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MEdiA LOAn
MEdiuM fOrMAT fiLM CAMErAS
Viewing & FoCUSing
Lift the back of the lid to open the viewfinder. The
magnifier will spring up by pushing the viewfinder
cover in or by pushing the lever in the viewfinder to
the side. Use the focusing knob on the left (right on
the Yashica or, if it is the Mamiya, on both sides near
the bottom front) of the camera body to focus. Look
through the magnifier and rotate the focusing knob
until the two split-images come into one or the main
subject image on the focusing screen becomes sharp.
Take special consideration when focusing the Mamiya:
unlike the other 2 1/4 cameras, the C33 has a bellows
which is fragile and prone to cracking.
The sports finder is the little square window on the
back of the viewfinder. It’s used to help you align the
lens with a fast-moving subject. Unfortunately, you
will not be able to focus the camera while you use this
feature.
To close the viewfinder press the sides and fold the lid
down.
Taking The PiCTUre
Hold the camera at waist level. After cocking the
shutter, don’t change the shutter speed! Press the
shutter release button to take a picture. Wind the
crank for the next exposure. Make sure the frame
number in the window lines up. (With the Yashica, you
must manually cock the shutter each time you wish to
make an exposure.)
ShUTTer SPeed
The shutter speed controls the duration of the
exposure. The following table will help you determine
the proper shutter speed:
Camera may be
Hand Held
Use a Tripod
or Brace
Average
Pictures
Action
Pictures
Time
Exposure
Slow
Speeds
1/60 1/125
1/250
1/500
‘B’
1 sec 1/2
1/4 1/8
1/15 1/30
aPerTUre
The Lens Aperture controls the amount of light that
will pass through the lens onto the light sensitive film.
The following examples will help you determine the
appropriate setting.
USing a FLaSh
To synchronize the flash with the Yashica switch the
Synchro Selector MX Switch to “X”. You will need
to check out a Vivitar flash and a flash sync cable.
Because the Vivitar flash was not designed to be used
with the Yashica, it will not properly mount on the
hot shoe. Therefore, you’ll need to hold it while taking
your picture. The Seagull and the Kalimar should not
require a sync cable as they can mount onto the hot
shoe.
Caution: Avoid moving the self-timer while the flash
sync is set at “M”. It may cause damage to the self-
timer.
Hot shoe
Upper film spool
release
Focusing
knob
Lower film spool
release
Self-timer
lever
Direct
viewfinder
Direct
viewfinder
cover
Strap
support
Exposure
counter
Multi-
Exposure
button
Winding
crank
Shutter
speed
Cocking lever for
lock of shutter
release button
Shutter release
button
“X” flash
socket
Picture-
taking
lens
Diaphragm
setting lever
Viewing
lens
f 3.5
f 4
f 5.6
f 8
f 11
f 16
f 22
