Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1991
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Yashica AF
Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
8 s – 1/2000 s, B
Flash sync
1/90 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority, shutter priority, program
Focusing
autofocus
Film speed
ISO 25–5000
Battery
1× 2CR5 · powers shutter and meter
Weight
605 g

Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire. [2]

Film without DX coding is automatically treated as ISO 100. [2]

For Contax/Yashica lenses, the manual describes the optional AF Converter 1.6X. [2]

Sources

  1. Kyocera: Yashica 270 Auto Focus / 230-AF Super Repair Manual
  2. Yashica 270 AF: Bedienungsanleitung
  3. History of Yashica/Contax/Kyocera cameras, Übertragung einer Herstellerübersicht von 1993
  4. Wikipedia: Yashica, Modellliste 270AF/230 Super
  5. Wikipedia: Yashica, Abschnitt zu Autofokus-Spiegelreflexkameras

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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