Yashica T2 / T2d User manual

Thank you for choosingthe YashicaT2 (or Yashica      Wir dankenlhnen, daB Sie sich fur die YashicaT2
T2D). This 35 mm lens-shuttercamerais compact,       (bzw.YashicaT2D) entschiedenhaben.Diese35-mm-
fully automated,and usesa high-resolutionCarl Zeiss     Kamera mit ObjektiwerschluBist kompakt,
T* lens.                                            vollautomatischund mit einem hochauflosendenCarl
Since it comes with a high-performancelithium battery,    Zeiss T* -Objektivausgestaitet.
the flash rec.pletime has been greatlyreducedso that    Da die Kameramit einer Hochleistungs-Lithiumbatterie
you can take flash picturesin rapid successionwith        ausgestattetist, ist die Blitzladezeitsehr kurz, so daB
practicallyno waiting time.                           Blitzaufnahmenin rascherFolge praktischohne
Pleaseread this manual carefullythrough and follow       Wartezeitgemachtwerden konnen.
the instruclionsto use the camera correctlv.                Bitte lesenSie dieseBedienungsanleitungaufmerksam
                                                 durch und folgen Sie den Anweisungen,damit Sie
                                                          lhre Kamerarichtiqbedienenkonnen.




  This manual contains the instructionsfor both the          Diese Anlejtung enthalt Bedienungshinweisetur die
  Yashica T2 and Yashica TZD. The instructionsfor         zwei Modelle Yashica T2 und Yashica TZD. Die
  using the camera are the same for both models,         Cebrauchsanweisungensind fur beide Modelle
  excepl that the Yashica T2 has no dating unil.              gleich, mil der einzigenAusnahme,daB die
                                                      Yashica T2 keine Datenautomatikb€sitzt.


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@ Back CoverReleaseKnob
@ Film Transpor.tSignal
@ ViewfinderEyepiece
@ Film CheckWindow
@ Strap
@ BatteryCompartmentCover
@ BatteryCompartmentCover
   Screw
@ Tripod Socket
@ Back Cover
@ Fllm RewindButton
    (for rewindingthe film in
    mid-roll)

The camera operates on a long-life, high-performance
            lithium  baltery. lt permits a short flash recycle time
         and provides the power for exposing about 1000
          frames (50% with flash) under normal conditions.

         g   Open  the Battery Compartment  Cover.
         Loosen the BatteryCompafiment Cover Screw with a
          coin and slide open the BatteryCompartmentCover.

         k    Insert the Batfery.
           Insertthe batteryas il
          compartment and

                              battery(2CR5). Ordinary
                                                     , manganese,and nickel-
                          cannot be used in this




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The Power Switch lurns on and ot'f the power for the
         camera. With the switch on, the camera will become
         ready for shooting in about 2.5 seconds.

         Turn on the Power Switch In about 2.5 seconds,you
          are readgto take pictures lf you reset the switch to
        OFF. the camerawill turn off its power

                      lf you are not taking pictures,be sure to turn off
            the power switch to save battery.





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lf you use DX-coded film, the camera will
           automatically set its film speed. lt will also advance
           the film in position for the first shot when you press
           the Shulter ReleaseButton. Alwavs load and unload
            film in subdued light.

         < Use DX-Coded Film >
        The camerawill accept DX-codedfilms with speeds
         rangingfrom ISO 50 to ISO 1600 and automatically
           set itselffor the sneed of the film loaded in it.
        The film speedis printedon the film box.
         o  lf the camerais loadedwith non-DX film, it will set
             itselfautomaticallvfor ISO 100.





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T"  Open  the Back Cover.
       Open the Back Cover by pushingdown the Back
         Cover ReleaseKnob toward the arrow.

           DX Contacts





            First,flt the film cassetteonto the spindle in the
         bottom of the film chamber as shown. then oush in its
           top.

        Make sure the film lies flal on the film channel as
             illustrated in the film chamber.
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q#fr   Place the Film Tip within the  "-       Mark.
   Pull out film slightlyand placethe film tip on the
   spool within the range indicatedby the "r"    mark.
   o   lf the film leaderis too long, push it back slightly                           o o D E o ! [ t r
    into the cassetteso that it has an appropriatelength.

   S   Close the Back Cover and Turn on the   &*
       Power  Switch.
   Make sure the Back Cover is locked with a click.





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K   Press the Shutter Release Button to
         s'P Advance the Film to the First Frame.
        The film will automaticallyadvancein positionfor the
              first shot, then siop, and the ExposureCounter will
        show "1".   lf the film is advancingproperly,the Film
          TransporlSignal will spin. You are now ready to take
           oictures.
                r As soon as the film startsadvancingto the first
          frame, releaseyour finger from the Shutter Release
          Button.
         o The Film Check Window will show you if there is
           film in the cameraor not.

         When the Shutter ReleaseButton is pressedafter
            the Back Cover is closed (with the Exposure
           Counter at "S"), the film alwaysadvancesin blank
            shots to the first frame.




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All you have to do is aim the focusing spol at your       advanceand rewinding are all automatic. ln low-light situ.
    subject and press the Shuller ReleaseButton. The cam-    ations such as indoor and night scenes, the flash will
    era will take care of the resl -  exDosure. t'ocusinq. film    automatically fire lo give you perfectly exposed pictures.

   g   Look through the Viewfinder and Frame Your Picure.
  @ Picture Area Frame:   lf your subjectis about 1 5   @ Parallax Correction Marks:  lf your subjectis
  m or more away from the camera,compose Vour        betweenI and 1.5 m away from the camera,com-
    Dicturewithin this frame.                            pose your picture within the parallaxcorrectionmarks.





    o Standardsize printswill not show as much as that actuallycoveredin the film area.Thus, when framingan
    impodant subjectoff to one side of picture,be sure to allow ample room for margin of safety.
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#   Aim  the Focusing Spot       ) at the   &s        Subject You Want  to F    s on.

    *    Press the Shutter Release Button  to
   {$       Take Your  Picrure.
   The Auto Lens Barrierwill automaticallyopen and the
   lens will focus itselfon the subjeclwhen the Shutter
   ReleaseButton is pressedall the way to take the
    picture.As soon as you take your finger off the
    button,the film will automaticallyadvanceto the next
   frame and the Auto Lens Barrierwill close.

  When the ShutterReleaseButton is pressedonly
   halfwayor all the way down, a FocusingSymbol will
    turn on in the vieu,.finderto indicatethe approximate
   shootingdistance
                             a-         Approx. 1-2 m
       m        Approx 2-4 m
         A         Approx. 4m-infinity
    o  lf the subjectis closerthan 1 m, the g  symbol
     will blink. In this case,move back slightlyand shoot.
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'"*trffi   The  Flash Fires Automatically   in Low-
         Light  Situations.
   Even when you think the light is not enough to take
    pictures,point the.cameraat the subjectand shoot.
   The flash will automaticallyfire to give you perfectly
   exposedpictures.
       . When taking pictureswiih the camera in vertical
    position,alwayshold il with fhe flashside up.
   o Take care not to cover the flash reflectorwith vour
    fingers.

   < Flash Range )



    tso 1600...                        . Approx.1.5 -  9 m




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<Charging lndicator in the Viewfinder>            < Ladeanzeige im Sucher >
   After the film has advanced,the flash will compleie its    Nachdem der Film weitertransportiertworden ist, ladt
   chargingin about 19 seconds.While the flashis          sich das Blitzgeriitin ca. 1,9 Sekundenwiederauf.
   charging,the FlashChargingIndicator"   t   "  will turn    Wahrend der Ladezeitleuchtetdas Ladeanzeigesymbol
   on in the viewfinderand the shutter releasewill be             " +   " im Sucherauf, und der VerschluBist gesperrt
   locked. Do not pressthe Shutter ReleaseButton         Drucken Sie nicht auf den Ausloser,wiihrend dieses
   halfwaywhen this signalis on, becausethe flashwill      Symbol leuchtet,weil dadurchder Ladevorgangdes
   stop its chargingoperation.                                Blitzger2itesabgebrochenwird.
   o   lf you do not shoot within two minutes after the        o FallsSie nicht innerhalbvon zwei Minuten nach
   flashhas been fully charged,the camerawill               vollstilndigemLaden des Blitzgeriiteseine Autnahme
   automaticallycut its flash charge to save battery.To       machen,wird die Blitzladungautomatischreduzierl,
   take your flash picture again, press the Shutter Release   um eine ubermiiBigeSpannungsabnahmeder Batterie
   Button halfwayto restartthe charging operation.         zu verhindern.Wenn Sie danachBlitzaufnahmen
                                            machenwollen.druckenSle den Ausloserhalb durch.
                                        um den Ladevorgangerneut zu starten





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Use the Focus Lock  if your subject is not in the
    center of the viewfinder, or in the case of subjects
    described below, on which the lens does not focus
    iEelf properly.

     "l   Focus on the Subject and Lock the
   a   Focused Point.
   Aim the focusingspot at your subject
   and keep the focusedpoint in memory
   by pressingthe Shutter ReleaseButton
     halfr,r,,ay.
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  GdI    With the Focused Point  in Memory,      Recompose the Picture and Shoot.
   While pressingthe Shutter ReleaseButton hal{way,
   recomposeyour picturewith the subjectin the desired
    positionand pressthe button all the way down to take
   your picture.As long as you keep your finger on the
    button, the focusedpoint will not vary even if you
   move the camera becauseit is locked. The lock is
   releasedif you remove your finger

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< Subjects Difficuh to Focus with the Auto-          < Grenzenbereiche des Autofokus-Systems)
Focusing System>                                       In den folgendenFallenkann es sein, daB sich das
In the following cases,the lens may not focus itself       Objektivnicht richtigauf das Moliv scharfeinstellt.
properlyon the subject.Therefore,it is recommended    Daher wird die Verwendungdes
to use the Focus Lock.                             EntfernungsmeBwertspeichersempfohlen.
@ Wnen there is a strong light source such as     @ Wenn sich eine starkeLichtquelle,beispielsweise
sunlighton or aroundthe FocusingSpot. (Fig. A)         Sonnenlichf,auf oder in der Niihe des Fokussierfelds
@ When the subjectis fireworks,smoke or a similar      befindet(Abb. A)
object which has no concreteform.           @  Feuerwerk,Rauch oder iihnliche Motive ohne
@  Shining or glossy surfacessuch as a car body and     konkreteForm.
water surface.                    @ Clanzende oder stark reflektierendeOberfldchen,
@  Black objectswith small reflectionssuch as human     beispielsweisedie lGrosserieeines Autos oder
hair.(Fis. B)                                        Wasserflachen.
@ When the subjectis behinda glasswindow.     @ Schwarze,schlechtreflektierendeOblekte wie z. B.
@ When the subjectis extremelysmall.              Haar (Abb. B)
                           @ Wenn sich das Motiv hintereiner Classcheibe
                                                         be{indet.
                           @  ael sehr kleinenMotiven.

To take lwilight scenes or indoor mood pictures
    without flash, use the NoJlash Bulton.  lt will allow
   you to shoot long-exposurepictures (l/8  sec.) with
   ease.
       lf the background is too bright in daylight, use the
    Daylight Flash Bulton. Your subject will be beautifully
   exposed.

   <Taking Twilight Pictures)
   Hold the camera steadyand depressthe Shutter
   ReleaseButton while pressingon the No-flashButton.
   The shutterwill trip at a long exposuretime ol 1/8
   sec. to let you shoot in relativelydlm light without
    flash.This method is also suitedfor takinq mooo
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< Daylight Flash>
      lf the subjectis standingin front of a window or
   againsta bright background,use the flashas fill-in
    light. Both the subjectand backgroundwill iurn out
    perfectlyexposed.

       t    Aim  the Focusing  Spot  at the subject
   &   vou want  to focus on.

    ry   While pressing the Daylight Flash    tu        Buffon.  press the Shutter Release
    Button.
   The flashwill fire in daylight.

   The daylightflash is also effectivein the following
    CASCS:
  Q When the subject'sface is fully or partiallyshaded
   by treesor lightedby sunshinefilteringthroughfoliage.
  @ When the subjectis dimly lightedat dawn or dusk,
    or under an overcastsky such as on a rainy day.
                                                          Taken without flash
                                                   Ohne Blitz aufgenommen
                                                             Photo prise sans flash
                                                    Tomada sin flash
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When the specified number of exposures is
   completed, the camera will automatically wind the film
   back into  its casselte and come to a slop when
   rewinding is ended. All you have to do is take out the
    film.

   <Take out the Film>
   After making sure the ExposureCountershows "1"
  when rewindingis ended,open the Back Cover and
   take out the film. Send the exposedfllm for processing
   as soon as oossible.
     r The ExposureCounterreturnsto "S" when the
   Back Cover is opened.

   < Rewindingthe Film in Mid-Roll>
   To rewind the film before it is entirelyexposed,push
   the Film RewindButton with a coin.
   o Do not turn the Power Switch off while rewinding
    film. In case the Power Switch has been turned off by
   mistake,turn the switchon and completerewindingby
   depressingthe Film RewindButton again.


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lf you want to include yourself in a souvenir picture,
   use the self-timer.

       Aim  the Focusing Spot at the Subject.  R
   Mount the cameraon a tripod or place it on a solid
   base

       Startthe Self-timer.    ffi
   Push the Self-timerSwitchin the directionof the
   arrow.The lens will automaticallyfocus on the subject
    in the FocusingSpot and the Self-timerLamp will light
    to tell you that lhe self-timerhas starled.then the
   shutterwill trip in about 10 seconds
   o To stop the self-timerafter you have
   once starledit. ooeratethe Sel{-timer
   Switchonce again.
   o  lf you are taking self-timerpicturesin
   dim light, make sure the FlashCharging
   lndicator"   t    "  in the viewfinderhas
   disappearedbeforeyou operatethe Self-
   timer Switch.                                                                                                        ;'/f
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                                                          :r1i::     retardateur )   self-timer>
  Aim the cameraat some object locatedalmost at the       Dirigez I'appareilen directiond'un objet situ6 b une
  same disianceas the spot where you are to place         distance6quivalentede I'emplacementoir vous ddsirez
   yourself,and push the Self'timerSwitch. Then,          vous placervous-mdmeet actionnezI'interrupteurdu
  recomposeyour picture as you originallyintendedand     retardateur.Recadrezensuitela photo en fonction du
   place yourselfon that sPot.                                 clich6 que vous drisirez r1,aliseret allez vous placer )
                                                  I'emplacementprdvu.
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   iSelbstaufnahmen  mit Hilfe des'
   Selbsiauslosers>                           <C6mo  hacerse un autoretrafo conLv'r ele'
   RichtenSie dle Kameraauf einen Cegenstand,der        disparador uuto-al.ll"'s.q'v
   ungefahrdie gleiche Entfernunghat wie lhr                .;   Apunte la cdmaraa algdn objeto siiuado a la misma
   gewrinschterAufstellungsort,und betiitigenSie den    ".    distanciaque el punto en el que se quiere poner, y
   Selbstausloserschalter.StellenSie nun die Kameraauf     oprima el interruptordel disparadorautomiitico.Luego
   den ursprunglichgeplantenBildausschnittein und        'l    recompongala toma y col6queseen dicho punto.       i
  begebenSie sich an lhren'Platz. r::rr:,:::::::                 l





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Attaching the Strap
Anbringen der Handschlaufe
Fixation de la courroie
C6mo unir la correa


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                                 Pass the strap through the strap lug     Passerla courroie d travers la patte de
                                 on the caseas shown. lt will allow     courroiesur l'6tui comme indiou6.ll
                                   you to take pictureswith the strap      est possiblede prendre des photos
                                      attachedeven if the camera is taken    avec la courroie en Dlacem€me si
                                        out of it.                                 I'appareilest sorti de I'ritu,.
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                      P:LyLly.Lg..9.-":..Fly':....      11.:s..9.:..le.Ly.Tge..ge..lTe
                                        Ftihren Sie die Schlaufe wie gezeigt   Pase la correa por el ojete de la
                                   durch die Ose am Etui. So konnen    funda, como se indica.Asi le
                                      Sie die Kamera zum Fotografierenaus  permitird tomar fotografiascon la w           deni Etui herausnehmen,ohne die      correa puesfa incluso cuando se haya
                                   Schlaufeabnehmenzu mussen.       sacado la cilmara de Ia funoa.  ,/ffiW

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