Yashica 230-AF Golf Kit
Apr 23, 2022 22:50:19 GMT
on Apr 23, 2022 22:50:19 GMT
Posted: Apr 23, 2022 22:50:19 GMT
Unfortunately none of my notes on any retail kits are from the AF era, so all I know for certain is what's evident from the kit itself. The box has a large printed label that's seems commercially printed and not typed out by a user/collector, and certainly isn't like the earlier purpose-designed and pre-printed kits like the Christmas or Travel kits, where everything gets screen printed right on the outer box itself.
It's unknown if these were factory kits, or were something assembled by distributors or the retailers themselves, but I can say for sure that the interior compartment of the box has extra and ample space for inserting promotional goodies similar to the hat meant to be included with this particular kit. I did receive the beige and black "Yashica for Yashica" strap as part of the listing, so I suppose it's possible that it may have been a kit item from some other bundle, as I've never seen another one like it before now.
If you might have another one of these kits tucked away, I'd be interested in knowing any further details that surrounds these mystery kits...
The cap is a pretty standard adjustable golf cap, and uses the cheaper plastic post-n-hole resizing band, so it's not anything terribly special aside from the embroidered branding. The strap on the other hand, is pretty unique in a few ways. The strap lugs are the J-hook type, and not just the standard method of slipping the small strap ends of the nylon ribbons through the strap slots on the camera - and the riveted black joining piece between the two sizes of strapping are rigid plastic, and not the usual leather/pleather/vinyl transition piece you'd normally expect to see.
It's unknown if these were factory kits, or were something assembled by distributors or the retailers themselves, but I can say for sure that the interior compartment of the box has extra and ample space for inserting promotional goodies similar to the hat meant to be included with this particular kit. I did receive the beige and black "Yashica for Yashica" strap as part of the listing, so I suppose it's possible that it may have been a kit item from some other bundle, as I've never seen another one like it before now.
If you might have another one of these kits tucked away, I'd be interested in knowing any further details that surrounds these mystery kits...
The cap is a pretty standard adjustable golf cap, and uses the cheaper plastic post-n-hole resizing band, so it's not anything terribly special aside from the embroidered branding. The strap on the other hand, is pretty unique in a few ways. The strap lugs are the J-hook type, and not just the standard method of slipping the small strap ends of the nylon ribbons through the strap slots on the camera - and the riveted black joining piece between the two sizes of strapping are rigid plastic, and not the usual leather/pleather/vinyl transition piece you'd normally expect to see.
