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 THIS IS YOUR YASHICA
A precision instrument copoble of
bringing you some of the finest
photogrophs you've ever token.
Pleose reod the following poges izolion
corefully. Follow the eosy, step.
by-step recommendotions. s

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To fully exploit oll fhe odvontoges of your Yoshico

To toke better pictures with more confidence lens
To mointoin the flowless operotion of the comerq
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farnilior with oll fhese wo;'king ports,

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F o c u s i n gH o o d R e l e o s e
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Film Co
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F o c u s i n gH o o d

F o c u s i n gH o o d C o v e r

Film Winding Knob

Nome Plote
ASA Speed Diol

F i l m R e l e o s eB u t t o n Fl osh S ynchroni zoti on

Termirrol
FilmCounter Window
V i ew fi nder l ens
Depthof FieldScole

l e n s F o c u s i n gK n o b Synchro SelectorMX

ShutterCocking lever lens Aperture Scole

lens Aperture
C ontrol l ever
S h u t t e rS p e e d C o n t r o l
tever
P i cture Toki ng l ens
S h u t t e rR e l e o s eB u t t o n
S e l f t i m e rl e v e r
Bock Cover [ocking
l .e v er
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To remove the comero for film lood- Spreod the sides of the cose opori
ing roise the two metol [ock Slides. ond lift the comero free.

Just snop off the bottom

when removing the entire
f r o n t e l e m e n to f t h e c o r r y -
ing coso.

Your Yoshico comero comes complete with

o deluxe, leother evereody cose. While
the comero is in the cose, oll working ports
ore visibleond reody to use. All you need
to do is open the bock-snop ond lift lhe
top of the cose forworc.
l2O size film
12 pictur es per r oll
in the populor 2+ x2|.size
Block-ond-White or Color

(r) To unlock bock cover, turn the tripod socket in the

'0'.
direction morked Then open the Bock Cover
by swinging it out.
( 2 ) R e m o v et h e T o k e - U p S p o o l i n t h e l o w e r F i l m C h o m b e r
by pulling out the Lower Film Spool LockingSpring.
(3) P l o c e t h e T o k e - t J p S p o o l i n t h e U p p u r F i l mC h o m b e r
by pulling out the Upper Film Spool LockingSpring.
(4) Pfoce o new roll of size 120 film in the lower Film
Chomber.
(5) Gently drow out the filrn leoder. Threod the film
leoder into the wider slot of the Toke-Up Spool in
the Upper Film Chomber, then turn the Film Winding
Knob. Moke surethot the filmleoder is plocedevenly.
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(e) Turn the Film Winding Knob untit the orrow on the
film itself is odiocent to the red trionguloron the
comero body. Replocethe comero bock ond tock it
in ploce.
( 7) To close the comero bock cover, turn the tripod-
socket in the directionmorked ,,C,,,
( 8 ) P u s h t h e F i l m R e l e o s eB u t t o n o n d p r e s s
down the Film
Count Storter Button ot the some time so thot the
F i l mC o u n t e r W i n d o w s h o w s , S ' .
( 9 ) T u r n t h e F i l mW i n d i n g K n o b u n t i rn u m b e r ' | ' o p p e o r s
on the Film counter Window. The Film Winding
Knob will lock outomoticolly. you ore now reody
to toke the first picture
(.|0) After toking o picture, ogoin push the Film Reteose
Button ond turn the Film Winding knob so thot the
Film counter Window shows the next number. The
Film Windinq Knob will lock outomoticolly.
(l) Open the Viewfinder Hood by
lifting it ot bock. Press the
Viewfinder Hood down to
Roise the lower coP ond fold
7-c|oseit. bock on its hinge. Turn the
upper coP counter clockwise
ond remove.

(2) Sel the lens Aperture Control

tever to the desired number
on the lens Aperture Scole.

(3) Set the Shutter Speed on

the Shutier Speed Scole.

(4) Push down the Shutter Cock-

ing lever. Be sure not to
chonge Shutter Speed ofter
the Shufter is cocked.
Now gently releose the Shut-
ter by pressing the Shutter
Releoso Button. See orrow
mork.
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Assures more occuroJe focusing.

(t) noise the Mognifying Gtoss

by pressing the front of the
F o c u s i n gH o o d C o v e r i n w o r d ,
h o l d i n g t h e F o c u s i n gH o o d s o
thot it does not close.
When using the Mognifying
Gloss, ploce your eye os close
to the Mognifying Gloss os
possible.

(2) Alwoys moke sure thot

y o u h o v e f ir s t l o w e r e d t h e
Mognifying Gloss before clos-
ing the FocusingHood.

Sighf your subject through the Sportsfinder Window.

( R ) O e p r e s st h e F o c u s i n gH o o d
C o v e r u n t i l i t c l i c k si n t o p i o c e .
Lift the Yoshico to your eye
level.

(B) Push the Releose Button

when closing it.

Your Yoshico C o ffe rs M-X syn-
chronizotion
M- for medium peok flosh bulbs,
#5, # I l, *22, press *25 ond
# q O . R e m e m b e r ,y o u c o n n o t
toke deloyed oction picture
( u s i n g S e l f- t i m e r ) w i t h M
s y n c hr o n i z o t i o n .
X- for short peok bulb-SM ond
SF-ond for Electronic Flosh.
Your comero deoler will
be glod to supply the
proper flosh ottochment
for your comero.
As you become more pro-
ffcient ot toking pictures,
you will wont to ocquire
qccessories thot increose
the v e r s o fi l i t y
Yoshico. Onc of the first
occessories you will lvcrrt
will be o flosh unit.
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The Self-timer, for toking self-
portroits or group pictures,
gives you obout 8 seconds to
get into the picture.
(A) Coulion I Be sure to mor e
tfu sltruhronization selector to tlu
X position wlun using Sef-timer.
(B) Then set the speed, cock
the shutter ond move the direc-
tion shown by the orrow.
of your

Your Yoshico is reody ond

woiting. Synchronizotion
for flosh is built-in. A
stondord PC connector
plugs into the flosh ter-
minol. The bottery cose
slips into the Accessory
shoe or ottoches to the
comero vio on orm thot
scr ews into the tr ipod
socket.

A stondord, overlop-type Coble Releose con be fitted to

your Yoshico. Simply unscrew the Shutter Releose Ring ond
screw in the Coble Releose. Your comero deoler will
supply the proper Coble Releose for your comero. See
obove oic?ur e.
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You see the picture

before toking

I Your Yoshico is o twin-lens reflex comero. The

lower lens tokes the picture. The upper lens is

I for focusing ond composing on the ground gloss

vtewtng screen.
To begin, open the Focusing Hood by lifting it
ot the bock. Now point your Yoshico ot the
After toking oll 12 pictures
subiect.
turn the Film Winding Knob
Rotote the Focusing Knob until your subiect on
obout 6 turns, to toke up the
the ground gloss screen is shorp. At the some
remoining film. Then open the
time compose your subiect on the ground gloss
comero ond remove the film.
os you would like to see it in the finol picture.

is unusuolly simple on
the Yoshico's ground
gloss viewing screen.
The 4 red guide lines
help you for properly
composing your pic-
In oddition lo focusing, there ore two other bosic odiustmenison ony fine comero: fhe IENS
ond the SHUTTERSPEED.
A P E R T U R Eo r O P E N I N G

The lens Aperiure controls the omount of light thot will poss ihrough the lens onto the light-
sensitive t'ilm. Your Yoshico-C, with its Yoshikor lens, o f f e r s o p e n i n g s o l f : 3 . 5 4 5 . 6 8
1l 16 22.

OO $ $
f 3.5 t4 f s.6 f 8 f lt tl6 t22

Nolice thof ihe lower lhe number, the lorger the opening. F 3.5 is the lorgest opening,
tr22 the smollest.
To sei the lens opening, move lhe Aperlure Control Lever lo the desired number on lhe
Aperture Scole.

The shutter Speed controls the durotion of the exposure. Shuller speeds on your Yoshico-lM
wiihirsfineCopoS l h u t t e r o r e l , 1 f 2 , l l 5 , 1 1 1 0 ,1 f 2 5 , 1 1 5 0 ,1 1 1 0 0 ,l / 3 0 0 t h o f o s e c o n d o n d B .
' ' setting is for toking pictures with on exposure longer thon I second. Use o
The B
'B'
Tripod or Broce when using B. When you press the Shutter Releose Button on the
setling lhe shutter sioys open until you releose pressure on the butlon.
It is aduisable to set lhe shutter speed before jtou cock the shutter at aII ti,mes.

Comero moy be Hond Held Use o Tripod or Broce

Action Time
Averoge Pictures Pictures Ex p o s ur e Slow speeds
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Exposure meons finding the right combinofion of lens-opening (operture) ond shutter speed

in relotion to the sensitivity(ASn) of your film. (ASA indicotesAmericon Sfondoid Associo-

rion). For exomple, if you ore using o film of ASA 200 (TRI-X type) sensitivity your correct
exposure will be occording to the following toble:

DAYTIGHTEXPOSURETABLE
Y o u r e h r , 1 t ss1p e e d w i l l b e 1 1 1 0 0w i t h t h e o p e r t u r e n u m b e r ss h o w n b e l o w .

Bright Sun Hozy Sun croudy-Brish'

I 33'"t{;}lj &'l
l i s h t S u b i e c t( l ) "flzz Jlzz
Averoge Subiects (2) .flzz .flta "fla
Dork Subiects(3) Jlto .flt t "fls.o
(l) light Subiects: Distont londscopes, neor-by people with seo, beoch ond snow
scenes in the bockground.
(2) Averoge Subiects: Neor-by people, houses, gordens, buildings ond ploces
not in the shode. Advisoble to use this closs when light ond dork obiecis ore
in obout equol proportions.
(3) Dork Subiects: People in dork clothingi frees, flowers, onimols ond lorge
buildings.
(4) Open Shode: Subiects shoded from lhe sun but lighred by o wide oreo of
open sky. The less lhe open sky lhe lorger fhe lens opening.

l f y o u o r e u s i n go n A S A 1 0 0 f i l m , y o u w i l l m o k e o l o r g e r l e n s - o p e n i n go r l o w e r y o u r
s h u t t e rs p e e d( 1 1 5 0o r 1 1 2 5 ) .
But iJ2ou neicr tt,ant to make a mistake, r$e an ex!)osuremeter, Be sure to consult 2our
local camrra derilcr.

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For low obiects rest the
Yoshico on the ground.
When fences or other
obsfructions ore in your
woy you con hold your
Yoshicoover heod, focus-
ing ond viewing from
below.

Hold the comerc steody, then

gently, push the Shutter Releose
Button.

Steody the comero on

your knee when toking Use the Sportsfinder for
picturesfromolovrer toking pictures on lhe eye
level. level.
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When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce in front c,rd bock of the

subieci within which other oblects will olso oppeor shorp. This is known os the "Depth-of-

Field", ond it vories with the lens operfure. The smoller the operture the greoter the Depth-

of-Fiefd; it is much lorger ot f :22 thon ot f :3.5.

At the focusing knob is o scole which will indicote the Depth-of-Field when the comero is

focused ot vorious distonces. You will notice thot on either side of the f:3.5 figure is o

similor set of numbers which represent lens opertures. When the comero is focused on your

s u b i e c t l o o k f o r i h e o p e r t u r e y o u o r e u s i n go n e i t h e r s i d e

o f t h e s c o l e t o d e t e r m i n et h e D e p t h - o f F i e l d . Thus, if the

comero is focused ot l0 feet ond the lensoperture is f :8

the Depth-of-Field (oreo in which oll obiects ore shorp) is

from obout 8 ft. to 13 ft.

You con olso use the depth-of-field scole to use your Yoshico

os o fixed-focus comero. In this cose set the infinity mork

o n t h e d i s t o n c es c o l e o p p o s i t e t h e l e n so p e r t u r e b e i n g u s e d .

lf the operture is f ,8 ycu will notice thot oll obiects

from obout 25 teet to infinily will be shorp.

Y o u r Y o s h i c o - C o c c e p t s s u n s h o d e so n d f i l t e r s ' o d o p t e r r i n g s i n c o n v e n i e n l B o y o n e t m o u n t sl h o t

'toking'
reodily fosten to lhe lens. A c o m p l e l e r o n g e o f f i l t e r s o n d s u p p l e m e n t o r yl e n s e s

ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy Q 30.

Iniiiolly, you will find o yellow filter ideol for bringing out clouds in londscope pictures ond

for generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filters, such

os oronge, green, etc, for different effects. Your comero deoler will give you complete

informotion.

Keep your comero owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the
lens surfoce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by
using cleon gouze or lens cieoning cloth. Do not wipe the lens
i with o dirty hondkerchief. When you ore not using your comero
! for o long period do not leove the shutter sel. In such coses ploce
i t h e L e n sC o p o v e r t h e l e n s t o o v o i d e x p o s u r e , o n d r e l e o s e t h e s h u t t e r .
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REVIEW :

Sefect your exposure combi-

notion

Set the lens opening (operture)

,. Set the shutter speed

, 'Cock'
the shutfer
' Focus on fhe ground gloss

screen

,l Compose (on the ground gloss

or through the sporfsfinder)

:r Toke the picture

Advonce the film

Y o u r Y o s h i c o - C o c c e p t s s u n s h o d e so n d f i l t e r s ' o d o p t e r r i n g s i n c o n v e n i e n l B o y o n e t m o u n t st h o t

'toking'
reodily fosten to lhe lens. A complele ronge of filters ond supplementory lenses

ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy / 30.

lniiiolly, you will find o yellow filter ideol for bringing out clouds in londscope pictures ond

for generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filters, such

os oronge, green, etc. for differenl effects. Your comero deoler will give you complete

informotion.

Notice !
Be sure to reploce the lens Cop when your comero is not in use.
Keep your comero owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the
lens surfoce to remove dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by
using cleon gouze or lens cieoning cloth. Do nof wipe the lens
with o dirty hondkerchief. When you ore not using your comero
for o long period do not leove the shutter set. In such coses ploce
the LensCop over the lensto ovoid exposure, ond releose the shutter.
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