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YASHICA 44LM
The Yashica 44LM is equipped with f 3.5 Yashinon, a four-element triplet of 60 mm. focal length for both taking and
viewing lens. The shutter is the Copal SV giving speeds 1,½,¼, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,1/250 and 1/500 sec. and B for
time exposures with XM flash synchronization and built-in delayed-action release. The shutter speed and the aperture are
actuated by thumb wheels on either side of the shutter and are read off in a cut-out window above the finder lens.
Focusing is by wheel on the side of the camera with distances engraved in feet and metres. A depth of field indicator is
engraved on the camera body above the focusing wheel.
The film transport is semi-automatic by transport wheel which locks when the next frame is in position. An automatic
exposure counter in the side wall of the camera shows the number of frames transported. An accessory shoe is fitted on the
left-hand side of the body, primarily intended to accept a flash gun.
The folding reflex finder hood, opened and closed by one hand operation, incorporates a frame finder and focusing
magnifier. The focusing screen incorporates a fresnel screen giving enhanced brightness and even illumination.
The camera back is hinged on and incorporates a film pressure plate.
The Yashica 44LM has a built-in photo-electric exposure meter. The cell is incorporated in top of the front plate of the
camera and the light reading window is adjacent to it. The exposure setting scale is in the centre of the focusing knob. A
film speed converter from DIN to ASA is built into the focusing knob.
The Yashica 44LM has a bayonet mount around viewing and taking lenses to accept bayonet-mounted filters, close-up
lenses and lens hood.
ACCESSORIES for Yashica 44LM include filters for colour and black-and-white photography, close-up lens sets with
built-in wedge for parallax compensation, lens hood and hand grip.
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1. Open camera back.
2. Insert the film. To remove empty take-up spool from the top chamber, press the serrated, chromed stud on the left
of the spool downwards. Then press down the right side of the spool and it will spring up. Now place the take-up
spool into the lower chamber, by pushing its shaft to the left towards the spring-loaded spool holder. Place the
film in the top chamber by engaging the right end of the spool shaft in the hollow on the right-hand side, and
pushing it gently down on the left when it will automatically engage and lock in position. Pull paper end of film
spool across film aperture and over the roller bar into the wide slot of the take-up spool.
3. Close camera back.
4. Get film ready for first exposure by turning the film winding knob until the figure 1 appears in the red film
window on the back of the camera. Push the exposure counter reset button (above the film transport wheel)
backwards, while at the same time pressing in the film release button (that is, the centre of the film transport
knob). The film is now ready for the first exposure.
5. Set film speed on the exposure setting scale in the film transport knob by turning the inner black disc until the
ASA speed of the film inserted into the camera appears in the cut-out beside the engraved "ASA".
Unloading
1. Wind off film, after all 12 exposures have been taken, by operating the film transport knob (the automatic film
counting window will show a red circle O) until the backing paper disappears from the red film window in the
back of the camera and give another two turns.
2. Open camera back.
3. Remove the exposed film by pushing it to the left, when it will spring out. Close back or reload with film.
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