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Yashica J - DSC_5828
Yashica J
Year 1961
135 film Rangefinder
Yashinon 45mm f/2.8
f/2.8 - f/16 (continuous aperture ring, no click-stop)
1/25 - 1/300 + B (leaf type, continuous shutter speed ring, no click-stop)
X Sync flash all the way up to 1/300
No built-in metering. I use a separate Gossen Digiflash for metering when I use this camera.
This is one fine sample of this camera. It's almost like new. The only thing that's showing it's age is the VF/RF which is not 100% clean and clear. That being said, it's still much cleaner than any RF of this age. Just not as clean as a freshly cleaned RF but no less very pleasing to use.
The shutter range is it's major limitation. To hand-hold it, 1/25 is fine. But 1/300 is a bit limiting in bright sunlight. Using ISO100 or lower film with an ND or gradient filter would help when your picture includes the sunny sky.
f/2.8 + ISO400 film could handle indoor pretty well, but impossible for most night street handheld snaps.
Yashica J - DSC_5828
Yashica J
Year 1961
135 film Rangefinder
Yashinon 45mm f/2.8
f/2.8 - f/16 (continuous aperture ring, no click-stop)
1/25 - 1/300 + B (leaf type, continuous shutter speed ring, no click-stop)
X Sync flash all the way up to 1/300
No built-in metering. I use a separate Gossen Digiflash for metering when I use this camera.
This is one fine sample of this camera. It's almost like new. The only thing that's showing it's age is the VF/RF which is not 100% clean and clear. That being said, it's still much cleaner than any RF of this age. Just not as clean as a freshly cleaned RF but no less very pleasing to use.
The shutter range is it's major limitation. To hand-hold it, 1/25 is fine. But 1/300 is a bit limiting in bright sunlight. Using ISO100 or lower film with an ND or gradient filter would help when your picture includes the sunny sky.
f/2.8 + ISO400 film could handle indoor pretty well, but impossible for most night street handheld snaps.