Kyocera's digital version of a Yashica Samurai.

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Kyocera's digital version of a Yashica Samurai. Nov 27, 2019 10:07:04 GMT

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Posted: Nov 27, 2019 10:07:04 GMT

I just spotted this rare camera on Ebay being sold by the son of an importer of Yashica cameras to Spain in the 1990s.

He has kindly given permission for us to use his pictures (Thank you JJ) so I have uploaded the main one as I know we have quite a few fans of Yashica's Samurai range of cameras. It's quite a handsome version and I've never seen one or its 1300DC predecessor before.

[/url]Samurai 2100DG[/p]

For anyone interested, it is Item: 264325252547 The fact that it's still working makes it rather tempting, especially as a 1632 x 1232 resolution is more than adequate for web use...and you can still get batteries for it...

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Kyocera's digital version of a Yashica Samurai. Nov 27, 2019 20:10:27 GMT

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Last Edit: Nov 28, 2019 21:47:43 GMT by xkaes

Definitely a step up from the 1990 Samurai V-70 which only had a 3X f1.4 zoom and had an accessory cradle to attach the camera to a TV, etc. It was only sold in Japan, but popular at the time. Resolution was 0.3MP. Not as good as the Minolta behemoth of the time, the RD-175 (1.75MP), but at least the Minolta -- despite it's size, weight, and cost -- had interchangeable lenses.

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Kyocera's digital version of a Yashica Samurai. Nov 28, 2019 16:19:08 GMT

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Last Edit: Nov 28, 2019 19:03:18 GMT by matthiasausk

The face of the camera reminds me of an italian camera called Durst Duca.
www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/durst/duca.html
(and they were produced in strange colors, like some Yashicas: www.ebay.de/itm/RARE-1946-Durst-Duca-Rossa-e-Blue-24x36-sub-mini-micro-miniatur-Made-in-Italy/264535050981?hash=item3d97848ae5:g:b1MAAOSwTphdtul0 )
(I own a black one, never tried ist, because the camera uses RAPID film.)

... BTW: Theres another 2100 offered on ebay Germany.

Some CONTAXes, FX2, FX-3 Super2000, FX-103, DentalEye III, D (6x6), ATORON, SAMURAI, some Half-frames, "more gear than neccessary" (just my wife's 2cents)

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Kyocera's digital version of a Yashica Samurai.

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