Yashica FX-3
My first SLR film camera, or any camera for that fact. I was 18 years old. This got me hooked on a lifetime of photography. I used this until about 2004 when I put it away in a closet and left it until late 2017 when I decided to restore it. I will never part with this camera and I hope that my future grand kids will enjoy it one day.
The blue body version above is not my original camera. It is another one that I came across and restored and then sold. I put this beautiful blue faux leather cover on it from Aki-Asahi.com and I wanted to show it off. Sometimes I wish had done this to my camera, but I wanted to keep mine as close as possible to OEM.
Body Serial # 532318
Lens Serial # A90274280
Introduction: 1979
Finish: Black
Shutter Speed B and 1-1000/second
ISO: 12-1600
Shutter: Vertical metal-bladed mechanical focal plane
Exposure meter button-activated CdS TTL with over/under LEDs
Battery: 2 x SR44/LR44 1.5v (for meter only)
Hotshoe: Yes, but no PC sync
Self-timer: Yes (with Mirror Lock Up)
Metering: Manual
Focus: Manual
Lens Mount: Contax/Yashica
Shutter: Vertical metal-bladed mechanical focal plane
Exposure meter button-activated CdS TTL with over/under LEDs
Battery: 2 x SR44/LR44 1.5v (for meter only)
Hotshoe: Yes, but no PC sync
Self-timer: Yes (with Mirror Lock Up)
Metering: Manual
Focus: Manual
Lens Mount: Contax/Yashica
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| Original body cover was a mess |
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| Old cover removed, ready for the new one |
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| Finished and ready to shoot some more rolls of film |
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