Yashica Minister D - User Manual

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DESCRIPTIONOF YASHICA MINISTER-D

ExposureVa ue ScaleFifrn Advance Lever

Ehut ter RefeaseBut tonASA Fi lm SPeed Knob

Ff,ag'h yn,ehro-Termna

AccessoFi lm Reww/Fo ld inCdS Exp

Viewf n

Lens


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On/Oft Swi tch Button(for CdS Meter)

'Finder Eye-PieceTripod Socket

F i l rn ExposureCounterASA Ind cator Winctow

Lens Open ingSca leShutter Speed ControlR i g

LVS Ring

Fi lm Rewind ReleaseButton

MercurySl ide Lock

Ba te :'yRe ea e

C o v e r 'B ut to n

Coup l ingRingDepth-of-FieldSca e

DistanceScale

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oN/oFF SWTTCH OR CdS EXPOST.JREETER

Your YASH ICA Min is ter -Dporatesa 1 3 vo l t long- l i fembat tery (Mal lo ryPX-13B or GNo. 625 or equivalent thpl ies power to the super-sCdS exposuremeter .

U n ke regu ar ty pe of battprovides fu l l power throughl i fe and need not be replaci t gets old. To replace t , uthe cover , by turn ing thewith a coin in the d i rect ion of


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P ace th e battery in th e co mment being careful to obserula r i t y mark ing . + (p lus ) maon the battery shou d facetoward the battery compartcover , and -(minus) toward catop.

CAUTION: Do not leave finger pr ints on the mercury battery as these cato rust or corrode. Wipe with a soft cloth and keep battery Do not disassemble he mercury battery. Do not throw anymercury bat tery into a f re or where chi ldren can get holdRemove mercury battery when camera is not in use for a long pof t i f f ie, store it in a cool, dry and safe place.


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LOADTNG FILM (l)

To unlock the back cover ,sS l ide Lock ReleaseBut tondirect ion of arrow (to the m"O") press ing t , and thecoverwi l l swingopen.

Pu l ou t the F lmand insert a newf i lm chamber .Rewind inro l l o f f i lm


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Gent ly draw out the f i lm leedthe cassette, and thread the into the slot of the take-upThe spool rotates ln the d i recar 'cwas s l town in the photo.

Advance the f i lm with one strthe Advance Lever, and rnakesf lm perforat ionsproper ly threathe sprocket eeth.


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LOADTNG rLM (2)

Close hewith yourpost on.

back cover by pnef ngersunt it loc

F l ip up the f i lm rew indcrank hto the hor izontal posi t ion and gwind in the d i rec t ionof ar row (ed on the knob) unt i l you fee l aresistance and replace the ha


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Repeatoperat ionof advancif i fm un t i l t he f igu re t '1 " i s os i te he red l ine .

When cocking the advancebe sure to observe he rewiknob turn ing in the samedi res imu taneous ly .l f i t does not , the f lm leads l ipped f rom the take-uP sYou must then open thecover and rethread i lm.


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FOR CORRECT EXPOSURE

1. Turn the ASA Fi lm SpeedSKnob to al ign the ASA nof the f i lm with the reddot.

2. To energize CdS meter , preOn/Off Switch But ton.Keep on press ing t wh i le exposure read ing.


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3. Aim the camera at the suand the red ind ica tor needswing and show the properVa lue f igu re .

4. Read the LV f igure, and turLVS R ng ( the outer mostun t i l t he va lue number oscale is opposi te the red trmark .Thus, the correct lens aPertushutter speed have now beautomat ical lyand accu ately.1 0 i


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USINGEXPOSUREMETER PROPERLY

ffi@b ASA FILM SPEED SCALE:The diagrambelow showswhat graduations etween pecif icnumbers tand or.ASA FILM SPEED SCALE:The diagrambelow showseach graduationbetweenASA numberprintedon the bottom ine,whichare125, 160,250 and 320 respectively.

speci f ic umbersmeanin12 ,16 ,20 ,32 , 40 ,64 ,9O

ASA

r0l r r lt2 16 20

25 50l r r l r l32 40 64 80

r00 200l r r l r l125 160 250 320

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TIPS ON USE OF' METERWhen taking backl ightedsubjerecommended to use a lenScenicviewsare proper ly meaexposure by point ing the emeter downward to measureref lected from the main pointerest.

Even i f subject is indoors anor s t rong l igh t coming throwindows is back l igh t ing heno ad ustment is necessarexposu e meter is bu t to comfor suchext remes n l igh t ing .

s T- I tsK


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Selection of Required knsand Shutter SpeedEven after the basicexposhas beenset, and if smalleraor higher shutter speedsarethe req red apertu e opeshutter speedcan be set bythe CrossCouplingRing, anto the red trianguar mark.For example, s shown eft, athe LVS readng from the9, and when the f gure Iopposite the red triangle, hexposue wil l be t 15.6with 1shutter peed. n the above-mway, the correct exposuresevarious combinat ions,withipart i t ioned by lines, wil bin relation to the basic ecombinat ion.


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VIEWFINDER & PARALLAX CORRECTION

The s ing le window combines tv iew/rangefnder , wh ch enabyou to qu ck y sight , foctrs aframe the picture you compowith in the framesseen n the f nd

Parallax s correctedautomaticin the YASHICAMinister-D.The camera,with a t i l t ing Prfu ly coupled to the rangefnposit ively orrectsor parallax.


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SIGHTING & FOCUSING

The extra arge iewingwindowturesa bright l ine rame ndicclearly he f ield of the 45mmWhen you composeyour piwithin this frame,you are asof getting he samepictureyoseeinghrough he finder.

To focus,appearinject andunti l theform onein focus.

sight he small ectin the middle o theturn the Focusingtwo imagesoverlaclear mage, nd t is


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The lef t photo shows that thsuper- imposed image and actuone over laps and forms a c leimage, i , e . , the camera is in t rufocus.

The lef t photo show the two imagwh ch are not over lapped and thcamera s not yet in focus.


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HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERAIt is very important o hold ycamera orrect lyand steadily taking pictures n order to obgood results. Hold it to yourwith your elbows held closyour waist,so that movemenbe minimized. The left phshowshow to hold your camea horizontal osit ion.

For vert ical use of the camera hit as shown in photo at left .


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Push he Shutter ReleaseBuPush he shutter release uttgent lyaspossible,therwise,cause nexpectedlurr ing.

Fi lm Advance Lever :Move the f lm advance evei t s tops thereby br inging theunexposed sect ion of f lmplace and cocking the sh


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UNLOADING FILM

Af ter tak ing a fu l l ro l l o f fexposure counter shows th36 or 20)' it is necessary othe f i lm into the cassettebmoving the exposed i lm f rcamera.

Press the F lm RewindButton which is located on tof the camera. The buttonot be kept depressed hi leis be ing ewound.


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Fl ip up the f i lm rewind crahandle to the hor izontal posi tand wind in the direct ion of tarrow.Toward the end of the f i lm ywi l l f eel a sl ight resistance, bcont inue turn ing the rewind craunt i l the f i lm pul ls away f rom tslot on the Take-upSpool .

When the f lm is comple te lywound into the cassette,open tback cover . Pul l up the rewicrank shaft and remove casse


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TAKING FLASH PICTURES

Sl ip the proper f lash un i t in toAccessory Shoe or attach it tocamera with a bracket . P lugf ash cord into the synchro- tenal of the camera.

The exposu e sett ing can be dmined accord ing to the gnumber table packed with bulbbe used.


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Move the MX Synchro SeLever to the "M" pos i t ion ,us ingM- type bu bs.

Bu b usedSe ectorposit on Shutter SM type M any spF. ype X "l160 r sE ectron c X any sp

Move the selector lever toposi t ion, when using F type or e lectronic ash.


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SELF.TIMER

The synchro-selectorevermmoved to the "X" posit iousing he self- t imer.

Set the speedand move thtimer lever o the directionby the arrow. The self-t imabout 8 seconds efore he snaps.

DEPTH-OF.FIELD


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When you focus the cameraject there is a certain distancand back of the subject wi thother objects wi l l a lso appThis is known as he "Depth-and i t var ies wi th the lensThe smal ler the aper ture ththe Depth-of-F e ld.

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The Depth-of-Fie ldcale i l lon the lensbarrel. When his focusedon your subjectthe apertureyou are usingside of the scale o deterDepth-of-Fie ld. (area n wobjects are sharp).24

CABLE R.ELEASE


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A standard able elease an bto you Yashica. Screw thReleasento the socket provthe Shutter Release uttonYour cameradealerwil l supropercable releaseor you

CABLE DISPARADORPuede Vd. acoplar un cabledisparador tipo standard a suclmara Yashica. Atornilledicho cable en el disparador.Su proveedor le facllitard uncable adecuado para su c6mara.

DECLENCHEUR A CABLELe Yashica peut 6tre munid'un d6clencheur n cdblestandard qu'on visse dansl'6crou pratiqu6 sur le d6clen-cheur de l'obturateur.

DRAHTAUSLOSEDer Draht oderwird in das Gewindder Kamera geschVon Ihrem FotohdSie die passendehalten.

25 DEPTH.OF. TABLA DE PROFUNDIDAD PROFoNDEURABLE DE


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