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on Apr 16, 2021 13:45:33 GMT
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 13:45:33 GMT
It's taken some time to find this unusual TLR - the Yashica E - in near mint and working condition. All too often the meter has failed which negates the whole purpose of the camera. Yashica EDating from about 1965, this camera has a single shutter speed: 1/60s. The selenium-powered light-meter sets the aperture when the camera is set to Automatic and there's a not-so-cleverly located window to check correct exposure, partially obscured as it is by the battery compartment for the bulb-flash. When using flash, the aperture must be selected manually between f3.5 and f22. The camera has a sharp Yashinon 80mm f3.5 taking lens. You don't have to use the bulb flash on the camera as a conventional sync-socket is provided for external bulb or electronic flash. It has the usual magnifier in the WLF and also offers a Sportsfinder for quick shooting of pre-focused subjects. I keep a small stock of 15v batteries for use in many of the old bulb flashes, along with an ever-increasing number of bulbs, so it's ready for testing later. I've already fallen in love with this simple TLR.
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on Apr 17, 2021 1:26:25 GMT
Posted: Apr 17, 2021 1:26:25 GMT
I guess that the flash bulb socket was such a big hit two years earlier with the 35mm Flash-O-Set, that they couldn't resist.
Anyway, the Yashica E is a winner simply because it was the first Japanese TLR with auto-exposure.
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