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Kyocera's last series of 35mm Yashica SLRs, the 107/ 108/ 109MP line, was not a commercial success, though the old Yashica FX-3 (now in Super 2000 form) sold well until its discontinuance in 2002. Kyocera had also continued the process of repositioning Yashica SLR cameras, offshoring assembly to China and Hong Kong to reduce costs. This compact camera was equipped with a high-quality 35mm/3.5 Carl Zeiss T* lens along with improved weather sealing, and proved very popular as a rugged travel camera. Kyocera also made a number of fairly successful autofocus point-and-shoot film cameras for the consumer market, culminating in 1992 with the Yashica T4. The Yashica autofocus SLR cameras continued in a progressively cheapened series of models until 1994, when the entire autofocus line was discontinued, reportedly after significant losses. Kyocera attempted to encourage existing owners of Yashica manual-focus SLR cameras to move to autofocus by offering a 1.6x tele-converter adapter to mount Yashica or Contax MF lenses to the autofocus cameras, but without much success. Furthermore, the attractive range of Contax Carl Zeiss T* lenses was no longer an option, as there were no new Contax lenses in the new Yashica autofocus mount. The Samurai Z was even available in a lefthanders' version (Samurai Z-L). These zoom cameras were optimized for one-hand operation. A little better success was achieved with the Samurai series of compact SLRs in camcorder design.
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Unfortunately, the new Yashica AF cameras were introduced rather late and had difficulty against more established competition, which also had a larger selection of compatible lenses. In December 1986, Kyocera introduced its new line of autofocus 35mm SLR cameras and lenses, all but one carrying the Yashica name for the international market. The company also decided to manufacture an AF 35mm SLR camera and a new series of AF lenses to compete with Minolta's revolutionary Maxxum/Dynax. Kyocera also began to offer various cameras with the Kyocera nameplate for buyers in Japan, while subsuming the old Yashica into its new corporate identity. Kyocera decided to reposition the entire Yashica manual-focus SLR line as a ‘value-priced’ choice for entry-level photographers.
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However, the 1985 introduction of Minolta's Maxxum/Dynax 7000 autofocus (AF) camera was a huge success, and all camera makers scrambled to catch up. Both brands continued to feature the same C/Y bayonet lens mount, allowing owners of less expensive Yashica cameras to use all of the Contax/Yashica lenses, including the premium Contax Zeiss T* lenses.
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The manual-focus (MF) FX-103 Program, introduced in 1985, continued the ‘pairing’ tradition of Yashica SLR models with those of Contax (Contax 159mm), and featured TTL flash and full programmed exposure capabilities. Initially, the company continued to produce evolutionary camera designs under the Yashica and Contax brands, such as the Yashica FX-3 and Contax 159MM. It changed its name to Kyocera (京セラ株式会社) in 1982, and became involved in camera production in October 1983, when it acquired Yashica Company Ltd.
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I'll definitely use it again (this weekend maybe?).Ī couple of photos of Anastasiya.just cropped in Lightroom and a touch of Clarity added.Kyocera, originally a ceramics manufacturer, was founded in 1959 as Kyoto Ceramic Co. Totally surprised at the quality and vibe from the film camera. I developed the film myself and scanned it using my cheapo Epsom V370 scanner. In all cases the flash fired (set to auto) which gave it a somewhat blown-out look which was cool. I just had her pose casually against various backgrounds. Get it, the Duran Duran song.?Īnyway, I shot about 1/2 roll of Ilford XP2 Super 400 film during my shoot with model Anastasiya Finogenova with LModelz Model Management. I've started a series on my Facebook page called "Girls On Film". I've gotten into the habit of bringing a film camera during my test, fashion and model shoots and popping off a few frames. I decided to take it to a recent model test studio shoot. Battery compartment completely clean, lens clean and operated smoothly. The camera was super clean when I got it. A bit bulky for my taste for a point & shoot, but I wanted to give it a go. It's got a cool look and fits easily into my hand. A fairly straight forward, limited feature 35mm film point & shoot. I picked up this Yashica EZS Zoom 70 at a Goodwill store.