Yashica Minister-D

$135.00

Beautiful 35mm rangefinder, comes with leather carrying case. The Yashica Minister D is a robust, mid-range 35mm film rangefinder camera manufactured in Japan starting in 1964. It features a sharp, fixed 45mm f/2.8 Yashinon lens, a bright coupled rangefinder focusing patch, and an EV-based metering system.

Key Features and Specifications

Lens: Yashica Yashinon 45mm f/2.8 (fixed, not interchangeable).

Shutter: Copal-SVL leaf shutter with speeds ranging from 1s to 1/500s plus Bulb.

Focusing: Coupled rangefinder mechanism where you align a double image in the center of the viewfinder for accurate focus.

Light Meter: Uncoupled CdS exposure meter. It reads light in Exposure Value (EV) numbers. You read the meter's suggested EV on the top plate and dial that exact number into the EV ring on the camera's lens barrel.

Flash: Features both X and M sync options. Because it utilizes a leaf shutter, flash sync is possible at all shutter speeds up to 1/500

Lens: Yashica Yashinon 45mm f/2.8 (fixed, not interchangeable).

Shutter: Copal-SVL leaf shutter with speeds ranging from 1s to 1/500s plus Bulb.

Focusing: Coupled rangefinder mechanism where you align a double image in the center of the viewfinder for accurate focus.

Flash: Features both X and M sync options. Because it utilizes a leaf shutter, flash sync is possible at all shutter speeds up to 1/500

Tested with Lucky 200 film

Yashica Minister-D

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