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| − | + | The '''Yashica FX-1''' was a 35mm film, mechanically operated, single lens reflex camera. Introduced in 1975, it was the first [[Yashica]] SLR to be marketed with the [[Contax/Yashica lenses|Contax/Yashica common bayonet mount]], allowing use of both Yashica and [[Contax (Yashica/Kyocera)|Contax]]/[[Carl Zeiss]] T* lenses. A transitional camera, it shared features with the earlier [[42mm screw lenses|M42 mount]] Yashica SLRs and the later FR series. | |
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| − | The '''Yashica FX-1''' was a 35mm film, mechanically operated, single lens reflex camera. Introduced in 1975, it was the first [[Yashica]] SLR to be marketed with the [[Yashica | ||
It has a horizontal traveling electronic focal plane cloth shutter, with speeds from 2 sec to 1/1000 in auto mode. 12 click stops ring from 1 sec to 1/1000 + bulb in manual mode. It features a CdS light meter powered by 6v PX28 battery. It has a sensitivity of 0 to 18 EV, with a ASA range of 12 to 3200. | It has a horizontal traveling electronic focal plane cloth shutter, with speeds from 2 sec to 1/1000 in auto mode. 12 click stops ring from 1 sec to 1/1000 + bulb in manual mode. It features a CdS light meter powered by 6v PX28 battery. It has a sensitivity of 0 to 18 EV, with a ASA range of 12 to 3200. | ||
The viewfinder features a micro prism spot to aid focusing. A shutter display is on the right with a match needle and red under over and over. The aperture display is on top with the selected setting in green. The film advance lever can accommodate multiple smaller strokes. | The viewfinder features a micro prism spot to aid focusing. A shutter display is on the right with a match needle and red under over and over. The aperture display is on top with the selected setting in green. The film advance lever can accommodate multiple smaller strokes. | ||
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| + | |image_text= Yashica FX-1 Battery compartment | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_fx-1/yashica_fx-1.htm Yashica FX-1 manual page] on [http://www.orphancameras.com Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras] | + | *[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_fx-1/yashica_fx-1.htm Yashica FX-1 manual page] on [http://www.orphancameras.com Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras] |
| + | *[https://yashica.boards.net/thread/885/yashica-fx-1 Yashica FX-1 thread] at the [https://yashica.boards.net/ Yashica Forum] | ||
| − | [[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]] | + | [[Category:Japanese 35mm SLR]] |
| − | [[Category: Contax/Yashica mount]] | + | [[Category:Contax/Yashica mount]] |
| − | [[Category: Yashica|FX-1]] | + | [[Category:Yashica|FX-1]] |
| − | [[Category: Y]] | + | [[Category:Y]] |
| − | [[Category: F| | + | [[Category:F|FX-1 Yashica]] |
| + | [[Category:1975]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:29, 11 November 2023
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| Yashica FX-1 image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights) |
The Yashica FX-1 was a 35mm film, mechanically operated, single lens reflex camera. Introduced in 1975, it was the first Yashica SLR to be marketed with the Contax/Yashica common bayonet mount, allowing use of both Yashica and Contax/Carl Zeiss T* lenses. A transitional camera, it shared features with the earlier M42 mount Yashica SLRs and the later FR series.
It has a horizontal traveling electronic focal plane cloth shutter, with speeds from 2 sec to 1/1000 in auto mode. 12 click stops ring from 1 sec to 1/1000 + bulb in manual mode. It features a CdS light meter powered by 6v PX28 battery. It has a sensitivity of 0 to 18 EV, with a ASA range of 12 to 3200.
The viewfinder features a micro prism spot to aid focusing. A shutter display is on the right with a match needle and red under over and over. The aperture display is on top with the selected setting in green. The film advance lever can accommodate multiple smaller strokes.
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| Yashica FX-1 Battery compartment image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights) |
