I Yashica 8T2 uses a 25 foot length of standard doubleS film loaded on a light tight spool. Double-8 is suppl1ed in double width (16mm wide), and run through the camera twice. The first time, one half-width is exposed. 1hen you invert the spool, and run it through the camera again to expose the other half-width. When you send the film to the .processing 10 boratorYt it developed, then split into two strips, each 8mm wide, as shown at right.
The Yasica Movie Camera is designed Description of YASHICA for its ease of handling by the amateur, and at the same time provides a full range of features reqlJired by the advanced cameraman.
(14) View~nnder Peep-window (15) Footage Indicator (16) Film loading door lock (17) Exposure GuidI;; (18) Feed (uPtJed Spindle (19) Film Guide Roller (20) Film Pressure Plate (21) Take-up (lowed Spindle (22) Film Pressure Plate Lock t2 3) Footage Indicator Reset Shoft
LENS The YASHICA MOVIE is equipped with YASHINON ultra high-speed anastigmats lenses and coated. which are color-corrected The lens mount is of the D mount type. Each lens has two adjustment rings. ture ring, controls exposure. One, the aper- The second, the foc- using ring, focuses 1he lens to the distance of your subject. LENS CARE (a) Keep fingers off the glass surface. Although the coating is relatively hard, skin oils and abrasive surfaces can scrape through it easily.
APERTURE The lens aperture ring setting, of f: stop, depends on light conditions. The exposure guide packed film tells you the correct f: stop. Note; with your The largeSi" f: stop is f: 1.4 and the smallest f: stop is f: 16, the highest number on the lens aperture ring. FOCUSING The focusing ring lens for any subject distance. feet away will be sharp. 4 feet will also be sharp.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE YASHINON fl. 4/ I 3mm NORMAL LENS DEPTH-Of-FIELO D~P £1.4 When you focus the camera on a subject, there is a certain distance in front and at the back of the subject within which other objects will also appear sharp. This is known as the "Depth-offield", and it varies with the lens aperture. The smaller the aperture, the greater the Depthof-field.
tOADING THE FILM Loading your Yashica Movie is easy if you follow these steps. With some practice you will do it in seconds. Important: Always load the camera in subdued light, or in the shadow of your body if you are in (1) Wind the camera motor. Then lift the film loading door lock, turn it counter-clockwise, and open the film loading door. (2) Remove the empty spool. (3) Remove tape around the film container. (4) Place your finger on the film to keep it from loosening and remove rubber band.
(5) Insert end of film deep in the slot in the empty spool with the side marked "1" facing up. (6) Film must run along the white arrow-line film path marked (7) inside. Now holding both spools, place the loaded spool on the upper spindle, the empty spool on the lower spindle, and slip the film along the arrow-path into the film gate. The dull emulsion side of the film must be facing the lens. Note: The film gate automatically closes when the film loading door is shut.
keep the spring motor fully wound The Yashica movie will run 6 feet of film (30 seconds at 16 frames-per-secondl on a full motor wind. To wind the motor, grasp the crank and wind back-and-forth, 'as you would wind a watch, until forward motion ... rops. Do not force it further. When loading the camera, always keep the motor fully wound. Wind the motor after every shot. That way you will avoid an unexpected run-down during a shot. Avoid running the camera without film.
THE FOOTAGE tJOUNTER The foota ge counter indicates the number of feet of film used• •• When you load the camera, it automatically returns to "S", or start. Always run the camera until the "0" appears, before you begin filming. At the end of 25 feet, run the motor until the double-circle mark appe.ars before you open the film loading door.
fJilming with your Yash,ca (It is advisable to read the rest of this booklet before Aiming with your Yashica Movie.) Wind the camera motor. Set running speed to 16 frames-per-second. Make certain the zoomfinder is set to match the lens in use. Set the aperture ring to the f/stop recommended in the exposure guide packed with the film. If you are using color film, you have a conve- nient exposure guide right on the camera itself. If the subject is nearby, set ring to 4 feet.
SAFETY LOCK When the Safety-lock is set at "l", the run-button cannot be depressed. Therefore, before taking pictures the Safety-lock has to be set at "R". To set for continuous exposure depress the run-button and push the Safety-lock to "l". After the shot, be sure to push the continuous run lock back to "R", or the camera will run while you are winding the motor.
ZttOM VIE\VFINDER The zoom finder of the Yashica Movie :$ adjustable to match the viewing field of th.j lens in use. It ""looms" fromthe 6.5mm wideangle viewing field, to the 13mm normal, to the 25mm telephoto, and the 38mm telephoto lens viewing fields, merely by moving the finder adjustment knob along the zoom finder scale. The upper number on the scale represent the four viewing fields. Field of Vision at 6.
CARE OF YOUR Y ASHICA MOVIE With reasonable care your YASHICA MOVIE will always operate perfectly. If only one lens is mounted in turret, keep the other lens mount covered with the screw-in cap supplied. Store the ,YASHICA Wide-screen field of view using Yashica Scope.
The speed dial of the Yashica Your Yashica Movie has seven running speeds. They are 8, 12 u 16, '24, 32, 48, and 64 frames-per-second.
_ STANDARD SPEED 32 FRAMES PER SECOND 1 6 FRAMES PER SECOND (Shutter exposure 1/70 second) (Shutter exposure 1/35 second) This speed ad;qs power 'and majesty to movement such as a waterfall or Most of your shooting will be done at 16 frames-pe(second, which is raging waves by moderate slowmotion effect. Use for rapid panning. the standard speed for the camera and the projector in 8mm movies. Shots will project twice as long as at standard speed.
For better movies Movies in'settings from' brilliant mountain- top sunshine to virtually near darkness, from the intimacy of the home to the swirling crcwds of a festival are yours with the Yashica Movie. You will be able to create effects such as simulated nigh t scenes, slow motion, comic speed-up, majestic scenic vistas or searching close-ups of distant faces.
more run. and enjoynlent out of your moVie production. Ii will be worth while to consider the camera position, angle, and a stc ty to dramatize the subject matter to be filmed. A series of pictures in proper sequence and continuity would be more interes1ing than random shots taken without prior ~hought in planning. Run each shot at least 7 seconds, so it does not blink on and off the screen. the the Keep ca mera perfectly still. Let subject move. Pan (rotate the camera) sparingly-and very slowly.
:l!Jnloading, or reversing the film When. you have filmed 25 feet of movies, thus .~. ~,., ~ exposing the first half-width of the fUm, pror:eed as follows: (1) The exposed film will be wound on the take up spool. (2) Remove the loaded spool from the take-up spindle, taking care not to let the film unwind, Remove the empty spool frolT the upper spindleo (3) Invert the loaded spool so tho:' the "2" is visible, and then insert it in the upper spindle.
REVIE\1 Now that you have read the instructions, review your filming procedure in these 6 steps: 1. Wind the camera motor. 2. load the film (Page 2). Run the camera until "on appears in the footage counter window. 3. Set the speed dial: 16 frames-per-second is standard speed. 4. Move the zoom viewfinder adjustment knob to 13 for the normal, to 6.5 for the wide-angle, or to 38 for the telephoto Yas)rinon lens. S.
ACCESSORIES These useful accessories widen the scope and add convenience to movie-making. They can be purchased at your Ynshica dealer. YASDINON LENSES "hese lenses are in standard D mounts for the YASHICA BT, YASH ICA 8 and other precision Bmm camera. All Yashinon Lenses are coated and color-corrected. Filter holders are built-in. a. b. Yashinon 38 f1.4 c. j, c. (ashinon 6.5 f 1.4 Yashica Scope 1:1.5 Yashinon 6.5mm Yashinon 3Bmm Y]shinon 6.5mm Yas'linon 3Bmm YoshicCl-Scope 1:1.5 f: 1.9 f: 1.
r > I) CAMERA IDENTIFICATION 1:1 --- - il I I I YASHICA 8T2 Serial Number YASHINON f: 1.4 13mm Lens N:Jmbe~ YASHINON f: 1.4 6.5mm Lens Number YASHINON f: 1.4 38mm lens Number PURCHASE.