TECHNICAL DATA
Lens Mount
ContaxlYashica Mount (th ree-claw bayonet
mount)
deve
loped
by mu tual
cooperation of
Carl Zeiss
,
West Ge
rmany,
and
Yashica, Japan.
Lens
PLANER T*
f/
1.4
50mm
standard lens
composed
of
7
elements in 6 g
roups
,
interchangeable
with a
wide
range of
high
performance
Carl
Zeiss
lenses.
Shutter
Electronic
focal plane shutter of
a unique design
(primary and secondary shutter curtains uncap
to
prov
ide
starting
from the identical position)
e
Electronic
t iming
on
both Auto
and
Manual
e
Shutter
speeds continuously variable from
LT
(4 sec.)
to 1/2000
sec.
on
Auto
;
14
clickstop settings from 4 to
1/2000
sec
.
and
Bon Manual
e
X sync terminal
Shutter Release
Feather-touch
magnetic release e-Release
socket
for
cable switch and
off-hand
controls
Exposure Control
Through-the-Iens
automatic
exposure
con
trol with SPD
sensor
above the
viewfinder eyepiece
taking
center-weighted
light
reading
e
Fully au
tomatic
exposure through lens apertu re preselection (exposure readout
on
manua
l
operation)
e
LED
shutter speed
display
in viewfinder
e
EV
range from EV
-1
to 19
(F1.4 at
ASA 100)
e
ASA range
from
12 to 3200
e
Provision
for exposu
re
compe
nsation
(scale
calibrated from
x
4 to
x
V4
;
in
between
settings feas
ible)
e
Operates on
6V silver
oxide or
alkaline battery
(Eveready 544
,
Ucar
544
,
Mal
lory
PX28
,
Alkaline Eve ready 537
or equivalent)
Viewfinder
Through-the-Iens reflex
viewfinder shows up
to 92% of the actual picture "rea
e
Magnification ratio:
0.87X
e
Pentaprism
silver coated and
deflection mirror
multi-layer coated
to ensure maximum brightness
of
the
viewfinder
field
e
Focusing
screen
interchangeable
from
the
lens
mount
side
Viewfinder Display
16-dot
LED
shutter speed
disp lay
shows ca librated and in-between speeds
e
Green
shutter
speed pointer
overlaps
'A'
sett
ing
on Auto
and indicates shutter control
dial setting
on
manual
e
Aperture
display shows
maximum
apert
ure
of
the lens
in
use on
the extreme
right
and f-stop
in use in green figure
e
Exposure
compensation
tab
appears when
the
exposure
compensation poin ter is set at any position other
than
'X1'
Film Advance
Film advance lever advances
film through
a sing
le
140
degree
stroke or several short
ratchet
action
e
Exposure counter
resets
automatically
to
start
position when the back
cover
is opened
Film Rewind
Film
rewind
crank-hand
le
with unique clutch act
ion
e
Whi
te
line on top
of
the knob rotates to
indicate proper film
advance
Camera Back
Other Features
Size
&
Weight
5
Back cover
opens
when
the film rewind
knob is
pulled
all
the way
out
e
Camera back
interchangeable with
Data
Back
or
250
Film
Back
(for use
with motor drive
unit)
Multiple exposure through depression
of
the
film
rewind re lease button
e
Mi
rror lock lever
e
LED battery
checker
dis-
play
e
Depth-of-field
preview button eDirect X
contact
shoe
wi th
anti-shock
provision
e
Motor drive
coupl
ing terminal
and
film advance
coupler
142
x
89
.5
x
5Omm
;
approx
.
700
grams (body only)
'
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