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THIS IS YOUR YASHICA

A precision instrument copoble of

bringing you some of the finesl
photogrophs you've ever token.
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To toke better pictureswilh more confidence
To mointointhe flowlessoperotion of the comero

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S p o r t s fni d e r F r o m e

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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

Nome Plote
Film Winding Knob
L e n sO p e n i n g &
ASA Speed Diol
S h u t t e rS p e e d W i n d o w
F i l m R e l e o s eB u t t o n F l o s hS y n c h r o n i z o t i o n
Film Counter W indow Terminol
Depth of Field Scole
V i e w f i n d e rL e n s

Lens Focusing Knob S y n c h r o S e l e c t o rM X

L e n s A p e r tu r e
S hu t t e r S p e e d C o n t r o l
Control Wheel
Wheel
S hu t t e r C o c k i n g L e v e r
P i c t u r eT o k i n g L e n s

S e l tf i m e r L e v e r
S hu t t e r R e l e o s e B u t t o n

Bock Cover Locking

Lever

Strop Holder
A c c e s s o r yS h o e
L o w e r Fi l m S p o o l
L o c k i n g S p ri n g
M o g n i f y i n gG l o s s
Foc
Sportsfinder Window
Focusing Hood Reteose
Bu t t o n
Film \Vi
ASA
F i fm R e l
Film Countr
Upper FilmSpool Depth of
L o c k i n gS p r i n g
Lens Foc
S hu t t e r S p e
Wheel
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T o r e m o v e t h e c o m e r o fo r fi l m l o o d - S p r e o d t h e s i d e s o f t h e c o s e o p o r t
i n g r o i s e t h e t w o m e t o l L o c k S l i d e s . o n d l i ft t h e c o m e r o f r e e .
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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 -
rng cose.

Your Yoshico comero ccrnes complete with

o deluxe, leother evereody cose. Wh ile
the comero is in the cose, oll working ports
ore visible ond reody to use. All you need
to do is open the bock-snop ond lift the
top of the cose forword.
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120 size film

1 2 p i c t u r e sp e r r o l l
in the populor 2+x 2+ size
B l o c k - o n d - W h i t eo r C o l o r

il) To unlock bock cover, turn the tripod socket in the

'O'.
direction morked Then open the Bock Cover
by swinging it out.
t2l 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 Locking Spring.
(3) Ploce the Toke-Up spool in the Upper Film Chomber
by pulling out the Upper Film Spool Locking Spring.
(4) Ploce o new roll of size 120 film in the Lower Film
C h o mb e r .
(5) Gently drow out the film 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 sure thot the film leoder is ploced evenly.
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(6 ) Turn the Film Winding Knob until the orrow on the

film itself is odiocent to the red triongle on the
comero body. Reploce the comero bock ond lock it
in ploce.
|7 | To ci:se 'iire comero bock cover, turn the tripod-
socket in the direction rnorked " C ".
(8 ) When the bock cover is closed ond locked, the
tetter " S " oppeors in the Film Counter Window
outomoticolly.
(9 ) Theniustturn the knob until the number " 1" oppeors
in the v.,indow. You ore reody for your first picture.
ll0) After toking o picture, push the Film ReleoseButton
ond turn the Film Winding Knob so thot the Film
Counter Win,jow shows the next number. The Film
Winding Knob will lock outomoticolly.

Coution: When looding or unlooding film stond in o

shodow-never in strong, direct sunlight.
 (l) Open the ViewfinderHood
by lifting it ot bock. Press the
Viewfinder Hood down to close
ir.
Roise the lower cop ond fold
b o c k o n i t s hi n g e . T u r n t h e
upper cop counter clockwise
ond remove.

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T h e s hu t t e r s p e e d ( r i g h t) o n d
l e n s o p e ni n g ( l e ft ) i s s e t b y
turning the Control Wheels with
your thumbs in either direction,
up or down, os indicoted by the
c r r o w s . T h e r e d s hu t t e r s p e e d
f i g u r e so n d t h e b l o c k l e n s o p e n i n g
f i g u r e ss h o u l d b e s e t s o t h o t t h e
red line in the window runs
exoctly tirroughthe center of the
f i gu r e s .
( 5 ) P u s hd c w n t h e S hu t t e r C o c k -
ing Lever. Be sure not to chonge
Shutter Speed ofter th.e Shutter
i s c o c k e d . N o w g e n t l y r e l e o s et h e
S hu t t e r b y p r e s s i ng t h e S hu t t e r
ReleoseButton. See orrow mork.
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As.suresmore occurote focusing.

(l ) Roise the Mognifying

Gloss by pressing the front
of the Focusing Hood Cover
inword, holding the Focusing
Hood so thot it does not close.
When using the Mognifying
Gloss, ploce your eye os close
to the Mognifying Gloss os
p o s s i bl e .
( 2 | Alwoys moke sure thot
you hove first lowered the
Mognifying Gloss before
closing the Focusing Hood.

sighf your subiecf lhrough fhe

sporfsfi nder window.

( A ) D e p r e s s t h e F o c u s i n gH o o d
Cover until it clicks into ploce. (B) Push the Releose Button
Lift the Yoshicoto your eye level. when closing it.
Y o u r Y o s h i c oo f f e r s M - X s y n c h r o n i z o t i o n The Self-timer, for toking self-
portroits or group pictures, gives
you obout 8 seconds to get into
the picture.
(A) Coution ! Be sure fo move
Peqk
f h e s y n c h r o n i z o t i o ns e l e c f o r f o f h e
s l o we r X p o s i fi o n w h e n u s i n g S e / f - t i m e r .
s e l f- t i m er l
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(B) Then set the speed,cock the
s hu t t e r o n d m o v e t h e S e l f- t i m e r i n
,
D o n o t u s e S h o r t P e o k Bu l b w i t h M " Synchronizotion. the directionshown bY the orrow.
Move the selector to X position when using Electronic Flosh.
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Your comero deoler will be glod to supply the proper flosh ot-
tochment for your comero.
As you become more proficientot toking pictures,you will wont
t o o c q u i r e o c c e s s o r i e st h o t i n c r e o s e t h e v e r s o t i l i t y o f y o u r Y o s h i c o .
O n e o f t h e f i r s t o c c e s s o r i e sy o u w i l l w o n t w i l l b e o f l o s h u n i t . Y o u r
Y o s h i c o i s r e o d y o n d w o i t i n g . S y n c h r o n i z o t i o nf o r f l o s h i s b u i l t - i n .
A s t o n c i o r dP C c o n n e c t o r p l u g s i n t o t h e f l o s h t e r m i n o l . T h e b o t t e r y
cose slips into the Ac-
cessory shoe or ottoches
to the comero vio on orm
thot screws
tripod socket.
into the
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A stondord, overfop-type Coble Releose con be fitted to
y o u r Y o s h i c o . S i m p l y u n s c r e w t h e S h u t t e r R e l e o s eR i n g c n d
screw in the Coble Releose. Your comero deoler will supply
the proper Coble Releose for your comero. See obove
picture.
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You see fhe piclure

before toking

Your Yoshico is o twin-lens reflex comero. Ihe

lower lens tokes the picture. The upper lens is
for focusing ond composing on the ground gloss
vtewtng screen.
t, To begin, open the Focusing Hood by lifting it
ot the bock. Now point your Yoshico ot the
I After toking oll 12 pictures turn the subiect.
F

Film Winding Knob obout 6 turns, to Rotote the Focusing Knob until your subiect on
t o k e u p t h e r e m o i n i n gf i l m . T h e n o p e n the ground gloss screen is shorp. At thc some
the comero ond remove the film. time compose your subiect on the ground gloss
os you would like to see it in the finol picture.

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l s u n u s u o l l ys i m p l e o n t h e
Yoshico's ground gloss
viewing screen. The 4 red
guide lines help you for
properly composing your
p i c tu r e s .
ln oddition to focusing, lhere ore two bosic odlustments on ony fine comero, ihe LENS
A I F R T U R EO T O P E N I N G O N d I h E S H U T T E RS P E E N

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The Lens Aperture conlrols lhe omount of light thot will poss through the lens onto the
light-sensitivefilm. Your Yoshico-D, with its Yoshikor lens, ofiers openings ot f :3.5 4 5.6
8 lt 16 22.

OO$f3.5 t4 f5.6 f8
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fll fr6 t22
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Noiice thot the lower the number, the lorger the opening. F 3.5 is f he lorgest opening,
| '22 the smollest. {
To set the lens opening, move the Aperture Control Lever fo the desired number on the
Aperture Scole.

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The Shutter Speed controls the durotion of the exposure. Shutter speeds on ihis comero
with its fine Copol Shutterore l, 112, 114, 118, 1115, 1130, 1160, tftZS, tl2S0,'tlSOO
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of os econd ond B. The B setting is for toking pictures with on exposure longer thon 'a il
I second. Use o Tripod or Broce when using B. When you press the Shutter Releose
'B'
Bu ton on the s e t t i n g t h e s h u t t e r s t o y ; o p e n u n t i l y o u r e l e q s e p r e s s u r eo n l h e b u t t o n .
It is qdvisoble lo set fhe shutter speed before you cock the shutter ot oll times.

Comerq moy be Hond Held Use o Tripod or Broce

Action Time
rdverogePictures Pictures Exposure. Slow speeds
1/3q 1l60 | 125 | 1250 I /500 'B' ' l s e c1 f 2 1 1 4t l 8 1 1 1 5
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Exposuremeonsfindingtheright."ffiening|operturelondshutterspeed
in relotion lo the sensitivity (ASAI of your film. (ASA indicotes AmericonStondordAssocio-
lion). F o r e x o m p l e , i f y o u o r e u s i n g o f i l m o f A S A 2 0 0 ( T R l - Xt y p e ) s e n s i t i v i t y y o u r c o r r e c t
exposure will be occording to the following toble :

D A Y L I G H TE X P O S U RTEA B L E
Y o u r s h u t t e rs p e e d w i l l b e l / 1 2 5 w i t h o p e r t u r en u m b e r s h o w n b e l o w .

BrishtSun no.y srn j Ctoudy-Bright

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DorkSubiecr tir6 rfit ,rc r1s.e
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(l) Light Subiects: D i s t o n t l o n d s c o p e s ,n e o r - b y p e o p l e w i t h s e o , b e o c h o n d s n o w
scenes in the bockground.
l2l Averoge Subiects: N e o r - b y p e o p l e , h o u s e s , g o r d e n s , b u i l d i n g so n d p l o c e s n o t
in the:hode. Advisoble to u:e this closs lvhen light ond dork obIects ore in
obout equol proportions.
13) Dork Subiects: People in dork clothing ; free:, flowers, onimols ond lorge
buildings.
l4l Open Shode : Subiects shoded from the sun but lighted by o wide oreo of
open sky. The less the open sky the lorger the lens opening.

l f y o u o r e u s i n g o 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 r
speed ll /501
B u t i f y o u n e Y e r w a n t l o m o k e o misfoke, use on exposure meler. 8e sure lo consulf your
locol comero deoler.
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For low obiects rest the

Yoshico on the ground.

When fences or other

obstructions ore in your
woy you con hold your
Yoshico over heod, focus-
ing ond viewing from
below.

Hold the comero steody, then

gently, push the Shutter Releose
Button.

r.\

, Steody the coniero on

your knee when toking U s e t h e S p o r t s f i n d e r for
pictures from o lower toking piciures on the
level. eye level.
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When you focus the comero on o subiect there is o certoin distonce in front ond bock of

the subiect within which other obiects will olso oppeor shorp. This is known os the

" D e p t h - o f - F i e l d" , ond it vories with the lens operture. The smoller the operture the

g r e o t e r t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l ;d i t i s m u c h l o r g e r o t f : 2 2 t h o n o t f ' 3 . 5 .

A t t h e f o c u s i n g k n o b i s o s c o l e w h i c h w i l l i n d i c o t e t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l dw h e n t h e c o m e r o i s

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

s i m i l o r s e t o f n u m b e r sw h i c h r e p r e s e n tl e n s o p e r t u r e s . W h e n t h e c o m e r o i s f o c u s e d o n y o u r

s u b i e c t l o o k fo r th e o p e rtu re you or e using on either t16" fl;+ ' i' ii"r r i 11ffi

of the scole to determinethe Depth-of-Fietd. Thus, if the

comero is focused ot 10 feet ond the lens operture is f ' 8

t h e D e p t h - o f - F i e l d( o r e o i n w h i c h o l l o b i e c t s o r e s h o r p ) i s

from obout 8 ft. to 13 ft.

Y o u c o n o l s o u s e t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l ds c o l e t o u s e y o u r Y o s h i c o

os o flxed-focuscomero. 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 s o p e r t u r e b e i n g u s e d .

l f t h e o p e r t u r e i s f ' 8 y o u w i l l n o t i c e t h o t o l l o b i e c t sf r o m

obout 25 feet to infinity will be shorp.

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Your Yoshico-D occepts sunshodesond filters' odopter rings in convenient Boyonet riicunts

thot reodily fosten to the

'toking'
lens. A complete ronge of filters ond supplementory
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lenses ore ovoiloble in the populor Series V size Boy g) 30.

I n i t i o l l y ,y o u w i l l f i n d o y e l l o w f i l t e r i d e o l f o r b r i n g i n g o u t c l o u d s i n l o n d s c o p e p i c t u r e s o n d

{or generol uses. As you become more odvonced, you moy wont to use vorious filiers,

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

informotion.

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e sure to reploce
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j the lens Cop when your comero is not in use. Keepyour
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F comero owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the lens surfoce to remove -----
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-=: dust or dirt, olwoys wipe very lightly by using cleon gouze or lens cleoning
j cloth. Do not wipe the lens with o dirty hondkerchief. When you ore not
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I using your comero for o long period do not leove the shutter set. In such
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i= shutter.
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&. REVTEw:
f o Select your exposure combi-
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fr b Set the lens opening (operture)

s c Set the shutterspeed

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f d Cock' the shutter

e Focus on the ground gloss

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screen
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f Compose (on the ground gloss
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or fhrough the sportsfinder)

g Toke the picture

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3 h Advonce the film
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