Yashica 35

i just wrote this HUGE message here, and then the website screwed

up, and i lost it. i really hope they fix their website soon. they

dont have enough bandwidth, and i think their site was programmed

poorly, so things take much longer than they need to take, and tend

to freeze........

 

other than that, i have a question about this yashica 35 i have.

its my girlfriend's camera actually. her parents friend left it with

them in the early 80s. all it says on it is yashica 35. nothing else.

 

the questions i have about it are as such.

 

on hte lens there is a "lever" for lack of a better word that shows

an M or an X. what does this do. it is not the timer.

 

also, on the top of the body, there is a thing that says ASA DIN.

and then a "window" between them. i know what asa is. but it says 16

and 13. i havent heard of asa16. and i have no clue what DIN is.

 

i have posted a picture of the items in question...

 

i am going to shoot color infrared with this camera, so if anyone

has tips about doing that with this camera, please let me know..

 

thanks.<div></div>

ps.. ANY additional info about this camera is welcomed. thank you!

This is the first time I've seen this camera, but I doubt it has a light meter. So the DIN-ASA setting is just a reminder. I like the styling. It's just like a Contax, I mean a Nikon. ;^)

I agree that the camera appears to have no light meter, so the ASA/DIN setting is probably inconsequential. DIN is the European standard for film speeds. Older cameras had both.

 

M and X relate to synchronization for flash. M synch delays the firing of the shutter slightly so that the bulb is peaked in output before the exposure. X is simultaneous for firing of flash and release of shutter.

LOL actually, it does not have a meter......... well.. it kinda did, but it was an addachment. i doubt it came with the camera, and it is long since dead....... so that makes things more interesting. and as far as your comment.. noone i have asked knows anything about it either. there are like 6 camera shops here in austin. and not one person knew more than that it was a yashica and a rangefinder. (i could have told them that walking through the door)

 

here is a picture of the meter.. if anyone knows where i can find another one of these let me know!<div></div>

If you are referring to Austin, TX - Precision should definitely have had someone that has seen this model before and maybe, just maybe, someone at the Camera Coop on South Congress would have shown an interest. If you went to Wolf's, then you'd be out of luck.

 

The dead Selenium light meter was a common aftermarket meter. You'll notice also the flash shoe doesn't have any contacts. You'll need a flash that works off a PC cord with the camera.

 

With regards to infrared, just make sure there are no light leaks along the rear door and the shutter doesn't stick. I'd be curious if the lens shares the same filter size as the old Zeiss-Ikons.

 

One thing is certain, the Japanese had look down pat of a fine piece of German hardware.

the site is slow because the majority of people use it without paying<br>*cough* *cough*

yeah, actually i've taken it by some of those places. and i guess i always went at the wrong time.. because generally they didnt know about it... other than like i said.. its a yashika, and its a rangefinder. they could tell me basically how to use it, but nothing about it specifically...

 

so does anyone know about the levers i was asking about?

looking at the photo you posted, it seems to me that there is a small lever under the rewind wheel, top plate of camera on the left side as you hold the camera to shoot.

 

hold the camera up to your eye and move that little lever back and forth and you should see the image through the viewfinder get better or worse, like a visit to the optometrist.

 

it is not lens focusing but viewfinder diopter adjustment.

 

if you already knew that, well, I was just trying to help, not dis you.

 

regards,

Bill

hey bill.... actually, you were halfway right.. i didnt find the diopter, but, when i lifted the rewind thing up looking for what you were talking about, i found a hidden wheel, which allows me to select the film speed. that explains the picture on the bottom right that was set to 16 or whatever. so i can now select the film speed.

 

i dont know how this would actually matter though. since there is no meter. i shot a roll of 200 speed film, apperantly set at 16., and used the f16 rule and had no problems with it.. so i dont know.

 

also, that lever on the front that has the M or X ... i figured out what it does... if you put it on X, you can use the auto timer... if you put it on M it locks the timer lever.

 

 

if anyone else has information, feel free to post! thanks

I figure from the ATTITUDE you broadcast through your messages, that you are about 16 YO. A snotty teenager at that.

 

Anyhow, the X/M lever is your sync for either electronic flash or Flash bulbs. It affects when the little switch inside the shutter makes contact for activating any flash type device. Assuuming you don't have an old aftermarket flashbulb unit, you want to keep it on "X".

 

tim in san jose

You have a memory from my youth. I bought one just like it, from a pawn shop, back in 1966. The lever is for flash sync- X for electronic, M for flashbulbs. There was no meter- just a film speed reminder. DIN is the european version of the old ASA speed rating system. It had a very good lens and a very accurate rangefinder. I took some fine photo's with it until the shutter blades broke loose. Information is very rare and there is only one website that even mentions it. Before shooting any IR film be sure to check that the camera seals don't need replacing. Oh, the thing with the circle

with the line through it - it marks the film plane in the camera.

Good luck and have as much fun with your camera as I did with mine.

here is the only website reference to the "Yashica 35" I have found-

 

http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/variations.html

 

It is the "Yashica Guy" site.

http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm

 

Go to this website and you'll find a high quality little modern meter.

 

ASA stood for American Standards Association, DIN was Deutche Industrie Norm (spelling may be off), and ISO is International Standards Organization. For awhile ISO was stated as a combination of the ASA and DIN numbers, but it seems the DIN fell bt the wayside. ASA and ISO 400 equals 27 degrees DIN and it was often listed as 400/27. ASA and ISO 100 equals 21 degrees DIN.

 

Doubling the ASA/ISO number doubles the film speed. Adding 3 to the DIN number doubles film speed because it's a log progression.

I was just over at *bay and one is selling for a bid for $60. Guess you had better hang on to it.

thanks to everyone for the great information, except for tim, who i apperantly stuck a nerve with. oh well. cant please everyone, and there is always one smart ass in the group.

 

but other than that.. thanks. the information has been useful. it makes since about the DIN now, considering that the original owner was british and was here visiting.

 

to gary, if you bought this same camera in 1966 used a ta pawn shop, that gives me a better feel for just how old this camera is.

 

thanks again. as far as flash bulbs, i deffinitely do not have one available. so i guess until i can find a good alternative, i will shoot in broad daylight, and perhaps use reflectors instead of fill flash. tends to look better on soft subjects anyhow.

 

thanks again.

Excuse me Mitchell, stick it where the sun don't shine. You come in here bitching about the site, yet you don't have any little symbol next to your name saying you have done anything more than show up and complain. Me, I don't have one either, but I contribute every chance I can and I certainly don't bitch about a FREE, content rich, resource.

 

You ask a question so elementary that everybody should have answered "Did you do a search?". You obviously have done NO reading about anything in your question. DIN has been around for decades. It stands for Deutches Industrial Norm. X and M sync have been around since electronic flash has been available.

 

So yes, you hit a raw damned nerve and there are no apologies for my response. Think before you waste space here on photo.net. I hope they keep the site just as it is so people like you just disappear.

 

tim in san jose

>So yes, you hit a raw damned nerve and there are no apologies for >my response. Think before you waste space here on photo.net. I hope >they keep the site just as it is so people like you just disappear.

>tim in san jose

 

Just exactly when/ where/ and who gave you the badge to be this forums policeman? If you just can't stand people with simple questions and/or contribute constructive comments- maybe you are the one who should leave! An since when does it take a symbol next to your name as a qualifier to ask or get answered any questions?

Dear Garry,

 

Read a little closer next time. Nowhere does it say in my post you have to be a contributer financially to ask or answer a question. But when you come in here and bitch about a free service when you haven't contributed a damned thing, that's over the top. Am I the policeman? Nope. Don't care to be. But I can express my opinion. Just like Mitchell. And you too!.

 

Have great day.

 

tim in san jose

i totally agree with gary on this subject. No one gave you any authority.

This is NOT your website� this is NOT your forum.. you are NOT paying anymore than I am for it. So shut your damn mouth.

 

For the record, i dont think you understood my original posts as intended. Im sorry if you thought that i came off with some kind of attitude. i dont think anyone else felt that way, and if they did they didn�t say anything about it. so it must have been you taking things the wrong way.

 

if anyone else felt that i came on as rude please let me know. i'll try harder next time not to. but its people with their smart ass comments, and snide remarks who make places like this not so pleasurable to visit. the reason i responded the way i did in the first place, is no matter WHAT i post, there is always some asshole who leaves a smart ass remark or a snide comment. MOST people here are HELPFUL.. but then there are those people like you who want to have a cock fight about something stupid, and try to prove how much of a man they are in a FORUM of all places.

 

i dont see how acting like you are better than someone else because they ask what YOU think is a STUPID QUESTION is CONTRIBUTING to this or any website. im sorry if not everyone can be as much of an "expert" as you claim to be. i can guarantee you that there are things i know that you dont. but the difference is. if you asked me about something I knew, i wouldnt call you an idiot for asking and if i didnt like someone's tone i wouldnt bother with them in the first place. it just shows exactly what kind of person you are posting such a snide remark JUST because you feel you have to, and Just to show how much of a �man� you are. if you had a problem with me in the first place, you had no reason OR responsibility to post to this thread.

 

You are NOT proving your cock size by arguing with me. So you may as well stop now. But I KNOW you wont. Because that�s just what piece of sh*t people like you do. But to make it fair.. I�ll even let you have the last word� so it wont hurt your precious EGO. I am not going to continue this battle. I know what kind of an asshole u are. you don�t need prove it any further�

 

Again� to EVERYONE ELSE�.. thank you��.

I admit it. I was wrong.

 

12 Years old and a smart ass.

 

tim in san jose

<P>Just like old times, reading this thread. You have not been with us long. We used to have more of this, years ago, the attitude, the vocabulary, the little trick with the shift key so it looks like you're shouting. Then we all grew up.</P><P>Tim was understandably upset by the ungrateful tone of your original post. We all know this site's not perfect, but there is nothing else anywhere near as good. And it's only good manners if you're a nonpaying guest not to complain about the room.</P>

>I figure from the ATTITUDE you broadcast through your messages,

 

>that you are about 16 YO. A snotty teenager at that.

 

>Excuse me Mitchell, stick it where the sun don't shine.

 

> I hope they keep the site just as it is so people like you just

 

>disappear.

 

>12 Years old and a smart ass.

 

>tim in san jose

 

>We used to have more of this, years ago, the attitude, the >vocabulary, the little trick with the shift key so it looks like >you're shouting. Then we all grew up.

 

Well are these examples of "grew up".

 

If you can't answer a question without denegration and name calling- then you don't need to post at all. Mitchell attitude was caused out of frustration from having trouble with his posting. His other transgressions were in response to Tim's negativeity. Tim's responses were childish and not conductive to a constructive solution and certainly not contributive to a FREE flow of help and information.

Both parties need to go cool off in "time out".

Tim is a fool!

<p>Hey Mitchell,<br>

Did you ever get to try out your camera? What did you think of it?<br>

David</p>