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on Aug 24, 2021 16:10:58 GMT
Posted: Aug 24, 2021 16:10:58 GMT
This is one of Yashica's early (1964) Standard 8mm cameras - the Yashimat S. The naming is interesting as it seems to hark back to the original Yashima company name.  Yashimat SIt is a very basic model: 10mm f1.8 lens, 16fps shooting speed and a CdS meter. However, through the use of a conventional cable release, it could also shoot in single-frame mode. It uses 4 AA batteries for the motor and a 1.3v cell for the meter. |
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on Aug 24, 2021 18:10:05 GMT
Posted: Aug 24, 2021 18:10:05 GMT
... However, through the use of a conventional cable release, it could also shoot in single-frame mode... I wonder how many kids (or even adults) used this for cell animation 'cartoons' or stop-motion animations? I don't remember this being a regular feature on many movie cameras, so I would think this would have had a special draw for potential users for specialty projects. |
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on Aug 24, 2021 18:41:31 GMT
Posted: Aug 24, 2021 18:41:31 GMT
... However, through the use of a conventional cable release, it could also shoot in single-frame mode... I wonder how many kids (or even adults) used this for cell animation 'cartoons' or stop-motion animations? I don't remember this being a regular feature on many movie cameras, so I would think this would have had a special draw for potential users for specialty projects. It's a very interesting thought. I can certainly recall UK photographic magazines back in the 1960s (many featured movie gear as well as stills equipment) running features on stop-motion film-making. Yashica had a small number of film cameras with the single-shot facility. One of them was the Super-825 which is shown earlier in this thread. |
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