1979 Yashica FX-3 35 MM Camera / Extra Lens

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Vintage Yashica FX-3 35mm Camera with Extra Lens Up for auction is a vintage Yashica FX-3 35mm camera with two lenses ~ a Yashica DSB 50mm and a YUS Automatic 135mm / 55 lens. I purchased the camera at an estate sale. To open the camera, you lift up on filmroller and the back pops open. Below are specs and history I found online. You can also find PDFs online for the manual that goes with this camera. SPECIFICATIONS P roduced 1979 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 450 grams (1 lb.) Lens Yashica DSB 50mm and a YUS Automatic 135mm / 55 lens Shutter metal focal plane Shutter speeds B, 1-1/1000 Viewfinder SLR Exposure meter button-activated CdS TTL with over/under LEDs * Battery 2 x SR44/LR44 1.5v (for meter only) (*Batteries not included in this auction) History of the Yashica FX-3 The FX-3 was a very popular, manually-operated, 35 mm single lens reflex camera, released by Yashica in 1979, and built by Cosina. It has a vertical metal-bladed mechanical focal plane shutter with speeds up to 1/1000, an exposure meter with a simple 3-LED reading in the viewfinder, and no automatic metering or focusing modes. The camera is very compact and lightweight for an SLR design, and weighs about 1 pound (450 grams). One of the camera's greatest attributes is that it will accept all manual-focus Yashica read more

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