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Yashica ME-1

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
Viewfinder camera
Production
1979–1982
Film
35 mm
Battery
1× EP-675R / RM-675R, 1,35 V
Weight
280 g
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Camera

Type
Viewfinder camera
Production
1979–1982
Weight
280 g

Film

Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Film speed
ISO 25–500

Lens

Lens
Yashica Lens 38 mm f/2.8
Focusing
zone focusing (estimated distance)

Shutter

Shutter
Leaf shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1/60 s – 1/360 s

Exposure

Metering
separate meter cell (not through the lens) (CdS)
Exposure modes
program

Battery

Battery
1× EP-675R / RM-675R, 1,35 V

Without a battery: in auto mode, the shutter release locks when the battery is dead. [1]

In auto mode, the shutter release locks when there isn’t enough light; in that case, the manual tells you to switch to flash photography. [1]

The film is advanced with a knurled thumbwheel at the bottom left of the camera back. [2]

Sources

  1. Yashica ME-1: Bedienungsanleitung und technische Daten
  2. Deutsches Kameramuseum: Yashica ME-1
  3. History of Yashica/Contax/Kyocera cameras, Übertragung einer Herstellerübersicht von 1993
  4. Peter Wellners Kameramuseum: Yashica ME 1

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

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