Difference between revisions of "Yashica Samurai X4.0"
m |
(found ref for intro at Photokina) |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | The '''Yashica Samurai X4.0''' is a fully automatic [[half-frame]] autofocus [[SLR]] camera made by [[Kyocera]]. It follows the original [[Yashica Samurai X3.0]], and is fractionally taller, perhaps to accommodate the new, longer 4x range 25-100 mm zoom. | + | The '''Yashica Samurai X4.0''' is a fully automatic [[half-frame]] autofocus [[SLR]] camera made by [[Kyocera]]. It follows the original [[Yashica Samurai X3.0]], and is fractionally taller, perhaps to accommodate the new, longer 4x range 25-100 mm zoom. It was launched at the 1988 Photokina show in Cologne, West Germany<REF>"The Big Show," December 1988 ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 95, No. 12; page 98).</REF>. |
The camera name "samurai" is derived from a Japanese synonym for "bushi", the Japanese word for Japan's medieval warriors. Outside of Japan the synonym is always used instead of "bushi", thus the camera might have been designed mainly for export. | The camera name "samurai" is derived from a Japanese synonym for "bushi", the Japanese word for Japan's medieval warriors. Outside of Japan the synonym is always used instead of "bushi", thus the camera might have been designed mainly for export. | ||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
* Type: Autofocus Zoom SLR | * Type: Autofocus Zoom SLR | ||
* Manufacturer: [[Kyocera]] | * Manufacturer: [[Kyocera]] | ||
| − | * Launch: | + | * Launch: 1988 |
* Film: 35mm film with [[film speed|speeds]] 50 to 3200 [[ASA]] | * Film: 35mm film with [[film speed|speeds]] 50 to 3200 [[ASA]] | ||
* Lens: 1:3.8-1:4.8/25mm-100mm Zoom | * Lens: 1:3.8-1:4.8/25mm-100mm Zoom | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
* Dimensions: 74×125×146mm | * Dimensions: 74×125×146mm | ||
* Weight: 690 g without [[2CR5 battery|2CR5]] 6V battery | * Weight: 690 g without [[2CR5 battery|2CR5]] 6V battery | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 17 March 2012
| ||
| ||
|
The Yashica Samurai X4.0 is a fully automatic half-frame autofocus SLR camera made by Kyocera. It follows the original Yashica Samurai X3.0, and is fractionally taller, perhaps to accommodate the new, longer 4x range 25-100 mm zoom. It was launched at the 1988 Photokina show in Cologne, West Germany[1].
The camera name "samurai" is derived from a Japanese synonym for "bushi", the Japanese word for Japan's medieval warriors. Outside of Japan the synonym is always used instead of "bushi", thus the camera might have been designed mainly for export.
Its unique design makes it the optimal still camera for people who never made photographs but know to handle a modern compact video camera. It's designed for one-handed operation. It makes exposures in half 35mm frame format, allowing one to make 72 instead of 36 images on one roll. It offers 4 exposure programs: autoflash, daylight, night, and night flash. Time and date can be exposed onto the film.
The Samurai series continued in 1989 with the smaller Samurai Z and Z2.
Specifications
- Type: Autofocus Zoom SLR
- Manufacturer: Kyocera
- Launch: 1988
- Film: 35mm film with speeds 50 to 3200 ASA
- Lens: 1:3.8-1:4.8/25mm-100mm Zoom
- Shutter: speeds 3 to 1/300 sec.
- Focusing: TTL phase difference detecting autofocus
- Viewfinder: SLR finder with diopter adjustment
- Exposure: programmed automatic
- Film advance: motorized
- Flash: built-in, alternate flash can be shifted into the hot shoe on the camera top
- Dimensions: 74×125×146mm
- Weight: 690 g without 2CR5 6V battery
Notes
- ↑ "The Big Show," December 1988 Popular Photography (Vol. 95, No. 12; page 98).
Links
- Yashica Samurai X4.0 at The Camera Site
- Yashica Samurai X4.0 at Misha Konig's Classic Camera Collection
- Yashica half-frame cameras at the Sub Club
In Chinese:
- Yashica Samurai series (with photographs illustrating relative sizes) from DCView.com
| ||
|
