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I just bought the Yashica T Zoom yesterday and have shot three rolls of film. The lens is stunning. VERY sharp -- as good as my SLRs, at least in terms of the 4x6 prints I just got back from the Fuji digital minilab. This camera is a real winner in terms of image quality, and I list below a few of my initial observations, just for your information:
1. The zoom is not continuous, but stops at defined focal lengths: 28mm, 40, 50, 60, & 70mm.
2. With flash in "auto" mode, in low light, the camera will fire the flash as a focus assist l&, just prior to making the exposure.
3. When you depress the shutter release half way to achieve a focus lock, the lens doesn't move to the focus position. You have to press the shutter release all the way, and then the lens will move to the focus position before the shutter opens.
4. According to the manual, partial hundreds are not accepted for film ISO. That is, 160 is not supported, only 50, 100, 200, 400, etc. Therefore NPS and other ISO 160 films might not be exposed correctly.
5. This camera shoots 38 frames on a roll of film. It fully utilizes frame zero and frame 37. I got 38 properly exposed frames on each of the three films I have shot so far.
6. The camera comes with an excellent black soft pouch, which can be worn on one's belt.
7. The diopter adjusting knob doesn't have click stops, and is therefore a little easy to knock off the position that you initially set.
8. The camera comes with an infra red remote release which can fire the shutter with a two second delay when the camera is in self timer mode.
9. The lens is beautifully sharp, with typical Zeiss contrast and colour, at all focal lengths.
10. It looks great, and feels very good to handle.
Overall, I am totally satisfied with this camera. I can live with it's minor handling deficiencies. This is the best point and shoot camera I have ever used.
I paid 1,600 Hong Kong dollars = about US$205.
Don't hesitate to buy one as soon as you see one. It'll become a classic.
The Yashica T Zoom is a poor man's Contax TVS, compromising only on manual controls but not on image quality. I love it.
1. The zoom is not continuous, but stops at defined focal lengths: 28mm, 40, 50, 60, & 70mm.
2. With flash in "auto" mode, in low light, the camera will fire the flash as a focus assist l&, just prior to making the exposure.
3. When you depress the shutter release half way to achieve a focus lock, the lens doesn't move to the focus position. You have to press the shutter release all the way, and then the lens will move to the focus position before the shutter opens.
4. According to the manual, partial hundreds are not accepted for film ISO. That is, 160 is not supported, only 50, 100, 200, 400, etc. Therefore NPS and other ISO 160 films might not be exposed correctly.
5. This camera shoots 38 frames on a roll of film. It fully utilizes frame zero and frame 37. I got 38 properly exposed frames on each of the three films I have shot so far.
6. The camera comes with an excellent black soft pouch, which can be worn on one's belt.
7. The diopter adjusting knob doesn't have click stops, and is therefore a little easy to knock off the position that you initially set.
8. The camera comes with an infra red remote release which can fire the shutter with a two second delay when the camera is in self timer mode.
9. The lens is beautifully sharp, with typical Zeiss contrast and colour, at all focal lengths.
10. It looks great, and feels very good to handle.
Overall, I am totally satisfied with this camera. I can live with it's minor handling deficiencies. This is the best point and shoot camera I have ever used.
I paid 1,600 Hong Kong dollars = about US$205.
Don't hesitate to buy one as soon as you see one. It'll become a classic.
The Yashica T Zoom is a poor man's Contax TVS, compromising only on manual controls but not on image quality. I love it.
