An oddity on a Yashica J-3 - Any ideas?
May 25, 2019 16:27:55 GMT
on May 25, 2019 16:27:55 GMT
Posted: May 25, 2019 16:27:55 GMT
Temptation won out, and I grabbed another J-3. I didn't notice a wee small bit in the ad's images, and was surprised to find a little something extra when I unwrapped it. Covering the meter window opening was a soft plastic cap, on a short snake-chain. The cap is exactly the right size, and it stays in place just fine. The chain is chromed brass, and not steel, so it seems like it was made to be used with camera gear.
I've looked through 2 manuals - both a bit different - and there is nothing shown or mentioned about a meter cap. There's nothing listed in anything Yashica-ish I have to suggest it was an available option, or even that it came with every new J-3, in much the same way that you'd get a plastic plug for a PC sync connection or an electronic cable release hole on a Contax or C/Y Yashica body. Anyone ever see one before? Is it a 3rd party add-on, or is it from a totally different camera, or something entirely unrelated?
I've looked through 2 manuals - both a bit different - and there is nothing shown or mentioned about a meter cap. There's nothing listed in anything Yashica-ish I have to suggest it was an available option, or even that it came with every new J-3, in much the same way that you'd get a plastic plug for a PC sync connection or an electronic cable release hole on a Contax or C/Y Yashica body. Anyone ever see one before? Is it a 3rd party add-on, or is it from a totally different camera, or something entirely unrelated?
