A question about the Lynx?

[Brad Bireley]

I received my Lynx 14e today! Everything looks fine. Time will tell. Once I shoot a roll in it!

Does the aperture ring have stops at each f stop? Mine seems to be very smooth.

Thanks,
Brad

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I do not recall click-stops, but just smooth movement. It helps with the electronic "match needle" system. The click stops would not allow you to match the two arrows without going in between stops. that is my guess as to why my Lynx 14e does not have them.

 

[bmattock]

I do not recall click-stops, but just smooth movement. It helps with the electronic "match needle" system. The click stops would not allow you to match the two arrows without going in between stops. that is my guess as to why my Lynx 14e does not have them.

Correct, the Lynx 14 and 14e have no click stops. And you are correct about the match-needle as well.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Brad Bireley]

Thanks guys! That's good to hear.
Is there a replacement battery for it?

 

[bmattock]

Thanks guys! That's good to hear.
Is there a replacement battery for it?

For the 14, yes. For the 14e - I think not yet. I could be wrong. I believe Yashica-Guy has something on his site about it being out real soon now:

http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/chrono2.html

http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/lynxconverter.html

I believe we have an RFF'er who sells the converter for the 14.

I wouldn't put a lot of faith in a vintage meter, however. Try it by all means - but I prefer to use a more modern external meter with my ancient rangefinders.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Brad Bireley]

G'man,
Is there anywhere where I can get instructions on doing this?
Thanks,
Brad

 

[Brad Bireley]

Do you know what the diode value is? Am I correct to say that all I have to do is decrease the voltage by .30 of a volt, since there are 2 cells?

 

[Brad Bireley]

Sorry for all the questions G'man, but what do you mean by "depending on the camera"?
Should I build 2 battery packs with each of the 2 differrent diodes & check the camera meter against an external meter?
I have all of the tools need to build battery packs, unitek hand welder with power supply, solder iron, & all the other goodies that go with it. It helps still doing subcontracting work for battery pack manufacture that I worked at for 10 years!

 

[izo]

ok, i know this sounds heretic, i know it is wrong, but my lynx 14e meters just fine with comon 6v photo battery. at least "over" light sign blinks when it should, "under" doesn't work. i did check readings with my 300d/50f1.8 combo with all apertures and iso ratings, and it is almost spot on.
now, i do think it's best thing to use original voltage etc, but on my camera i would probably get erratic readings with that, since 6v is ok. just enother opinion.

 

[wkjagt]

Then maybe your camera has already been altered by a previous owner? If I remember correctly, these kind of diodes bring down whatever voltage to the desired voltage. instead of just taking off 0.30 volts. The problem with the modern replacement batteries is that the voltage drops during the batteries life. When a diode would take off 0,30 volts, it would still not be constant.