Yashica MG-1
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| MG-1 in black image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
This is a typical fixed lens 35mm rangefinder from the 1970s, but with a body on the large side. The lens is a fixed Yashinon 45/2.8 which focuses from about 1m to infinity and takes 55mm filters. The aperture priority exposure system is measured by a CdS meter above the lens. CdS metering requires batteries. Two LEDs on the top of the body indicate slow speed and over-exposure. The camera was available with either a black or chrome body.
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| in chrome image by Romuald Swieconek (Image rights) |
Yashica Electro 35
| 35 | G | GT | GS | GTN | GSN | MG-1 | |
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| Introduction | 1966 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1973 | 1973 | 1975 |
| Colour | chrome | black | chrome | black | chrome | black/chrome | |
| Shoe | cold | hot | |||||
| ASA | 12-400 | 12-500 | 25-1000 | 25-800 | |||
| Meter | CdS | ||||||
Links
- Yashica MG-1 manual available at Mike Butkus Orphan Cameras
- Yashica G Series chronology
- Lionel's Yashica MG-1 overview in french at 35mm-compact.com
- Yashica MG at The Camera Site by Reijo Lauro
- Yashica MG-1 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
