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Yashica Rapide

Yashica Rapide (1961)

Half-frame viewfinder camera, with a vertical design.

The name Rapide stands for the way the film is advanced, pulling the leather tab on the bottom of the camera.

Yashinon 28 mm 1:2.8 lens

Copal-SV shutter 1 - 1/500 and B, self timer and M/X flash synchro.

Selenium meter (10-800 ISO) giving a readout in EV to be dialled on a disk in the lens shutter assembly.

PC socket.

Scale focus reading meters on one side and feet on the other, with a C and a P marking that, I guess that stand for Close and Portrait. respectively.

Parallax correction marks on the viewfinder.

Film counter, with auto-reset, shutter release, threaded for remote release and film advance on one side; film rewind, tripod socket and rewind release on the other; on top meter window and acessory shoe.

18 x 24 mm exposures on standard 35 mm film.

Dimensions: 135 x 75 x 55 mm

 

 

 

 

I invite you to visit my camera site at Classic Cameras in english.

Convido-os a visitar o minha página Câmaras & Cia. em português

 

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Uploaded on May 6, 2012
Taken on November 14, 2012