Yashica 635 Users Manual

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Yashica 635

On-line users manual

Posted 4-21-'03

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DESCRIPTION OF PARTS

1. Focusing Hood

2. Sports-finder Frame

3. Film Advance Knob

4. Focusing Knob

5. Shutter Speed Control Wheel

6. Shutter Cocking Lever

7. Shutter Release Button

8. Cable Release Mount9. Shutter

Speed/Lens Aperture Indicator

Window

10. Viewing Lens4www.butkus.or g

11. Spool Stud Knob (35 mm Film

Advance Knob)

12. Synchro Terminal

13. M-X Synchro Selector

14. Aperture Control Wheel

15. Taking Lens

16. Spool Stud Knob (35 mm Film Rewind Knob)

17. Self-timer Lever4www.butkus.org

18. Back Cover Lock Latch

19. Film Type Reminder

20. Film-stop Release (for 120 roll film)

21. Slide Lock Buckle

22. Strap Knob

23. Exposure Counter Window

24. Depth-of - Field Scale

25. Distance Scale

26. 35 mm Film Advance Knob (Spool Stud

Knob)

27. 35 mm Film Rewind Release Button

28. 35 mm Film stop Release

29. Accessory Shoe

30. 35 mm Film Rewind Knob (Spool Stud Knob)

31. Tripod Socket4www.butkus.org

32. Back Cover Release Ring

33. Back Cover

34. Pressure Plate

35. 35 mm Film Take-up Spool

36. 35 mm Picture Frame

37. 35 mm Film Cassette

HOW TO REMOVE CAMERA FROM

ITS CASE

As a preliminary step in film loading, take

out the camera from its case.

1. Open the front cover and detach it by

unfastening the three snaps on the base.

2. Pull out the Slide Locks on both sides.

3. Spread out the sides of the case and take

out the camera.

To return the camera into its case, follow

the foregoing procedure in reverse.4www.butkus.org

FILM LOADING

1. Open the Back Cover by turning the Back

Cover Release Ring around the Tripod

Socket in the direction of "0" (Open) .

2. After opening out the Back Cover, remove

the Take-up Spool from the lower Film

Chamber by pulling out the lower Spool

Stud Knob.

3. While pulling out the upper Spool Stud

Knob, set the Take-up Spool in the upper

Film Chamber.

CAUTION: Before loading the film, make

sure the 35 mm Film Rewind Release

Button (27} is reset all the way into its

original position.

4. Pull out the lower Spool Stud Knob

and place a new roll of film (standard

120 roll film) into position in the lower

Film Chamber.4www.butkus.org

5. Pull the film leader gently and insert

it into the slot on the Take-up Spool in

the upper Film Chamber. Make sure

the film leader is inserted into the

wider one of the two slots and its edge

is set flush against the spool flange.

6. Turn the Film Advance Knob until

the arrow "start" mark on the film

leader aligns with the triangular mark

on the edge of the picture frame. Then

close the Back Cover.

7. To lock the Back Cover, press it against

the camera body and turn the Back Cover

Release Ring in the direction of "C"

(Close).

8. In the course of film loading, the

Exposure Counter automatically resets to

"S" (start) position.

9. Therefore, wind the Film Advance

Knob until the figure "1" appears in the

Exposure Counter Window.

10. After making an exposure, push the

Film-stop Release (20) and wind the Film

Advance Knob. The Exposure Counter

will register the number of exposed

frames and the Film Advance Knob will

lock automatically.

EXPOSURE SETTING AND SHUTTER

RELEASE

1. Turn the Shutter Speed Control Wheel

(right) and Aperture Control Wheel (left) in

either direction with your thumbs and

position the desired settings in the Shutter

Speed/Lens Aperture Indicator Window.

2. Make sure the shutter speed setting is

aligned properly with the indicator stub on

the window frame. As for the aperture

setting, it can be set at any in between

settings, as required.

3. Push the Shutter Cocking Lever all the

way down. To make exposure, press the

Shutter Release Button gently.

CAUTION: Avoid resetting the shutter

speed after the Shutter Cocking Lever is

pushed all the way down.

FOCUSING AND PICTURE

COMPOSITION

Your Yashica 635 is a twin-lens reflex

camera. It features a pair of perfectly

matched lenses, enabling you to focus

and compose your pictures most

effectively through the viewing lens

positioned directly above the taking lens.

1. Lift and open the Focusing Hood, as

illustrated.

2. Turn the Focusing Knob until the

image of your subject on the ground-glass

viewing screen appears sharply defined.

The clear focusing spot at the center of

the screen will enable you to secure

critical focus.4www.butkus.or g

The viewing screen shows the exact field

covered by the taking lens. Therefore,

compose your picture within the viewing

frame.

MAGNIFIER

For critical focusing, use the magnifier

incorporated in the focusing hood.

1. To set the magnifier to viewing position,

press the center of the Focusing Hood half-

way as illustrated. Place your eye as close to

the lens as possible and secure critical focus.

2. Before closing the Focusing Hood, fold

away the magnifier by pressing the frame

down as shown in the illustration.

.

SPORTSFINDER

Use the sportsfinder incorporated in the focusing hood when shooting moving subjects.

1. Push the center of the Focusing Hood all the way until it locks into folded position. Then, hold the camera at eye-

level and sight your subject through the small square hole.

2. To reset the Focusing Hood to its original position, push the release button, as illustrated

FILM UNLOADING

After the twelfth and final frame has

been exposed, wind the Film Advance

Knob about six times to take up the

film leader. Then, open the camera

Back Cover and take out the exposed

film as illustrated. Paste the seal

securely and send the film out for

processing.

FLASH EXPOSURE

Your Yashica 635 features built-in M-X synchronization. Set the Synchro

Selector to either M or X position, depending on the type of flash in use.

Then, plug the PC cord of your flash unit into the Synchro Terminal.

Correct exposure setting for flash photography can be obtained readily by

referring to the guide number of the flash bulb o' electronic flash. For color

photography, use the proper type of flash bulbs, or else, use color

compensation filter.

Consult your dealer for the proper type of flash unit for your camera.

Selector

Position M X X

Bulb used M type F type Electronic Flash

Shutter

Speed Any

Speed 1/60 or

slower Any Speed (When using slower Self-timer)

SELF-TIMER

To include yourself in the picture or for delayed action shots, use the

Self Timer and proceed as follows:

a. Advance the film by winding the Film Advance Knob.

b. Set the shutter speed, charge the shutter by pushing down the

Shutter Cocking Lever and move the Self-Timer Lever all the way in

the direction of the arrow.4www.butkus.org

c. Press the Shutter Release Button-- the shutter will be tripped about

8 sec. Later.

CABLE RELEASE

The use of a cable release to trip the shutter will prevent camera

shake in close-up shots and long exposures.

Use a standard "screw-on" type cable release. Unscrew the ring

around the Shutter Release Button and set the cable release securely

over the Shutter Release Button. Consult your dealer for the proper

type of cable release.

LENS OPENING

The lens opening or aperture forms one factor for

controlling the intensity of light transmitted through the

lens and reaching the film plane. Your Yashica camera

features an ultra-sharp Yashinon lens with aperture

settings of f/3.5, 4 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. The maximum

aperture is f/3.5, while the minimum is f/22.

To adjust the lens opening, rotate the Aperture Control

Wheel with your thumb and set the desired setting in the

Shutter Speed/Lens Aperture Indicator Window. The lens

opening can be set at any in-between settings, as required.

SHUTTER SPEED

The shutter speed controls the length of exposure of the photosensitive emulsion of the film to light.

Your Yashica camera is equipped with a precision engineered Copal Shutter with speed settings of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8,

1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1 /125, 1/250 and 1/500 sec.. and B.

The B setting is for exposures longer than one second. At this setting, the shutter remains open as long as the Shutter

Release Button is kept depressed.

At 1/15 sec. or slower speeds. mount your camera on a tripod and use a cable release to trip the shutter in to prevent camera shake.

HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA

2. Hold your camera overhead, and

focus and compose as illustrated,

when shooting over fences and other

obstacles.

3. For low angle shots, place your

camera on the ground.

1. Normally, hold your camera at

chest-level, with your elbows pressed

against your body to provide extra-

steady support, and press the Shutter

Release Button gently.

4. Your knee will provide steady

support when shooting low subjects.4www.butkus.org

5. Use the sports-finder for shooting at

eye-level or photographing moving

subjects.

DEPTH OF FIELD

The depth of field is the area in front and behind

the subject on which the subject is focused,

within which all objects will also appear

acceptably sharp in the picture. It varies with the

aperture and is more extensive (a) when the lens

is stopped down, (b) when the camera is focused

on a distant subject, and (c) in the background

rather than the foreground.

The depth of field can be determined by

referring to the depth-of-field scale around the

Focusing Knob. With the camera focused on a

subject at 10 meters and an aperture of f/16, the

depth-of-field will be from about 5 meters to

infinity or, in other words, the range enclosed by

the number 16 on both sides of the distance

index mark (3.5).

FILM LOADING (35 mm film)

1. Pull out the 35mm Film Rewind Release Button

(R) and give it a slight twist in either direction.

2. Install the 35 mm Picture Frame by proceeding as

follows: After making sure that the sprocket end of

the frame is set toward the upper Film Chamber, fit

the spring bar into the lower edge, and, while pushing

the frame in the direction of the arrow, install it

properly into position.

3. Reset the 35 mm Film Rewind Release Button to

its original position by turning it in either direction.

4. Screw the Spacer Ring on the threaded mount

around the right spool stud in the lower Film

Chamber.

1. 35 mm Take-up Spool

2. Sprocket Wheel

3. 35 mm Picture Frame

4. Pressure Plate Guide Socket

5. Pressure Plate

6. Spring Bar

7. 35 mm Film Leader

8. 35 mm Spool Stud Adapter

9. 35 mm Film Cassette

10. Spacer Ring

11. Pressure Plate Guide Pin

5. Insert the Spool Stud

Adapter into the spool

spindle of the Film Cassette.

6. Place the Film Cassette in

the lower Film Chamber by

pulling out the Spool Stud

Knob as illustrated. Then,

pull out the film leader

gently.

7. Set the 35 mm Take-up Spool in the upper Film

Chamber. First, fit the cut-out on the right into the

right spool stud. Then, while pulling out the 35

mm Film Advance Knob (Spool Stud Knob), set

the spool into position. Reset the Film Advance

Knob to its original position and wind it until it

locks automatically.

8. Insert the film leader into the slot on the Take-

up Spool and, after pressing the 35 mm Film-stop

Release located directly below the Film Rewind

Release Button (R), wind the 35 mm Film

Advance Knob.

9. After making sure the perforations on the film

properly engage the sprocket teeth, set the

Pressure Plate by matching the Guide Pins with

the Guide Sockets and pressing it firmly against

the 35 mm Picture Frame.

10. Close and lock the Back Cover. Then, press the

35 mm Film-stop Release and wind the 35 mm

Film Advance Knob. Repeat this procedure three

times to advance the exposed frames.

11. Turn the 35 mm Exposure Counter in the

direction of the arrow and align the figure "1" with

the index dot.

FOCUSING AND PICTURE COMPOSITION

1. Focus in the manner indicated previously in this

manual. For picture composition, use the red

rectangular frame on the viewing screen. The four

short lines are for parallax correction.

2. Use the 35 mm Sports-finder Mask when

shooting at eye-level (See illustration).

FILM REWINDING

1. After the full length of the film has been exposed,

rewind the film into its cassette. First, pull out the 35

mm Film Rewind Release Button (R) and give it a

slight twist in either direction.

2. Rotate the lower Spool Stud Knob clockwise in the

direction of the arrow until the film is returned

completely into the cassette.

3. Open the Back Cover and remove the cassette by

pulling out the Spool Stud Knob.