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*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/yashica_pdf/yashica_pentamatic_s.pdf Pentamatic S manual] and [https://www.cameramanuals.org/yashica_pdf/yashica_pentamatic_accessories.pdf accessories booklet] (PDFs), from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | *[https://www.cameramanuals.org/yashica_pdf/yashica_pentamatic_s.pdf Pentamatic S manual] and [https://www.cameramanuals.org/yashica_pdf/yashica_pentamatic_accessories.pdf accessories booklet] (PDFs), from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | ||
*May 1962 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52558599467/in/pool-camerawiki/ Pentamatic S (and Penta J) advertisement] in ''Popular Photography'' magazine (Vol. 50, No. 5; pgs. 90–91). | *May 1962 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52558599467/in/pool-camerawiki/ Pentamatic S (and Penta J) advertisement] in ''Popular Photography'' magazine (Vol. 50, No. 5; pgs. 90–91). | ||
| + | *[https://mikeeckman.com/2019/03/yashica-pentamatic-s-1961/ Yashica Pentamatic S review] at [https://mikeeckman.com/ Mike Eckman Dot Com] | ||
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The Pentamatic S is the final SLR from Yashica to use their early, proprietary bayonet mount, before beginning the 42mm screw-mount series. Notable features include a forward-facing (not angled) shutter release, a shoe for attaching a clip-on light meter, and a self-timer lever. Continuing Pentamatic features include the full range of shutter speeds 1-1/1000 seconds plus B and X (1/60) and the distinctive rewind crank concealed under the accessory shoe at the far end of the top deck. The diaphragm is semi-automatic, requiring the user to advance the film to return to the brightest aperture for viewing.
Notches on the shutter-speed dial allow the clip-on meter to couple to the selected speed, shown on its piggyback setting dial. Indicated f/stops are then manually transferred to the lens.
Links
- Pentamatic S manual and accessories booklet (PDFs), from Mike Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
- May 1962 Pentamatic S (and Penta J) advertisement in Popular Photography magazine (Vol. 50, No. 5; pgs. 90–91).
- Yashica Pentamatic S review at Mike Eckman Dot Com
