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on Jul 15, 2020 11:00:10 GMT
Posted: Jul 15, 2020 11:00:10 GMT
This is a very impressive camera!
The Samurai Z-L is the left-handed version of the Z - a camera stuffed full of great features.
Samurai Z-L
This one came with the TL-2 1.4x tele-converter which does not seem to harm image quality. The Samurai Z surely has to be one of the most sophisticated half-frame cameras ever made.
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on Jul 15, 2020 13:03:39 GMT
Last Edit: Jul 15, 2020 14:05:00 GMT by xkaes
And you got the accessory flash adapter, too!
The built-in flash is OK, like on most SLR's with a built-in flash, but it is no match for something like a Vivitar 283. I have the user manual -- is case you didn't get one -- but I'm trying to find a PDF compressor that works on 250MB+ files so I can upload it. In short, when using an accessory flash, the built-in flash will fire, and the aperture will be set to "about" f5.6 -- whatever that means. So set your accessory flash to assume f5.6. With a powerful flash, you can extend the usable flash distance for the camera quite a bit. I hope you are left-handed. FYI, they also made a Z2-L which drops a couple of the fancy features.
www.subclub.org/shop/yashsam.htm
Do BOTH batteries work? If the internal 2025 is dead, the TIME on the LED panel will blink on & off -- and the camera will not function.
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on Jul 15, 2020 15:29:42 GMT
Posted: Jul 15, 2020 15:29:42 GMT
Hi xkaes,
Thank you for the thought but I've just downloaded a copy of the user manual and have sent it off to be printed.
I am delighted to say that all batteries are working - and finally I have a Yashica camera that has a date function that goes beyond 31 December 2019!
Samurai-Z rear
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on Jul 15, 2020 20:08:47 GMT
Posted: Jul 15, 2020 20:08:47 GMT
Butkus' Z manual -- assuming that is what you downloaded -- is the English only version. Mine is in four languages, so it's a lot thicker, and a little more difficult to use. Otherwise it looks pretty much the same.
Anyway, happy left-handed shooting.
I find the Z (that's the only Samurai I have used) images to be super-sharp. It's up there with the Ricoh Caddy half-frame -- a great tiny camera (same lens as MOST Ricoh Auto-half cameras), but no zoom lens, TTL metering, auto-focusing, built-in flash, self-timer, intervalometer, etc. etc. etc. etc.
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on Sept 8, 2021 15:32:45 GMT
Last Edit: Sept 8, 2021 18:01:53 GMT by biggles3
At last, the Yin to the Z-L's Yang - I have a working Samurai Z.  Samurai Z_Z-LIt's rather pleasing to see them next to each other. I have a few accessories for the little Z winging their way towards me. This will mean that a comparison can now be had between these 4 versions of the Samurai: X-3.0, X-4.0, Z, Z-L (should be the same as Z). I do however have a rare Samurai on its way from the USA. More on that soon.... |
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on Sept 8, 2021 16:07:31 GMT
Last Edit: Sept 8, 2021 16:08:21 GMT by xkaes
As far as I know the Z/Z-L has the same lens as the Z2/Z2-L.
The date death on the Z/Z-L is a year or two later than that on the X4.0, and the Z2/Z2-L adds a year or two more to that as they were manufactured. I listed the date deaths somewhere -- perhaps on this board in earlier discussions. In any case, it's easy to reset the date to an earlier year -- "2000" makes sense.
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on Sept 8, 2021 21:12:21 GMT
Posted: Sept 8, 2021 21:12:21 GMT
... In any case, it's easy to reset the date to an earlier year -- "2000" makes sense. Please reset everything to the earliest year possible. The world needs a do-over. :) |
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