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| − | The Half 17 has a six-element 32 mm f/1.7 Yashinon lens (a wide maximum aperture for a popular camera of the time) and a Copal BR shutter. There is a selenium meter, with the cell arranged around the lens, and the camera is normally used with automatic exposure, which follows a program between 1/30 second at f/1.7 (EV 6½) and 1/800 second at f/16 (EV | + | <div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 15pxx 15px;"> |
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| + | The '''Half 17''' is a half-frame 35 mm viewfinder camera made by [[Yashica]] in about 1964.<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/availabe, please remove if not returned by 10/2015 <ref name=SC>[http://www.subclub.org/shop/yashica.htm Yashica half-frame cameras] including the [http://www.subclub.org/shop/yahalf17.htm Half 17], at Joe McGloin's [http://www.subclub.org/index.htm Sub Club].</ref> --> It has a six-element 32 mm f/1.7 Yashinon lens (a wide maximum aperture for a popular camera of the time) and a Copal BR shutter. There is a selenium meter, with the cell arranged around the lens, and the camera is normally used with automatic exposure, which follows a program between 1/30 second at f/1.7 (EV 6½) and 1/800 second at f/16 (EV 17½). The metered shutter speed (but not the aperture) is displayed in the viewfinder. There is also a setting for 'B' shutter (the aperture is then set to f/1.7), and manual aperture settings for use with flash. There is a [[PC socket]] on the left end of the body, and a [[cold shoe]] on the top. There is a film speed dial on the top plate, allowing speeds from 12 to 400 ASA. | ||
| − | The lens has scale focusing down to 0.8 meter | + | The lens has scale focusing down to 0.8 meter, and zone-focusing symbols are displayed in the viewfinder (for a head-and-shoulders portrait at 0.8 m, a half-figure portrait at 1.2 m, a group at 3 m and a scene at infinity). The viewfinder has a brightline frame, with markings for parallax error correction when focused close. |
| − | The film is advanced with a toothed wheel at the bottom of the back. The | + | The film is advanced with a toothed wheel at the bottom of the back. The rewind release button and a folding rewind crank are on the base. |
| + | Two similar cameras, the [[Yashica Half 17 Rapid|Half 17 Rapid]] and the [[Yashica Half 17 EE Rapid|Half 17 ''EE'' Rapid]] were made the following year, for Agfa's [[Rapid film]] cassettes rather than regular 35 mm cassettes. The [[Yashica Half 14|Half 14]] for regular 35 mm film, with an f/1.4 lens, followed in 1966. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/YA_HEAF17.htm Yashica Half 17]; several views of the camera and text in Japanese, at [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/index.htm Japan Family Camera]. | ||
| + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_half_17/yashica_half_17.htm User's manual] in Spanish, French and German (in the same document) at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras]. | ||
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| Half 17 De Luxe; the camera itself appears to be standard; 'de luxe' may refer to the outfit it was sold with. image by Denny Narciso (Image rights) |
The Half 17 is a half-frame 35 mm viewfinder camera made by Yashica in about 1964. It has a six-element 32 mm f/1.7 Yashinon lens (a wide maximum aperture for a popular camera of the time) and a Copal BR shutter. There is a selenium meter, with the cell arranged around the lens, and the camera is normally used with automatic exposure, which follows a program between 1/30 second at f/1.7 (EV 6½) and 1/800 second at f/16 (EV 17½). The metered shutter speed (but not the aperture) is displayed in the viewfinder. There is also a setting for 'B' shutter (the aperture is then set to f/1.7), and manual aperture settings for use with flash. There is a PC socket on the left end of the body, and a cold shoe on the top. There is a film speed dial on the top plate, allowing speeds from 12 to 400 ASA.
The lens has scale focusing down to 0.8 meter, and zone-focusing symbols are displayed in the viewfinder (for a head-and-shoulders portrait at 0.8 m, a half-figure portrait at 1.2 m, a group at 3 m and a scene at infinity). The viewfinder has a brightline frame, with markings for parallax error correction when focused close.
The film is advanced with a toothed wheel at the bottom of the back. The rewind release button and a folding rewind crank are on the base.
Two similar cameras, the Half 17 Rapid and the Half 17 EE Rapid were made the following year, for Agfa's Rapid film cassettes rather than regular 35 mm cassettes. The Half 14 for regular 35 mm film, with an f/1.4 lens, followed in 1966.
Links
- Yashica Half 17; several views of the camera and text in Japanese, at Japan Family Camera.
- User's manual in Spanish, French and German (in the same document) at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras.
