Yashica 8T2 User manual

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I
Yashica 8T2 uses a 25 foot length of standard double-
S film loaded on alight tight spool. Double-8 is suppl1ed
in double width (16mm wide), and run through the camera
twice. The first time, one half-width is exposed. 1hen
you invert the spool, and run it through the camera again
to expose the other half-width.
When you send the film to the .processing 10 boratorYt it
i~ developed, then split into two strips, each 8mm wide, as shown at right. The two
8mm strips ore spliced end-to-end, so that you receive one continuous 50-foot reel of
film for projection. At the standard speed frames qf 16 frames-per-second, this 50-foot
reel will run for just over four minutes through your movie projector. You can, and proba'bly
will, splice several reels together to provide you with alonger, uninterrupted run.

Description of YASHICA The
Yasica Movie Camera is designed
for its ease of handling by the ama-
teur, and at the same time provides
a full range of features reqlJired by
the advanced cameraman. However,
in order to obtain best results from
your camera, it is desirea ble that
you familiarize yourself wi1h the names
and functions of the main parts of
the Yashica Movie Camera illustrated
on this po gee
(1) Zoom View-finder
(2) Yashica-Scope Mask Frame
(3 Single Exposure Release
Socket
(4) Telephoto Lens
(5
Normal Lens
(6)
Safety-lock Dial
(7) Zoom View-finder Scale
(8) Zoom View-finder Adjustment Knob
(9) Yashica-Scope Finder Scale
"10) Shutter Speed
(11)
Two-lens Turret
(12) Run Button
J3) Winding Crank ratchet type

(14) View~nnder Peep-window
(15) Footage Indicator
(16) Film loading door lock
(17) Exposure GuidI;;
(18) Feed (uPtJed Spindle
(19)
Film Guide Roller
(20) Film Pressure Plate
(21) Take-up (lowed Spindle
(22) Film Pressure Plate Lock
t23) Footage Indicator Reset Shoft

LENS
The YASHICA MOVIE is equipped with YASHINON
ultra high-speed lenses which are color-corrected
anastigmats and coated. The lens mount is of the
Dmount
type.
Each lens has two adjustment rings. One, the aper-
ture ring, controls exposure. The second, the foc-
using ring, focuses 1he lens to the distance of your
subject.
LENS CARE
(a) Keep fingers off the glass surface. Although the coating is relatively hard, skin oils and abrasive
surfaces can scrape through it easily.
(b) Clean the glass su rfaces very rarely. Use a drop of water only and a reliable grade of lens tissue.
(c) Keep lens caps on when lenses are not in use. When mounted on the camera, keep lens cap on
until shooting begins.

APERTURE The lens aperture ring setting, of f: stop, depends
on light conditions. The exposure guide packed with your
film tells you the correct f: stop.
Note; The largeSi" f: stop is f: 1.4 and the smallest f: stop is
f:16, the highest number on the lens aperture ring.
FOCUSING The focusing ring permits you to adjust the
lens for any subject distance. If you sel' it to 4, objects 4
feet away will be sharp. But objects closer and farther than
4 feet will also be sharp. For example, at an aperture of
f:8, everything between 2 feet arId infinity (very far Qway)
will be reasonably sharp. If, because of dim light, you open
the lens aperture to f:4, the sharpness zone would be from
about 2t feet to 10 feet.
Here is a focus rule of thum b for most accassions:
If your subject is nearby, set focusing ring at 4.
If your subject is far away set it to 20.
Be sure to consult the depth-of-fleld table on page 13 to
gain a more complete idea of zone-of-sharpness.
THE D-~OUNT
The lens-mount for the Yashica Movie Camera is called a
D-mount and is._ designed to international standards. There-
fore, aside from all Yashinon D-mounts, any D-mount lens can
be atrached to the Yashica Movie Camera.
The turret of the Yashica Movie enables
you to have two lenses ready for use at
all times. The upper position is the "taking"
position, the bottom, the standby position.
To use the standby lens, grasp both
lenses and rotate the turret until the
littandby le'1s snaps into I'taking" position.
Take care not change lens settings when
rotating the turret.

DEPTH-Of-FIELO
When you focus the camera on
asubject, there is a certain
distance in front and at the back
of the subject within which other
objects will also appear sharp.
This
is known as the "Depth-of-
field", and it varies with the
lens aperture. The smaller the
aperture, the greater the Depth-
of-field. For example, when
the camera is focused at 4 feet
with a13mm lens and the aper-
ture is f:4, the Depth-oF-Field
is from about 2'6" to approx.
9'ft. "ft. Thus, the camera which
you have focused at 4ft. with
alens aperture of f:8, 1s always
in sharp focus all objects from
a distance of 1 '10" to infinity.
This will save you the difficulty
of having to focus your camera
on moving objects.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE
YASHINON fl. 4/ I 3mm NORMAL LENS
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YASHINON fl.4/38mm TELE LENS
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tOADING
THE FILM
Loading your Yashica Movie is easy if you follow these steps.
With some practice you will do it in seconds.
Important: Always load the camera in subdued light, or in
the shadow of your body if you are in
(1) Wind the camera motor. Then lift the film loading door
lock, turn it counter-clockwise, and open the film loading
door.
(2) Remove the empty spool.
(3) Remove tape around the film container.
(4) Place your finger on the film to keep it from loosening and
remove rubber band.

(5) Insert end of film deep in the slot in the empty spool with
the side marked "1" facing up.
(6) Film must run along the white arrow-line film path marked
inside.
(7) Now holding both spools, place the loaded spool on the
upper spindle, the empty spool on the lower spindle, and
slip the film
along the arrow-path into the film gate. The
dull emulsion side
of the film must be facing the lens.
Note: The film gate automatically closes when the film
loading door is shut.
(8) Press the run-button to run the camera for 2seconds as 0
test for smooth film movement through the camera. Theri.
close the film loading door and turn the lock clockwiSe
Run the camera until "0" appears in the footage counte,
window. The camera is now ready for filming.
UNLOADING FILM
See 16 page (~ame Ti ole)

keep the spring motor fully wound
The Yashica movie will run 6 feet of film
(30 seconds at 16 frames-per-secondl on a
full
motor wind. To wind the motor, grasp
the crank and
wind back-and-forth, 'as you
would wind awatch, until forward motion
... rops. Do not force it further. When
loading the camera, always keep the motor
fully wound. Wind the motor after every
shot. That way you will avoid an unexp-
ected run-down during ashot.
Avoid running the camera without film. I
NEVER run it without film at speeds
higher than 16 frames-per-second.
~~

••
THE FOOTAGE tJOUNTER
The footage counter indicates
the number
of feet of film
used•
When you load the camera, it automatically returns to "S",
or start. Always run the camera until the "0" appears,
before you begin filming. At the end of 25 feet, run the
motor until the double-circle mark appe.ars before you open
the film loading door.

The Yashica Movie Camera
is equipped with 7shutter
speeds to enable the user
to fake pictures under
every condition.
(See 11 page)
Yash,ca
your
with
Wind the camera motor. Set running speed to
16 frames-per-second. Make certain the zoom-
finder is set to match the lens in use.
Set the aperture ring to the f/stop recommended
in the exposure guide packed with the film.
If you are using color film, you have a conve-
nient exposure guide right on
the camera itself. If the subject
is nearby, set the focusing
ring to 4 feet. If the suject
is for away, set it to 20
feet. Hold the camera
to your eye and frame
the scene in the view
-finder. Stand perfectly
still. Press the run-
,button - and you are
making a movie!
fJilming
(It is advisable to read the rest of this booklet
before Aiming with your Yashica Movie.)

I
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SAFETY LOCK
When the Safety-lock is set at "l", the run-button cannot be
depressed. Therefore, before taking pictures the Safety-lock has to
be set at "R". To set for continuous exposure depress the run-button
and push the Safety-lock to "l". After the shot, be sure to push
the continuous run lock back to "R", or the camera will run while
you are winding the motor.
SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE
By inserting a standard cable release into the socket marked "I",
you can trip the shutter to expose one frame at atime.
IA) With single-frame exposures you can make an animated cartoon
movie, or create time-lapse movies (of flower opening, for example),
or even make snapshots for enlargement.
(8) If the use of a cable release is preferred, screw the cable
releas3 into the socket provided in the run-button. The use of a
self-timer in the <:r:tf,'lO manner will enable you to get in the picture
yourself-

ZttOM VIE\VFINDER
The zoom finder of the Yashica Movie :$
adjustable to match the viewing field of th.j
lens in use. It ""looms"
fromthe 6.5mm wideangle
viewing field, to the 13mm
normal, to the 25mm telephoto, and the 38mm telephoto lens viewing fields,
merely by moving the finder adjustment knob along the zoom finder scale. The
upper number on the scale represent the four viewing fields.
Field of Vision at 6.5~-m (Wide-angle) Field
of Vision at 13mm (Normal)
fie Id of Vision at 38mm (Telephoto)

Wide-screen field of view using Yashica Scope.
CARE OF YOUR
YASHICA MOVIE
Store the ,YASHICA MOVIE
in a dry place, away from
heat or cold. If the climate is
particularly humid, it is adv-
isable to keep small bags
of silica-gel or a'ny other
dehydrating agent with the
camera to prevent excessive
accumulation of moisture in
the working parts.
Never put the YASH ICA in
the glove compartment of
an automobile. Incessant
shocks and extremes of heat
and cold could cause
damage.
With reasonable care your
YASHICA MOVIE will always
operate perfectly. If only
one lens is mounted in
turret, keep the other lens
mount covered with the
screw-in cap supplied.
YASHICA
SCOPE MASK
When using the Yashica Scope
wide-screen (anamorphic) lens
attachment over the conventio- The Yashica Scope mask is slipped
on
over the the front window at
nal lens, s'ip the Yashica Scope th3 zoom viewfinder.
mask over the front of the view-
finder. Use th-e numbers in red opposite the word "SCOPE"
below the zoom finder scale to match the viewfinder to
the viewing field of the conventional lens in use.

The speed dial of the Yashica
Your Yashica Movie has seven running speeds. They are 8, 12u16,
'24, 32, 48, and 64 frames-per-second. The major uses of each
speed are described below:
8FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/18 second)
Use only with perfectly stationary scenes
when there is danger of under exposure
at 16 frames-per-secondwith maximum
lens aperture. Used also for extreme
speed-up, since all moving objects move
twice as fast on the screen. Shots will
project only half as long as at standard
speed. For a 7 second shot, run the
camera 14 seconds.
12 FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/26 second)
For accelerating movement, such
as a slow moving boat, or sports
action, to achieve more dramatic
effects. Shots will project only
3/4 as long as at standard
speed. For a 6 second shot
run the camera 8seconds.
24 fRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/50 second)
Useful for reducing the effect
of camera shake when panning,
or to produce slight slow-motion
effect. Also used for sound
films. Shots will project 1! times
as long as at standard speed.
For a 15 second shot run the
camera 10 seconds.

32 FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/70 second)
This speed ad;qs power 'and majesty
to movement such as a waterfall or
raging waves by moderate slow-
motion effect. Use for rapid panning.
Shots
will project twice as long as
at standard speed. For a 10-second
shot run the camera 5seconds.
48 FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/100 second)
Slow motion speed, used for sports
or dance movies to analyze motion.
Shots will project 3times as long at
standard speed.
64 FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/140 second:
Extreme slow motion speed for more
critical motion analysis. Shots will
project 4times as long as at stan-
dard speed.
_ STANDARD SPEED
16 FRAMES PER SECOND
(Shutter exposure 1/35 second)
Most of your shooting will be done at 16 frames-pe(second, which is
the
standard speed for the camera and the projector in 8mm movies.
Other running speeds are used for various special effects.
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To set for continuous exposure aepress the rU:l-button and push the
Safety lock to "L". The continuous run lock enables you to run
the came'ra without keeping your finger. on the run-button. This
permits
you to move away from the camera during ashot, and
~ven walk into thf.'} scene yourself.
SING~E' EX.POSURE
With single-frame exposures you can make an animated cartoon
movie, or create time-lapse movies for example, flowers opening
or even make snapshots for enlargement.

For
better
movies
Movies in'settings from' brilliant
mountain- top sunshine to virtually
near darkness, from the intimacy
of the home to the swirling crcwds
of a festival are yours with the
Yashica Movie. You will be able
to create effects such as simulated
nightscenes, slow motion, comic
speed-up, majestic scenic vistas or
searching close-ups of distant faces.
For better movies, the movement
or actions of people, animals or
vehicles included in ascene, for
instance, will add interest and
charm to the pictures when they
are projected on the screen where-
as this indescribable appeal cannot
be enjoyed or felt in pictures
taken with astill camera.
T'herefore, remember to adj action
and imagination and you will get
l

more run. and enjoynlent out of
your moVie production. Ii will be
worth while to consider the camera
position, angle, and a stc ty to
dramatize the subject matter to be
filmed. Aseries of pictures in
proper sequence and continuity
would be more interes1ing than
random shots taken without prior
~hought in planning. Run each shot
at least 7seconds, so it does not
blink on and off the screen. Keep
the ca mera perfectly still. Let
the subject move. Pan (rotate
the camera) sparingly-and very
slowly. Pan in one direction only,
never back and forth. TUt the camera (up or down)
sparingly-and very slowly. Tilt only up, or down, never up
and down. Rewind the motor .immediately after every
shot. Do not mqve or jar the camera.
Do not wave it back and forth.