gloss viewing screen eno bles you to obto in ( B ) A l w o y s m o k e s u r e t h o t Y o u h o v e
o s h o r p f o c u s o n d s h o u l d b e t h e c e n t e r o f first lowered the MognifYing Gloss
t h e p i c t u r e y o u o r e c o m p o s i n g o n t h e s c r e e n . b e f o r e c l o s i n g t h e F o c u s i n g H o o d ,
T h e r e d l i n e s o n t h e s c r e e n h e l p y o u t o
i u d g e p r o p o r t i o n o n d p r o p e r c o m p o s i t i o n .
C o m p o s e y o u r s u b l e c t o n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s
o s y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s e e i t i n t h e f i n o l p i c t u r e .
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TAKING FLASH PICTURES
Y o u r c o m e r o d e o l e r w i l l b e g l o d t o s u p p l y t h e p r o p e r f l o s h
Your Yqshico MAT-LM offers M-X o t t o c h m e n t f o r y o u r c o m e r o -
synchronizqt ion. As you become more proficient ot toking pictures, you will
FLASH PICTURES w o n t t o o c q u i r e o c c e s s o r i e s t h o t i n c r e o s e t h e v e r s o t i l i t y o f y o u r
Y o s h i c o . O n e o f t h e f l r s t o c c e s s o r i e s y o u w i l l w o n t w i l l b e oCorrect exposures for flosh pictures
w i l l b e o b t o i n e d e o s i l y o n d c o r r e c t l y f l o s h u n i t .
b y c o n s u l t i n g t h e g u i d e n u m b e r s Your Yoshico is reody ond woiting. Synchronizotion for flosh is
p r i n t e d o n t h e p o c k o g e o f t h e f l o s h b u i l t - i n . A s t o n d or d P C c o n n c e t o r p l u g i n t o t h e f l o s h t e r m i n ol .
bu lbs. T h e b o t t e r y c o s e i s o t t o c h e d t o t h e c o m e r o v i o o n o r m t h o t
When toking color flosh pictures you s c r e w s i n t o t h e t r i p o d s o c k e t .
moy need fi lters of hove to use
p r o p e r b u l b s o c c o r d i n g t o t h e t y p e Selector Position M X x
o f f i l m s ( D o y - l i g h t o r T u n g s t e n ) y o u
o re using. Bulb used Medium Peok Short Peok Medium Peok
Shutter Speed Any Speed 1/60 or | /30 or slower
slower (When using
self-timer)
' M ' Do not use Short peok Bulb wit h S y n c h r o n i z o t i o n .
Move the selector to X position w h e n u s i n g E l e c t r o n i c F l o s h .
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SEIF.TII[ER UNLOADING FILftT
For toking self-portroitsor group pictures,you hove A f t e r o l l 1 2 p i c t u r e s h o v e b e e n t o k e n , w i n d obout 8 secondsto get into the picture. Thereforeyour
comeromust be mounted on o tripod or broce to pre- t h e F i l m T r o n s p o r t C r o n k o b o u t 6 t i m e s t o
v e n t o b l u r r e d p i c t u r e . t o k e u p t h e r e m o i n i n g f i l m o n d o p e n t h e
, Cqulion ! Be sure to move the synchro setector to the c o m e r o o n d r e m o v e t h e f i l m .
X posilon when using Self-timer.
CABTE RETEASE
A s t o n d o r d , o v e r l o p - f y p e C o b l e
R e l e o s e c o n b e f i t t e d t o y o u r
Y o s h i c o . S i m p l y u n s c . r e w t h e
S h u t t e r R e l e o s eR i n g o n d S c r e w
i n t h e C o b l e R e l e o s e . 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 e f o r y o u r
c o m e r o . S e e l e f t P i c t u r e .View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
In odditiorr'io focusing,there ore two oiher bosicodiustmenlson ony fine comeroi thg L.ENS
APERTUREor OPENINGond the SHUTTERSPEED.
THE' IENS OPENING
T h e le n s o p e n i n g c o n t r o l s fh e o mo u n t o f lig h t th o t will p o ss thr ough the lens onto the light-
sensitive film. Your Yoshico MAT-LM with it Yoshinon lensi offer openings ot f :3.5 4 5.6 8
l l 1 6 2 2
gsgF.c)CIt 3 . 5 ' 4 Ir 5.6 r 8 t t t f t 6 r 2 2 ss
N o t ic e t h o t t h e l o w e r t h e n u mb e r, th e lo rg e r th e o p e n in g . F 3.5 is ihe lorgest opening.
f : 2 2 t h e s m o l l e s t .
To s et t h e l e n s o p e n i n g , mo ve th e Ap e rtu re Co n tro l Wh e e l to the desir ed num ber on the
Aperture Scole. SHUTTERSPEED
The Shutter Speed control3 fhe durcrtion of ihe expo!rure. Shutter speeds on
t h i s c o m e r o w i t h i t r fin e Co p o l Sh u tte r o re l, l/2 ,1 /1 ,l/8 ,1/15,lf 30, l/60,.
l/125, 1/25O, l/5OO of o second <rnd B. The 'B' sefiing is for toking pictures
with on expo3ure longer thon I second. Use o Tripod or Brqce when using B.
When you press the Shut?er Releose Button on the 'B' sefling the shutter stoys
open until you releqse pressure on the button.
It is odvisqble fo se? fhe shutter speed before you cock the shutter oll times.
Comero moy'be Hond Held Use q Tripod or Broce
Action Time
Avcroge Picturer Picfures Exposure Slow speeds
1/30 t/68 1/t2s 1/2so r/s@ I sec I /2 1/1 t/8
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EXPOSURE
E x pos ure m e o n s f i n d i n g t h e rig h t co mb in o tio n o f le n s-o p e n in g (o per tur el ond shutler speed
in re lot io n t o t h e s e n s i t i v i ty(AS A ) o f yo u r film. (A S A in d ico te sAm er icon Stondor d Associo-
t ic n ). F o r e x o m p l e , i f y o u ore u sin g o film o f AS A 2 0 0 0 (TRl-Xtype) sensitivityyour cor r ect
ex pos ure w i l l b e o c c o r d i n g to th e fo llo win g to b le :
DAYLIGHTEXPOSURETABLE
You shutterspeedwill be l/100 with the operture numbershown below,
I .r ^,,Cy- Dull or B r i g h t ' S u n Clo u d T- Pr 'sht
__---_l- | 6; Shode( 4)
L i g h t S u b i e c t s ( l ) tl32 f l 1 5 I f / l I
A v ero g e 5 ' b i e c t s ( 2 ) r 1 1 6 { l t l fl8
D o rk S u b i e c t s ( 3 ) f l 1 1 fls i f 15.6 br,,
p e o p le wit h seo, beoch ond snowt (l ) L : g h t S u b j e c t s: D i s to n t lo n d sco p e s,n e o r-b y
s c e n e s i n t h e b o c k g ro u n d .
l2l Averoge Subiects , Neor-by people, houses, gordens, buildings ond ploces
n o i i n t h e s h o d e . Ad viso b le to u se th is clo ss wh e n lig h t ond dor k obiects or e
in o b o u t e q u o l p r o p o riio n s.
(3 ) [ - o r L S u b i e c i s : P e op le in d o rk clo th in g ; tr""s, flo wer s, onim ols ond lor ge
b u i l d n g s .
(4 ) C r e n S h o d e : S u b i e cts sh o d e d fro m th e su n b u t lig h te d by o wide or eo of
o p e n s k y . T h e l e s s th e o p e n sky th e lo rg e r th e le n s o p ening.
if you ore using on ASA 100 film, you will moke o lorger lens-opening or lower your
shulier speed to I /60.
But if you never wont to moke o mistoke, us.e on exposure meter.. Be sure to consult your
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DEPTH.OF.FIELD
When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce rn fronl
ond bock of the subiect within which other obiect will olso oppeor shorp. This
is know os the "Depth-of-Field",ond it vories with the lens operture. The
smolferthe operture the greoter the Depth-of Field; it is much lorger ol f 222
th o n ot f r3 . 5.
At the focusingknob is o scole which will indicote the Depth-of Fieldwhen the
comero is focused ot vorious distonces. You will notice thot on either side of
the f : 3.5 figure is o similorset of numberswhich representlens opertures.
When the comero is focused on your subiect look for the operture you ore
usingon either side of the scole to determinethe Depth-of-Field. Thus, if the
comero is focused ot l0 feet ond the lens operture is f , 8 the Depth-of-Fielcf
( o r e o i n w h i c h o l l o b i e c t o r e s h o r p ) i s f r o m
o b o u t 8 f t . t o l 3 f t .
You con o lso use t he'dept h-of -field sco le to
use your Yoshico os o fixed-focus comero.
I n t h i s c o s e s e t t h e i n f i n i t y m o r k g n t h e
d i s t o n c es c o l e o p p o s i t e t h e l e n s o p e r t u r e b e i n g
u s e d . l f t h e o p e r t u r e i s f r 8 y o u w i l l n o t i c e
t h o t o l l o b i e c t s f r o m o b o v t 2 5 f e e t t o i n f i n i t y
will be s ho rp.
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REVIEW FILTERS
o. Reod your ex posure combinotion Your Yoshico MAT-LM occepts sunshodes
on ExposLlre Meter. ond filter's qdopter rings in convenient
b . 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 ) Boyonet mounts thot reodily fosten to
c . S e t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d t h e ' t o k i n g ' l e n s . A c o m p l e t e r o n g e o f
d . W i n d t h e c r o n k d o w n w o r d t o
filters ond supplementory lenses ore
o d v o n c e t h e f i l m .
o v o i l o b l e i n t h e p o p u l o r S e r i e s V s i z e
e . W i n d t h e c r o n k u p w o r d t o c o c k
Boyonet 030. t h e s h u t t e r
f . Compose (on t he ground gloss Initiolty, you will find o yellow filter ideol
o r t h r o u g h t h e s p o r t s f i n d e r ) for bringing out clouds in londscope
g . T o k e t h e p i c t u r e p i c t u r e s o n d f o r g e n e r o l u s e s . A s y o u
h . R e p l o c e t h e c r o n k i n i t s r e s t b e c o m e m o r e o d v o n c e d , y o u m o y w o n t
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 ,
green, etc. for different effects. Your
comero deoler will give you complete
i n fo r m o t i o n .
B e s ; r e t o r e l o c e t h e l e n s C o p w h e n y o u r c o m e r o i s n o t i n u s e .
K e e r y o r r c o m e r o o ' , o y f r o m d u s t o n d m o i s t u r e . F o r c l e o n i n g t h e
t e n s s . l r f o c e t o r e m o v e d u s t o r d i r t , o l w o y s w i p e v e r y l i g h t l y b y
u s - g c c o n g o z e o r ' e ' , s c l e o n i n g c l o t h . D o n o t w i p e t h e l e n s
w i l h o . J r t t h o d e ' c h e f . W h e n y o u o r e n o t u s i n g y o u r c o m e r o
f o r o ! o : r g . e r i c l d d o n o t l e q v e t h e s h u t t e r s e t .View original page 18From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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