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 Description of Yoshico Lynx-tOOO
THIS 15 YOUR YASHICA LYNX
A precision instrument copoble of
bringing you some of the finest
photogrophs you hove ever token.
Pleose reod the f ollowing poges
Q+ corefully. Follow the eosy, step-by-
step recommendotions.

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I . Accessory Shoe
2. Film Advonce Lever
3. Light Gothering Window (Photo
Cell)
4. Strop Holder
5. Flosh Synchro-terminol
6. Rongefinder
7. Viewfinder
g. Toking Lens (Yoshinon f'1.8)
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I I . Cossette Supporting Shof t
12. Finder Eye-piece
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13. Film Gote 24. Exposure lndicotor Win-
14. Tripod Socket dow
I 5. Sprockei 25. Shutter Speed Control
16. Toke-up Spool Ring
17. ASA-DIN Film Speed 26. Lens Opening Scole
Conversion Toble 27. Depth-of -field Scole
18. Film Pressure Plote 28. Red Diomond Mork
19. Film Rewind Releose 29. ASA Film Speed Indico-
Button tor Diol
20. Self-timer Lever 30. Distonce Scole
2l . Focusing Lever 3l . Film Position Mork
22. Film Exposure Counter 32. Film Rewinding Knob
23. Shutter Releose Button w/Folding Cronk

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 IOADING FItftT
(l ) To unlock the bock cover, slide the Releose Bullon in lhe
direction of orrow (lo the morking '0') pressing it, ond the
hinged bock cover will swing open.

35mm roll film l2l Pull out the Film Rewinding Knob, ond inserl o new roll of 35mm
20 or 36 exposures per roll film in the film chomber.
24 :': 36mm size negof ive (3 ) Gently drow oul the film leoder f rom the cosselte. Threod the
Block ond White or color film leoder into the sloi of the Toke-up Spool.
( 4l Advonce the film with one slroke of the Advonce Lever, ond
moke sure the perforotions in the film ore threoded to the
sprockets.

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(5 ) Close the bock cover by pressing it with your fingers until it

locks inio position. Press the Shutter Releose Button.
(6 ) Advonce film ond prerr the Shutter Releose Buiton, twice.
(7 | Advonce the film ogoin ond :et the flgure 'l' on lhe Exporure
Counter Diol opposite the red triongle, turning the diol counier-
clockw ise.

NOW THE CAMERA IS READY FOR THE FIRST PICTURE.

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 METER.COUPLED SHUTTER SYSTEM

The Copol SV shutter of the tYtlX-1000 incorporoles 0 syslem of linking the shuiler speed ond oporture
diols, in oddition to crossroupling with the built-in reflected-light-reoding 6xposure m0tor

Similor to the LVS sysiem, it provides

correct exposure over q wide ronge
of shuiter speed-operture combinolions
when sel occording lo the simple
inslruciions. Since the operture, shutter
ond exposure meter ore linked, setting
lhe comerq for correct exposure hos
been simplified to motching o movoble
needle lo o fixed correct exposure
ind icqto r.
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EXPOSURE INDICATOR

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IN VIEWFINDER
lndicator Needlc

TXPOSURE INDICATOR
ON TOP

OF CAMERA
 SETTING CA'NER,A FOR EXPOSURE

Move ]he ASA Sering Lever unlil the ASA Index

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Number of the film looded in the c('mera aPpegrs
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fvlly in rhe ASA lndicator Window.

ASA DIAL
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r (Corresponds Asruming the ASA Speed of
AsA 12) the fllm in use is ASA 100, A5A SETTING LEVER
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o (Corresponds move lhe ASA Setting Lever
ASA 25)
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until thii ffgure is fully visible
50 in the lndicotor Window.
r (ASA 80)
100
200
400
z 800
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Now sef the desited shutter speed opposite the ,red

index mark' by tvrning the Shvner Speed Control
Ring.

As long os lighr condilions remoin fhe some, o

chonge in rhutter speed by turning the Shuitet

Speed Control Ring will outomoticolly keep the
operiure in correcf relotionship to the shutter
speed in use. Since over-riding of the cross-
coupling is possible, core should be token to
recheck either exposure indicotor when o ropid
shifl in shutter speed hos been mode.

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 FOR CORRECT EXPOSUR,ES

CAMERA TOP

After poinling the LYNX loword the 5cene to

be photogrophed, furn the Aperiure Control
Ring until the Green Needle in the Exposure
Indicolor on top of the comerq comes into
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olingnment with fixed Green Indicqior.

A similor, ond foster system moy be used : by

froming the scene in the viewfinder ond
OD
turning the Aperture Conlrol Ring unfil ihe
movoble ooinler is centered in the white circle
on the frome visible in the viewfinder. OD
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IMPORTANT : Should you be unoble fo motch the exposure
INSIDE meler pointer ond the fixed indicolor, two
VIEWFINDER
reqsons ore possible,-either the shutter speed
is too high or light conditions ore not suiloble
for lhe sel shutter speed to yield correcl
exposure. Reset shulter fo o slower (or higher)
speed consistenl wilh overoge light condilions.

CONVENTIONAT EXPOSURE SETTINGS

Convenfionol selfing3 of the shutter speed ond operlure

conlrols of the LYNX hove been reioined for photogrophers
fomilior wilh this system. Settings moy be mode by turnin5
the Shutfer Speed Control Ring to the desired speed ond rnen
setting ihe Aperlure Control Ring. Eecouse of the cross-
coupling feoture, settings first mode on the Aperture Control
Ring must be held in ploce while the Shutter Speed Control
Ring is being turned.
 SIGHilNG & FOCUSING
Thc ringle window view/rongcf,nder pcrmitr quick focuring ond froming of thc piciure.
The extro.lorgc
viewing window fcqlurcr o bright-linc fromc indicoting cleorly the fleld of vicw covered
by the 45mm
Yorhinon lenr. When you compotc your picturc within fhir frome you ore orsured
of getting precisely
whot you see. When looking through thc viewfinder, the smoll, bright recfongle in the center is porl of
the super'imposed'imoge'type rongeflnder. To focus, center fhe smqll rectongle over the center of interert
in lhe scene ond rolole fhe focusing lever until the two imoges merge, forming one cleor imoge.
The cqmero is now in focus
for this porliculor picture.
The focuring scole moy olso
be uted to focur fhe LYNX
ond, when used in coniunction
with lhe depth-of-field scole,
is extremely usef ul f or the
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"Zone Focusing" method for
shorp ociion picfures.
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PAR,AttAX COR,RECTION

Porollox, the discreponcy in oreo covered by ihe

lens ond viewfinder, is outomoticolly corrected by
the bright-line-frome ffnder. The LYNX incorporotes o
tilting prism, fully coupled to the ronge finCer, thot
compensotes for porollox over the entire focusing Subiect in o long dislonce

ronge. The picture recorded on the film will be

ideniicol to thot composed within the bright'line
f rome.

5ubiect In o snot I dtstonce

 TAKING FTASH PICTURES

Your Yoshico LYNX ofiers M-X synchronizolion

Selector M X X
, Position
Bulb used Medium Peok Short Peok Medium Peok

shurrer
. speed tl6o,or
Speed Any slower ,t;lf"^"tr;l?tt
self -timer)

Do nol use Short Peok bulb with "M" synchronizolion.

Move lhe selector to X position when using Electronic Flosh.
Your comero deoler will be glod to supply the proper flosh
ottochment for your comero.
The Yoshico Quick-Lite electronic flosh is porliculorly suited
for use with the LYNX.
Synchronizotion for flosh is built'in. A stondord FC connecfor
plugs into the flosh terminol. The flosh unit slips into the
Accessory Shoe or otloches to the comero with <r brockef
lhol screws into lhe fripod sockel.
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SELF.TIMER, CABTE REIEASE

The Self-Timer, for toking self'portroi?t or grouP piclrlrer, A rlondqrd cqble releose con

gives you obout 8 secondc to get yourrelf into the pictu re. be ftited lo your Yoshico LYNX.
Screw the Coble Releose inlo
(A) Coution ! Be sure to move the synchronizotion selector
the socket provided on the
to the X position when using the self'timer. Shutter Releose Button. Your
(B) Then sel speed, ond move the self 'timer in the d irection comero deoler will suPPlY the

shown by ihe orrow. proper coble releose for Your

comero.
 IENS OPENING
The lens operture conlrols lhe omount of light thot will poss through lhe lens onlo the light-sensitive
film. The Yoshico LYNX, with its Yoshinon lens, offers openings of f'I.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6,8, ll, 16 & 22.
Notice thot th r lower the number, the lorger lhe lens opening. f :1.8 is fhe lorgest opening ond f 222
the smollest. To set the lens opening rotote the Aperlure Control Ring until the desired lens operture
is in olignmenl wilh the red diomond.

SHUTTER SPEED

The shutier speed controls the durolion of the exposure. Shutter 3peeds on your Yoshico LYNX wi?h its
ffne Copol Shutter ore 1,1f2, 114, 118, 1115, ll3O, 1160, 11125, 11250, l/500 ond l/1000 of o
tB'.
second ond
The'B'setting is for toking pictures with on expo3ure longer thon I second. Use o tripod or broce
when using 'B'. When you press the Shutter Releose Button on the 'B' setfing, the shutter stoys open
until you releose pressure on lhe butlon.
It is odvisoble to set the shutter speed before you cock the shulier ot oll times.
Comero moy be hond-held Use o Tripod or Broce
_Averoge Picture_ Action Pictures _Time_ Erporrre Slow Speed
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l/30 to l/250 r/500, l/1000 'B' t, tf2, t14, 1lg, tlt5
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UNTOADING FITTI
Af ter loking o full roll of film, it is necessory to rewind the film into
lhe cosselte or corfridge before removing the exposed film from the
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comero.
I to*o.a the end of the I
l. film releose butlon which is locoted on lhe underside of
Press lhe ,] film you will /ee/ o slighl 3

lhe comero. lt need be held rn posilion.

2. Flip up the film rewind cronk hondle to the horizontol position ond ll ::'::::':,^^'.": ,^:^:.:"^",
turning the rewind cronk ilI
wind in the direction of the orrow. until the f ilm pulls owoy I'
3. When the film is completely rewound into the coselle, open fhe bock from the s/ol on the Toke- I
cover by pressing the Slide Lock Releose Button in the direction up Spool. !
of the orrow. Plll up lhe rewind cronk shoft ond remove coselle. r
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 EXPOSURE
Exposure meons finding the right combinotion of lens-opening (operture) ond shufler speed in relotion to ihe
sensitivity (ASA) of your film. (ASA indicofes Americon Stondord Associotion). For exomple if you ore using
o fifm of ASA lO0 sensitivityt yovr correct exposure will be occording to the following toble:

DAYTIGHT EXPOSURE TABLE

Your shulter speed will be l/125 with operture numbers shown below.

Bright Sun Hozy Sun croudy.Brighr 3',;:jt;lJj!"L,

Light Subiecis (l ) t 116 f flg tls.6
111
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Averoge Subiects l2l t /11 t18 t15.6 | +11

Dork Subiects (3) r/8 f ls.6 fl4 -t-

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( I ) Light Subiects : Dislont londscopes, neor-by people with seo, beoch ond snow scenes in the
bockground.
(2) Averoge Subiects : Neor-by people, houses, gordens, buildings ond ploces not in the shode.
Advisoble to use this closs when light ond dork obiects ore in obout equol proportion.
(3 ) Dork Subiects : People in dork cloihing ; trees, flowers, onimols ond lorge buildings.
(4) Open Shode: Subiects shoded from the sun bul lighted by o wide oreo of open sky. The
less the open sky the lorger the lens opening.

lf you ore using on ASA 50 film, you should use o lorger lens-opening or lower your shutter speed (l/60).
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When in doubt, follow the film monufoclurer's recommendolions, ond you will be ossured of good pictures.
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SETTING CAMERA FOR, AUTOMATIC FILTER
I FACTOR, COMPENSATION

When o filter is used to obtoin normol color rendilion in block & white or lo correct color costs in color
t phoiogrophy, these filters cut out o poriion of the normol color spectrum, resulting in q loss of tight
reoching the film. To compensote for this light loss the filter monufocturers hove colculoted o mothem,rricol
multiplying foctor which is divided inio the shutter speed or operture opening.
Vorying with the sensitiviiy ond color response chorocteristics of the film emulsion, these foc?ors qll6'v tlre
photogropher to recolculote the exposure ond obtoin correctly-exposed negotives.
I Exompfe : Assuming o filter focior of X2 for o yellow filter ond film with on ASA 200 index with o n?rmol
exposure reoding colling for o shutter speed of l2A0 ot f ,l 6, you could divide the f octor into
1

either, giving l/tOO ot f:16 or l/200 ot f'8. A simplier method is to divide the filter foctor
into the ASA speed ond set the result in the ASA Indicotor Window. This ollows you to use
the meter to obtoin the correct exposure outomoticolly.

NOTE : Reset the ASA speed when filter is noi in use.

Mony photogrophers keep on UV filter on the comero to protect ihe lens f rom dust ond cuts
hoze. lt requires no filter foctor in either block & white or color photogrophy.
 When you focus lhe comero on o subiect there is o
certoin distonce in front qnd back of the subiect within
which other obiectr will olro qppeqr shorp. Thir is
known or the "Depth-of-Ficld", ond il voriet wilh fhe
lenr operlure, fhe rmoller the operiure the greoter the
Depth-of-Field; it ir much lorger ot f rl6 thon ot f :1.8.
The Depth-of-Field Scqle will be found on top of the
lenr mount directly in front of the focusing scole. You
will nolice thot on either ride of the red diomond is o
similor set of numbers which represent the lens opertures.
When the comero is focused on your subiecf, look for
lhe operture you ore using on either side of the scole
to delermine the Depth-of-Field.
Thus, if the comero is focused ot 7 feel ond the lens
operture is f ,16, the Depth-of-Field (oreo in which oll
obiects ore shorp) is from obout J ft. to 16 ft.
You con employ depth-of-f ield lo use your Yoshico LYNX
os o fixed-focus comero. In this cose se? the distonce
scole tr 20 lt, ond the lens operture lo f : 8. You
will notice on the Depth-of -Field scole thot onything
Dirlonce Depth-of -field f tor obo'n I I feet to inf inity will be in focur.
Scole Scole
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DEPTH-OF.FIELD TABTE
YASHINON F : 1.8/45mm

in meter in feet

N{ 1.8 2.4 4 5. r, 8 l1
o.76 o.75 o.73 o.70 o. 66 o.62
16 22
'N 1.8 2.4 4

2.57 2.48
5.6 8
2.43 2.36 2.24
tl l6
2.L6
22
2.O3
o.7 a o.77 2.54
2.6 2.66
o.8 o. a2 o. a3 a4 o. 86 o. 89 o. 93
o. 1. Ol l. 1r 2.70 2.74 2.ao 2.49 3.02 3.26 3.60
u66 o. g7 a5 o. 83 o. 8l o.7a
o. o.73 u. 06 2.92 2.aa 2.43 2.77 2.64 2.54 2.43 2.27
o.9 o.92 o. 94 o.
96 o. 98 L. 02 L. 07 t. t7 1.32 3.O 3.08 3.13 3.19 3.27 3.40 3.58 3.92 4.44
o. 97 o. 96 94 o.92 o. 89 o. 85
o. o. 80 o.74 3.39 3.34 3.27 3.19 3. 08 2.94 2.74 2.54
I 1. 03 l.05 07 1.10 1.15 1. 22
7. 1. 35 l. 55 3.5 3.61 3.68 3.76 3.88 4. 06 4.32 4.84 5.t)D
l. l6 t.l4 l. 11 1. 08 1. 04 o. 99 o. 91 o. a4 3.86 3.79 3.71 3.60 3.45 3.24 3.04 2.74
1.2 L.24 t.27 1. 30 1.3s L. 42 1. 53 7.75 2.71 4.O 4. 15 4.24 4.35 4.50 4.76 5.12 5.a7 7.tL
t.44 1.40 1. 37 L. 32 t. 25 l. 18 l. 08 o. g7 4.74 4.67 4.55 4.39 4.17 3.92 3.57 3.22
1.5 t. 57 1. 61 1. 66 t. 74 t. a7 2.6 2.44 3.2A 5.O 5.24 5.38 J.CO 5.A2 6.25 6.90 8.34 1 r.1
1.89 1.83 r.77 1. 69 1.58 \. 47 r. 31 1.16 6.58 6.37 6.13 5.84 5.46 5.04 4.47 3.97
2 4.25 7.36 7.O a.73 9.76 11 .5 I 31.5
2.73 2.20 2.31 2.46 2.72 3. 15 7.44 7.77 a. 15 16.
2.75 2.63 2.50 2.34 2. t4 1. 94 t.67 l. 43 10. o
9. 16 4.75 8.3r 7.74 7.TT 6.41 J.D.t 4.72
3 3.30 3.49 3.75 4. t7 5. OO 6.67 15- I 1l.o tr.7 r2.6 t4.o r 6.9 22.7 53.7
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4.34 4. 05 3.74 3.40 2.99 2.60 2. t3 L.76 15.O 73.2 1,2.4 1l .5 10.5 9.30 8.14 6.74 5.56
5. 89 6.45 /. JJ 9.43 t5.2 65. O t7.4 19. I 21 .6 26.3 38.8 95.7
7.67 o. tY 5. 97 5.74 4.26 3.50 2.71 2.12 16.1 13.4 11.1 8.66 6.83
lo L4. 4 18. I 30.7 30.o 23.5 21.O 18.6
4l .5 52.4 74.2
32. a 21 . I 14. 8 10. 5 7 .34 5.37 3.69 2.69 I O8. 69.2 44.4 34.6 24.2 t7.6 L2.r 8.81
 R.EVIEW
l. Set rhe ASA film emulsion speed in rhe ASA Indicoior Window.
2. Sei the desired shulter speed by turning fhe Shutter Speed Conirol Ring.
3. Turn the Aperlure Control Ring until Exposure lndicolors coincide.
4. Cock the shutter (Advonce the film).
5. Compose your piclure through the viewfinder os you focus.
6. Toke lhe picture.
7. lf you plon to toke onolher, odvonce the film for the next exposure.

CARE OF YOUR YASHICA IYNX

Be sure to reploce the Lens Cop when your comero is nol in use. Keep your comero
owoy from dust ond moisture. For cleoning the lens surfoce lo remove dust or dirt,
olwoys wipe it very lightly by using cleon gouze or lens cleoning cloth. Do nol wipe
lens with o dirty hondkerchief . When you ore not using your comero for o long period
do not leove the shutter set.