Yashica ME 1
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The Yashica ME 1 is a small, compact 35mm viewfinder camera with auto-exposure, made in Brazil by Yashica, introduced c.1977. Black.
The focus zone settings are visible in the viewfinder through a small square window, below the finder window. Behind the focus ring is an aperture ring - with an "A" setting for automatic and stops from f2.8-16 for flash. Film advance is by a thumb-wheel on the lower left of the back.
The film speed is set using a ring around the lens, with a display just below. The CdS photocell is just above the lens, inside the filter thread - allowing the auto-exposure to compensate for filters.
The top plate carries the shutter release, hot shoe and frame counter. There is a lever for the self-timer on the front.
- Lens: Yashica 38mm f2.8; 4 element, 3 group. 46mm filter thread. Zone and feet/metres scales
- Metering: CdS cell
- Shutter: Copal auto, speed set by metering, 1/60-1/360 sec.
- Flash: hot shoe
- Power: PX76A/675A 1.5v button cell
base, showing film advance thumb-wheel with rewind release, battery compartment, tripod bush, rewind crank and back release image by AWCam (Image rights) |