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| − | The '''Yashica Flash-O-Set''' is a [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]] with [[selenium|selenium cell]]-controlled auto-exposure. It was made in Japan by [[Yashica]] | + | The '''Yashica Flash-O-Set''' is a [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]] with [[selenium|selenium cell]]-controlled auto-exposure. It was made in Japan by [[Yashica]]. Its distinctive feature is a built-in [[flashbulb]] holder, for which there is an ejector button on the lower front, and a flash exposure table on the back. The Flash-O-Set had a general look similar to the Yashica rangefinder cameras. |
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| + | There were two models; the original - introduced in 1961 has the meter cell above the lens and the name plate below the bulb ejector. The 1962 Flash-O-Set II's [[light meter|meter]] cell was mounted around the lens, and the manual shows that the camera seems to have been supplied with a neutral-density filter - which would cover the meter cell as well as the lens- for use in very bright conditions. | ||
* Lens: Yashinon 40mm f4, fixed focus | * Lens: Yashinon 40mm f4, fixed focus | ||
* Shutter: fixed 1/60 | * Shutter: fixed 1/60 | ||
* Metering: [[Selenium]] cell | * Metering: [[Selenium]] cell | ||
| − | * Flash: built-in bulb holder + [[flash sync|x-sync]] PC socket | + | * Flash: built-in AG-1 bulb holder + [[flash sync|x-sync]] PC socket |
* Power: type Y-10 15 volt battery for firing flash bulbs | * Power: type Y-10 15 volt battery for firing flash bulbs | ||
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* [http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/chrono.html Yashica 35mm Rangefinder Chronology] by the [http://www.yashica-guy.com/ Yashica Guy] includes the Flash-O-Set | * [http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/chrono.html Yashica 35mm Rangefinder Chronology] by the [http://www.yashica-guy.com/ Yashica Guy] includes the Flash-O-Set | ||
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_flash_o_set/yashica_flash_o_set.htm Yashica 35 Flash-O-Set II manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Mike Butkus site] | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_flash_o_set/yashica_flash_o_set.htm Yashica 35 Flash-O-Set II manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Mike Butkus site] | ||
| + | * [http://flickr.com/photos/sydneywalker/2321143778/ photo of Flash-O-Set] on Flickr by SydneyWalker (earlier model than the Flash-O-Set II, with the meter cell above the lens) | ||
[[Category: Y]] | [[Category: Y]] | ||
[[Category: Yashica]] | [[Category: Yashica]] | ||
[[Category: Japanese 35mm viewfinder]] | [[Category: Japanese 35mm viewfinder]] | ||
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The Yashica Flash-O-Set is a 35mm viewfinder camera with selenium cell-controlled auto-exposure. It was made in Japan by Yashica. Its distinctive feature is a built-in flashbulb holder, for which there is an ejector button on the lower front, and a flash exposure table on the back. The Flash-O-Set had a general look similar to the Yashica rangefinder cameras.
There were two models; the original - introduced in 1961 has the meter cell above the lens and the name plate below the bulb ejector. The 1962 Flash-O-Set II's meter cell was mounted around the lens, and the manual shows that the camera seems to have been supplied with a neutral-density filter - which would cover the meter cell as well as the lens- for use in very bright conditions.
- Lens: Yashinon 40mm f4, fixed focus
- Shutter: fixed 1/60
- Metering: Selenium cell
- Flash: built-in AG-1 bulb holder + x-sync PC socket
- Power: type Y-10 15 volt battery for firing flash bulbs
Links/sources
- Yashica 35mm Rangefinder Chronology by the Yashica Guy includes the Flash-O-Set
- Yashica 35 Flash-O-Set II manual at Mike Butkus site
- photo of Flash-O-Set on Flickr by SydneyWalker (earlier model than the Flash-O-Set II, with the meter cell above the lens)
