Yashica-D c.1972 image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Yashica-D is a medium format film TLR camera made by Yashica and produced between 1958-74.[1]
Specifications[]
- Film 120 roll, picture size 6x6cm
- Taking lens: Yashinon 80mm f/3.5, four elements, Bayonet I filter mount
- Early models were equipped with coated three-element Yashikor 80mm f/3.5 viewing and taking lenses
- The last Yashica-D models were equipped with bright 80mm f/2.8 Yashinon viewing lenses; models with this viewing lens and the Yashinon taking lens are very desirable on the used market.
- Aperture: up to f/22, setting: by a thumb wheel just above the left side of the taking lens, aperture and speed numbers are visible in a coupled small window just above thetaking lens
- Focus range: 1-20m +inf
- Viewing lens: Yashinon/Yashikor 80mm f/2.8
- Bayonet 1 filter/hood
- Focusing: Fresnel ground glass screen, via a big knob on the right side of the camera, w/ DOF scale
- Shutter: Copal MXV leaf shutter, speeds: 1-1/500 +B; setting: a thumb wheel just above the right side of the taking lens
- Attention: do not change the speed after cocking the shutter
- Shutter release: on the right lower front side of the camera, over-lap type cable release can be fitted on the release knob
- Cocking lever: on the shutter behind the taking lens
- Frame counter: automatic resets, visible in a small window above the focusing knob
- Winding knob: right upper side of the camera, w/ film release button on the center of it; after a frame winding it locks, (no double exposure prevention, shutter can be released)
- Viewfinder: TLR waist level hood finder, Fresnel screen with grid lines, w/ flip up magnifying loop and flip down center for the sports finder
- Exposure meter: none
- Flash PC socket: left front upper side of the camera
- Flash sync: all speeds for M, 1/60 for X,
- Sync MX selector lever behind the aperture wheel
- Cold-shoe
- Memory dial : ASA/DIN, on the winding knob
- Self-timer: lever on the shuttter, synch.lever must be on X position
- Back cover: hinged, opens by a locking lever and ring on the bottom of the camera
- Loading: red triangle: inside of the camera back, for adjusting film arrow when loading, after closing the cover the letter S appears in the counter window automatically, then turn the knob until 1 appears in the window.
- Tripod socket: 1/4
- Strap lugs
- Serial no. on top of the name plate
Since the camera does not have a light meter, use a hand-held light meter or the sunny-16 rule. Use of a cable release requires a Leica nipple.
Notes and references[]
Links[]
- in Yashica TLR
- in TLR cameras by Barry Toogood
- At www.collection-appareils.fr