Yashica 8 ec User manual

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2

YASHICA

EC

....

is de

sign

ed

to

be

handl

ed

with

th

e

gr

e

at

e

st

of

ea

se

by

th

e be

ginn

er,

and

at

th

e

sam

e

tim

e

off

ers a

full

rang

e

of

f e

atur

es re

quir

ed

by

th

e

ad

v

an

ce

d

cam

e

raman.

Pl

ea

se

re

ad

th

e

following

pag

es

car

e

full

y

until

you

be

com

e

fully

familiar

with

all

th

e

working

parts

,

and

follow

th

e e

asy

st

e

p-by

-

st

ep

instruction.

3

DESCRIPTION

OF

YASHICA

8

EC

1

1.

Zooming

Lever

2.

Zoom

View-finder

3.

Zoom

Lens

(Built-in)

4.

Aperture

Control

Ring

5.

Aperture

Reading

Window

6·.

Distance

Control

Ring/Scale

7.

Exposure

Guide

Table

8.

Depth-of

-

field

Ta

!J

le

9.

Camera

Supporting

Arm

10.

Shutt

er Release

Lever

11

.

Shutt

er

Speed

Setling

Dial

12.

Spring

Motor

Winding

Crank

13.

Single-frame

Exposure

Socket

14.

Cable

Release

Socket

15.

ASA

Speed

Scale

16.

Vi

ew-finder

Eye-piece

17.

Film

Footage

Indicator

18

.

Camera

Cover

Lock

(

19. Feed

(Upper)

Spindle

20. Film

Guide

Roller

21. Film Pressure

Plate

22

.

Take-up

(Lower)

Spindle

23. Camera

Cover

Lock

Holder

24. Camera

Cover

Lock

Device

25. Film Pressure

Plate

Loc·k

26. Film

Footage

Indicator

Reset

Shaft

4

5.

FILM

FOR

YASHICA

8EC

Your

Yashica

SEC

uses a

25

-

foot

length

of

standard

double

-8 film

loaded

o.n a

light

tight

spool

.

Double-8

is

supplied

in

double

width

(16mm

wide),

and

run

through

the

camera

twice

. The

first

time,

one

half-

width

is

exposed

. Then

you

invert

the

spool,

and

run

it

through

the

camera

again

to

expose

the

other

half-width

.

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When

you

send

the

film

to

the

processing

laboratory,

it

is

developed

,

then

split

into

two

strips,

each 8mm

wide,

as shown

at

right

. The

two

8mm

strips

are

spliced

end-to-end,

so

that

you

receive

one

continuous

50-foot

re

el

of

film

for

projection

.

At

the

standard

speed

frames

of

16

frames

-

per-second

, this

50-~oot

reel

will

run

for

just

over

four

minutes

through

your

movie

projector.

You

can,

and

probably

will,

·

splice

several

reels

together

to

provide

you

with

a

longer

,

uninterrupted

run

.

L E N S

The Y

ASHICA

SEC

is

equipped

with

Y

ASHINON

f :

2.8

Zoom

Lens

which

is

color-corrected

anastigmat

with

anti-flare

coating

. The Y

ASHICA

SEC

Zoom

Lens is

the

product

of

years

of

research

with

the

sole

purpose

of

designing

a lens

which

permits

the

focal

length

·

of

a

movie

camera

lens

to

be

changed

freely

and

quickly

from

the

standard

focal

length

(13mm

or

½

")

to

a

telephoto

focal

length

(38mm

or

1½

").

The

optics

of

all

zoom

lenses

are

the

same; some

elements

of

the

lens

remain

fixed

while

other

lenses

move

forward

and

backward

at

a

pre-

determined

ratio

to

produce

clear

focus

images

on

the

film.

When

using

the

Y

ASHICA

SEC

most

accessory

lenses

may

be

left

at

home

freeing

your

pockets

or

purse

from

the

weight

of

usual ex~ess

assortment

of

1

~ulkv

lenses.

Although

the

zoom

lens

of

Y

ASHICA

SEC

cannot

replace

every

lens in

your

movie

'kit',

it

will

substantially

lighten

your

load

.

APERTURE SETTING The lens

aperture

ring

setting,

of

f-stop,

depends

on

light

conditions

. To

set

the

correct

f-stop

on

your

camera,

follow

the

exposure

guide

pocked

with

your

film.

However,

a

convenient

Exposure

Guide

Tobie

is

provided

with

your

Y

ASHICA

SEC,

under

the

lens

mount

(on

front

of

the

camera

body)

. This

table

is

intended

as a

guide

only,

and

is

based

on

film

speed

of

ASA

10

to

40

at

a

shutter

speed

of

16

f.p

.s.

(frames

per

second)

for

general

outdoor

movies

under

average

light

conditions.

ASA

speeds

10

to

40

are

engraved

on

the

underside

of

the

Aperture

Control

Ring.

Set

the

ASA

speed

of

the

film in use

to

the

diagram

which

corresponds

to

the

prevailing

light

conditions

and

the

f-stop

will

be set

automatically

and

the

f-stop

number

will

appear

in

the

Aperture

Reading

Window

on

the

lens

barrel.

For

example,

with

color

film

of

an

ASA

speed

10

in

direct

sunlight,

the

table

suggests

you

set

the

f-stop

of

f : 8 on

your

camera.

If

it

is

cloudy

,

the

table

suggests f :

5.6.

DISTANCE

SETTING

The

Distance

Control

Ring

permits

you

to

adjust

the

lens

for

any

subject

distance

between

5

feet

and

infinity

(

oo

).

If

you

set

it

to

5,

objects

5

fe

et

away

will

be

sharp

. A

range

of

sharpness

will

extend

in

front

of

and

behind

the

distance

focused

upon

according

to

the

aperture

opening.

For

example,

at

an

aperture

of

f:

5.6

and

focusing

length

of

13

mm

(½" ),

all

between

2.5

feet

and

infinity

(very

far

away)

will

be

sharp

.

If

, because

of

dim

light,

you

opened

the

lens

aperture

to

f :

2.8,

the

sharpness

zone

would

be

from

3' 3"

to

10

' 7

".

Be

sure

to

consult

the

Depth-of

-

field

Table

on

Page

11

&

12

to

gain

a

more

complet

e

idea

of

zone-of-sharpness,

however,

following

the

foregoing

procedure

should e

nable

you

to

obta

in

correct

aperture

and

distance

setting

easily

and

instantly.

f i

nch

t~el I0 /

eel

25

f

ee

t

2.8

f 3

·-

11

·

5'-=

7'

-=

1

-½

5

-55

'

9'-

11

' IQ

'-

35

'

5,6

½ 2,5'-

oo

3

'-oo

A'-

oo

I

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4.

S-

6'

8'

- 13' I

6'-

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8

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2'

-

ex,

2.5~= 3

'-

00

2 4 '

-6'

75

'-

15' 1

4'

-

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HOW

TO

USE

ZOOM

LENS

The

largest

question

in

the

minds

of

first-time

users

of

zoom

lenses

is

: Do I ha

ve

to

change

focus

while

ZOOMING

(due

to

the

format

change

and

the

apparent

di

s

tance

change)?

The

answer

is a s

imple

NO!

Once

the

Distance

Ring /

Scale

is set

for

a

pa

rticular

scene,

no

change

is

necessary

while

ZOOMING

IN

or

OUT

.

When

a

different

scene

is

desired

at

a

different

distance,

the

Distance

Ring /

Scale

must

be

se

t

for

the

new

distanc

e.

Once

the

lens

has

been

set

for

distance

and

aperture

(f-stop),

only

one

control

is

left

-

the

Zooming

Leve

r.

Pushing

the

Zooming

Lever

forward

until

it

stops

brings

the

lens

into

the

standard

(shortest

focal

length)

position

- l 3mm

or

½

",

covering

widest

possible

scene

with

this

particular

lens.

Pulling

back

on

the

lever,

slowly,

changes

the

lens

relationship

to

each

other

and

makes

them

into

a

completely

different

lens

combination

resulting in a

range

longe

r

focal

length,

telephoto

lenses. This

range

or

smooth

transitions,

gives

the

zoom-effect

used so

effectively

by

television

coverage

of

various

sports

events.

In

most

cases,

zooming

should

be

done

very,

very

slowly

. The

camera

should

be

held

steadily

or

used

with

a

tripod.

Be

very

cautious

when

zoc

rr

.i

r.

g

into

a

lanscape

or

into

a

grou

'p

picture

-

in

the

space

of

a

second

you

can push

the

Zooming

Lever

from

s

tandard

focal

length

to

extreme

telephoto

focal

lengt

·

h,

the

result

on

your

screen

may

be

quite

undesirable.

On

the

other

hand,

pictures

of

sport

event

s

can

be

e

nhanced

by

quickly

zooming

out

onto

the

playing

field

and

having

a

really

close-up

shot

of

th

e

center

field

er

making

that

sensational

catch,

followed

rapidly

by

a

standard

lens

shot

showing

the

general

excitement

on

the

playing

field.

Each

situation

is

different,

we

ad~ise

you

to

plan

your

movies

well

in

advance,

if

possible.

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