patrick_rumble Posted May 17, 1999 Share Posted May 17, 1999 I've just picked up an old Yashica D at a yard sale. Can anyone tell me what sort of cable release I need for it and where I might find it? -- the local photo store couldn't help me. Thanks! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal_haygood Posted May 20, 1999 Share Posted May 20, 1999 Unfortunately, there is no way to attach a cable release to a D. (At least not on mine.) I've found that with a tripod, it's possible to release the shutter with minimal movement by steadying the body with the left hand while pushing the shutter release with the right index finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_caplow Posted May 20, 1999 Share Posted May 20, 1999 I'm sure the "D" is like my Yashica 635. I also have a Kalloflex that works the same way. They come with a knurled ring that screws onto threads around the base of the shutter release plunger. Yours may have been removed and lost, in which case you will just see the bare threaded part with no ring. To use a cable release, you must buy an adapter which is a small cylinder that screws over the plunger using the aforementioned threads and has a threaded hole at the end for a cable release. The plunger on the cable release presses directly against the shutter release plunger to fire the shutter. I found mine at a used camera store in Minneapolis, MN called Liberty Photo. I'm sure they have more of them if you can't find one anywhere else. Peter Caplow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_rumble Posted May 26, 1999 Author Share Posted May 26, 1999 Thanks to Hal and Peter for the very useful responses! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_dequinze Posted November 11, 1999 Share Posted November 11, 1999 1. Remove the ring at the base of the shutter release button, then thread on a "Leica thread" adapter, then the cable release. 2. My "D" has a Copal MXV shutter. The "V" is a self-tiimer. the small red lever at the bottom right of the taking lens (looking from the front) cocks it, and the shutter button trips it. (You have to set the yellow "m-x" button to "x" first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davitpatatishvili Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Hi, Pretty sure it needs AR-2, bell type cable release. You can get it on ebay for around 15 bucks. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 One weak spot in the Yashica design was the film advance/shutter setting. On EM & 124's this mechanism is the first to shut down, i.e., require repair. You can solve your cable release problem & lessen the interval between repairs by 1st setting the self-timer & then advancing the film transport. If you need a cable release you probably have the camera on a tripod (or should have), so the 10 sec delay (until the shutter is tripped) will help dampen most movement of the camera. Enjoy, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 After 18 years I suspect the OP has solved the problem by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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