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The '''Half 17''' is a half-frame 35 mm viewfinder camera made by [[Yashica]] in about 1964.<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 17). 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 '''Half 17''' is a half-frame 35 mm viewfinder camera made by [[Yashica]] in about 1964.<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 17). 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 rewind release button and a folding rewind crank are on the base. | 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. | ||
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==Links== | ==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.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 Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Orphan Cameras]. | |
[[Category: Japanese half-frame viewfinder]] | [[Category: Japanese half-frame viewfinder]] | ||
[[Category: 1964]] | [[Category: 1964]] | ||
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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.[1] 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 17). 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.
A similar camera, the Half 17 Rapid was made the following year, for Agfa's Rapid film cassettes rather than regular 35 mm film.
Notes
- ↑ Yashica half-frame cameras including the Half 17, at Joe McGloin's Sub Club.
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.
